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Southeastern Kansas, 

loritaining liogpaphical ikctches of Irorninent 

Representative Sitizees of the Goueties, 

ZIooetbcr witb Biocjrapbies an^ portraits of all tbe 
Presidents op the United States 

AND THE GOVERNORS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS. 



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1 1 !•: ;,nu;ite.,t of p:nglisli liLstorians, Macaulat, and one of the most brilliant writers of 
tluf presoiil ceiituiy, has said: "The history of a country is best told in a record of the 
lives of its people." In conformity with this idea the Pohtuait and Biogkapiiicai 
Rkcord f,f tj^jg county has h-'en prepared. Instead of going to musty records, and 
taking therefrom dry stacistical matter that can be ai>preciated by but few, oui 
corps of writers have gone to tiie people, the men and women wlio have, by then 
enterprise and industry, brought the county to rank second to none among those 
comprising this great and noble State, and from tlieir lips have the story of their life 
stiuggles. No more interesting or instructive matter could be presented to an intelli- 
gent public. In this volume will be found a record of many whose lives are wortliy tlie 
imitation of coming generations. It tells how some, commencing life in poverty, by 
industry and economy have accumulated wealth. It tells how others, with limited 
advantages for securing an education, have become learned men and women, with an. 
influence extending throughout the length and breadth of the land. It tells of men who 
have risen from the lower walks of life to eminence as statesmen, and whose names have 
become famous. It telLs of those in every walk in life who have striven to succeed, and 
records how that success has usually crowned their efforts. It tells also of many, very 
many, who, not seeking the applause of the world, have pursued "the even tenor of their way," content 
to have it said of them as Christ said of the woman performing a deed of mercy — "they have done what 
tliey could." It tells how that many in the pride and strength of young manhood left the plow and the 
anvil, tiie lawyer's office and the counting-room, left every trade and profession, and at their country's 
call went forth valiantly "to do or die," and how through their effcM-ts the Union was restored and peace, 
once more reigned in thejand. In the life of eveiy man and of every woman is a lesson that should not 
be lost upon those who follow after. 

Coming generations will appreciate this volume and preserve it as a sacred treasure, from the fact 
that it contains so much that would never find its way into public records, and which would otlierwise be 
inaccessible. Great care has been taken in the compilation of the work and every opportunity possible 
given to those represented to insure correctness in what has been written, and the publishers flatter them- 
selves that they give to their readers a work with few errors of consequence. In addition to tlie biograpb 
ical sketches, portraits of a number of representative citizens are given. 

The faces of some, and bifigraphical sketches of many, will be missed in this volume. For this the 
publishers are not to blame. Not having a proper conception of the work, some refused to give the 
information necessary to compile a sketch, while others were indifferent. Occasionally some member of 
tlie family would oppose the enterprise, and on account of such opposition the support of the interested 
one would be withheld. In a few instances men could never be found, though repeated calls were made 
at their residence or place of business. 

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HE Father of our Country was 
born in Westmorland Co., Va., 
Feb. 22, 1732. His parents 
were Augustine and Mary 
(Ball) Washington. The family 
to which he belonged has not 
been satisfactorily traced in 
England. His great-grand- 
father, John Washington, em- 
igrated to Virginia about 1657, 
and became a prosperous 
planter. He had two sons, 
Lawrence and John. The 
former married Mildred Warner 
and had three children, John, 
Augustine and Mildred. Augus- 
tine, the father of George, first 
married Jane Butler, who bore 
him four children, two of whom, 
Lawrence and Augustine, reached 
maturity. Of six children by his 
second marriage, George was the 
eldest, the others being Betty, 
Samuel, John Augustine, Charles 
and Mildred. 
Augustine Washington, the father of George, died 
in 1743, leaving a large landed property. To his 
eldest son, Lawrence, he bequeathed an estate on 
the Patomac, afterwards known as Mount Vernon, 
and to George he left the parental residence. George 
received only such education as the neighborhood 
schools afforded, save for a short time after he left 
school, when he received private instruction in 
mathemat'cs. His spelling v/as rather defectiv«. 



Remarkable stories are told of his great physicas 
strength and development at an early age. He was 
an acknowledged leader among his companions, and 
was early noted for that nobleness of character, fair- 
ness and veracity which characterized his whole life. 

When George was 1 4 years ol d he had a desire to go to 
sea, and a midshipman's warrant was secured for him, 
but through the opposition of his mother the idea was 
abandoned. Two years later he ■ was appointed' 
surveyor to the immense estate of Lord Fairfax. In 
this business he spent three years in a rougTi frontier 
life, gaining experience which afterwards proved very 
essential to him. In 175 t, though only 19 years of 
age, he was appointed adjutant with the rank of 
major in the Virginia militia, then being trained for 
active service against the French and Indians. Soon 
after this he sailed to the West Indies with his brother 
Lawrence, who went there to restore his health. They ■ 
soon returned, and in the summer of 1752 Lawrence 
died, leaving a large fortune to an infant daughter 
who did not long survive him. On her demise the 
estate of Mount Vernon was given to George, 

Upon the arrival of Robert Dinwiddle, as Lieuten- 
ant-Governor of Virginia, in 1752, the militia was 
reorganized, and the province divided into four mili- 
tary districts, of which the northern was assigned to 
Washington as adjutant general. Shortly after this 
a very perilous mission was assigned him and acl 
cepted, which others had refused. This was to pro- 
ceed 'to the French post near Lake Erie in North- 
western Pennsylvania. The distance to be traversed 
was between 500 and 600 miles. Winter was at hand, 
and the journey was to be made without military 
escort, through a territory occupied by Indians. The 



GEORGE WASHINGTON. 



irip was a perilous one, and several limes he came near 
losing his life, yet he returned in safety and furnished 
a full and useful report of his expedition. A regiment 
of 300 men was raised in Virginia and put in com- 
mand of Col. Joshua Fry, and Major Washington was 
commissioned lieutenant-colonel. Active war was 
then begun against the French and Indians, in which 
Washington took a most imjMrtant part. In the 
memorable event of July 9, 1755, known as Brad- 
dock's defeat, Washington was almost the only officer 
of distinction who escaped from the calamities of the 
day with life and honor. The other aids of Braddock 
ivere disabled early in the action, and Washington 
alone was left in that capacity on the field. In a letter 
to his brother he says : " I had four bullets through 
my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet I escaped 
unhurt, though death was levelino my companions 
on every side." An Indian sharpshooter said he was 
not born to be killed by a bullet, for he had taken 
direct aim at him seventeen times, and failed to hit 
him. 

After having been five years in the military service, 
and vainly sought promotion in the royal army, he 
look advantage of the fall of Fort Duquesne and the 
expulsion of the French from the valley of tiic Ohio, 
to resign his commission. Soon after he entered the 
Legislature, where, although not a leader, he took an 
active and important part. January 17, 1759, he 
married Af rs. Martha (Dandridge) Custis, the wealthy 
widow of John Parke Custis. 

When the British Parliament had closed the port 
of Boston, the ciy went up throughout the provinces 
that "The cause of Boston is the cause of us all." 
It was then, at the suggestion of Virginia, that a Con- 
gress of all the colonies was called to meet at Phila- 
delphia.Sept. 5, 1774, to secure their common liberties, 
peaceably if possible. To this Congress Col. Wash- 
ington was sent as a delegate. On May to, 1775, the 
Congress re-assembled, when the hostile intentions of 
England were plainly apparent. The battles of Con- 
cord and Lexington had been fought. Among the 
first acts of this Congress was the election of a com- 
mander-in-chief of the colonial forces. This high and 
responsible office was conferred upon \Vasliington, 
who was still a member of the Congress. He accepted 
it on June 19, but upon the express condition that he 
receive no salary. He would keep an exact account 
of expenses and expect Congress lo pay them and 
nothing more. It is not the object of this sketch to 
trace the military acts of Washington, to whom the 
fortunes and liberties of the people of this country 
were so long confided. The war was conducted by 
him under everj- possible disadvantage, and while his 
forces often met with reverses, yet he overcame every 
obstacle, and after seven years of heroic devotion 
and matchless skill he gained liberty for the greatest 
nation of earth. On Dec. 23, 17S3, Washington, in 
a parting address of surpassing beauty, resigned his 



commission as commander-in-chief of the army 10 
to the Continental Congress sitting at Annapolis. He 
retired immediately to Mount Vernon and resumed 
his occupation as a farmer and planter, shunning all 
connection with public life. 

In February, 1789, Washington was unanimously 
elected President. In his presidential career he was 
subject to the peculiar trials incidental to a new 
government ; trials from lack of confidence on the part 
of other governments; trials from want of harmony 
between the diflerent sections of our own country; 
trials from the impoverished condition of the country, 
owing to the war and want of credit; trials from the 
beginnings of party strife. He was no partisan. His 
clear judgment could discern the golden mean ; and 
while perhaps this alone kept our government from 
sinking at the very outset, it left him exposed to 
attacks from both sides, which were often bitter and 
very annoying. 

At the expiration of his fust term he was unani- 
mously re-elected. At the end of this temi many 
were anxious that he be re-elected, but he absolutely 
refused a third nomination. On the fourth of March, 
1797, at the expiraton of his second term as Presi- 
dent, he returned to his home, hoping to pass there 
his few remaining years free from the annoyances of 
public life. Later in the year, however, his repose 
seemed likely to be interrupted by war with France. 
At the prospect of such a war he was again urged to 
take command of the armies. He chose his sub- 
ordinate officers and left to them the charge of mat- 
ters in the field, which he superintended from his 
home. In accepting the command he made the 
reservation that he was not to be in the field uniil 
it was necessary. In the midst of these preparations 
his life was suddenly cut off. December 12, he took 
a severe cold from a ride in the rain, which, settHiig 
in his throat, produced inflammation, and terminated 
fatally on the night of the fourteenth. On the eigh- 
teenth his body was borne wi'h military honors to its 
final resting place, and interred in the family vault at 
Mount Vernon. 

Of the character of Washington it is impossible to 
speak but in terms of the highest respect and ad- 
miration. The more we see of the operations of 
our government, and the more deeply we feel the 
difficulty of uniting all opinions in a common interest, 
the more highly we must estimate the force of his tal- 
ent and character, which have be'^n able to challenge 
the reverence of all parties, and princii)les, and na- 
tions, and to win a fame as extended as the limits 
of the globe, and which we cannot but believe will 
be as lasting as the existence of man. 

The person of Washington was unusally tan, erect 
and well projxirtioned. His muscular strength was 
great. His features were of a beautiful symmetry. 
He commanded respect without any aj-pearance of 
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OHN ADAMS, the second 
.President and the first Vice- 
' President of the United States, 
was born in Braintree ( now 
Qunicy),Mass., and about ten 
' **^ miles from Boston, Oct. 19, 
1735 His great-grandfather, Henry 
Adams, emigrated from England 
about 1 640, with a family of eight 
sons, and settled at Braintree. The 
parents of John were John and 
Susannah (Boylston) Adams. His 
father was a farmer of limited 
means, to which he added the bus- 
mess of shoemaking. He gave his 
eldest son, John, a classical educa- 
tion at Harvard College. John 
graduated in 1755, and at once took charge of the 
school in Worcester, Mass. This he found but a 
•'school of affliction," from which he endeavored to 
gain relief by devoting himself, in addition, to the 
study of law. For this purpose he placed himself 
under the tuition of the only lawyer in the town. He 
had thought seriously of the clerical profession 
but seems to have been turned from this by what he 
termed " the frightful engines of ecclesiastical coun- 
jils, of diabolical malice, and Calvanistic good nature,'' 
of the operations of which he had been a witness in 
his native town. He was well fitted for the legal 
profession, possessing a clear, sonorous voice, being 
ready and fluent of speech, and having quick percep- 
tive powers. He gradually gained practice, and in 
1764 married Abigail Smith, a daughter of a minister, 
and a lady of superior intelligence. Shortly after his 
marriage, (1765), the attempt of Parliamentary taxa- 
tion turned him from law to politics. He took initial 
steps toward holdin_, a town meeting, and the resolu- 



tions he offered on the subject became very populai 
throughout the Province, and were adopted word for 
word by over forty different towns. He moved to Bos- 
ton in 1768, and became one of the most courageous 
and prominent advocatesof the popular cause, and 
was chosen a member of the General Court (the Leg- 
lislature) in 1770. 

Mr. Adams was chosen one of the first delegates 
from Massachusetts to the first Continental Congress, 
which met in 1774. Here he distinguished himselt 
by his capacity for business and for debate, and ad- 
vocated the movement for independence against th° 
majority of the members. In May, 1776, he moved 
and carried a resolution in Congress that the Colonies 
should assume the duties of self-government. H^ 
was a prominent member of the committee of live 
appointed June 1 1 , to prepare a declaration of inde- 
pendence. This article was drawn by Jefferson, but 
on Adams devolved the task of battling it through 
Congress in a three days debate. 

On the day after the Declaration of Independence 
was-passed, while his soul was yet warm with thj 
glow of e.xcited feeling, he wrote a letter to his wife 
which, as we read it now, seems to have been dictated 
by the spirit of prophecy. "Yesterday," he says, "the 
greatest question was decided that ever was debated 
in America; and greater, perhaps, never was or wil. 
be decided among men. A resolution was passed 
without one dissenting colony, ' that these United 
States are, and of right ought to be, free and inde- 
pendent states.' The day is passed. The fourth of 
July, 1776, will be a memorable epoch in the history 
of America. I am apt to believe it will be celebrated 
by succeeding generations, as the great anniversary 
festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day ot 
deliverance by solemn acts of devotion to .Almighty 
God. It ought to be solemnized with pomp, shows- 



JOHN ADAMS. 



games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations 
from one end of the continent to the other, from this 
time forward for ever. You will think me transported 
with enthusiasm, but I am not. I am well aware of 
the toil, and blood and treasure, that it will cost to 
maintain this declaration, and support and defend 
these States; yet, through all the gloom, I can see the 
rays of light and glory. I can see that the end is 
worth more than all the means ; and that posterity 
will triumph, although you and I may rue, which I 
hope we shall not." 

In November, 1777, Mr. Adams was appointed a 
delegate to France and to co-operate with Bemjamin 
Franklin and Arthur Lee, who were then in Paris, in 
the endeavor to obtain assistance in arms and money 
from the French Government. This was a severe trial 
to his patriotism, as it separated him from his home, 
compelled him to cross the ocean in winter, and ex- 
posed him to great peril of capture by the British cruis- 
ers, who were seeking him. He left France June 17, 
1779. In September of the same year he was again 
chosen to go to Paris, and there hold himself in readi- 
ness to negotiate a treaty of peace and of commerce 
with Great Britian, as soon as the British Cabinet 
might be found willing to listen to such proposels. He 
sailed for France in November, from there he went to 
Holland, where he negotiated important loans and 
formed important commercial treaties. 

Finally a treaty of peace with England was signed 
Jan. 21, 1783. The re-action from the excitement, 
toil and anxiety through which Mr. Adams had passed 
threw him into a fever. After suffering from a con- 
tinued fever and becoming feeble and emaciated he 
was advised to go to England to drink the waters of 
Bath. While in England, still drooping anddespond- 
ing, he received dispatches from his own government 
urging the necessity of his going to Amsterdam to 
negotiate another loan. It was winter, his health was 
delicate, yet he immediately set out, ■ and through 
storm, on sea, on horseback and foot, he made the trip. 

February 24, 1785, Congress appointed Mr. Adams 
envoy to the Court of St. James. Here he met face 
to face the King of England, who had so long re- 
garded him as a traitor. As England did not 
condescend to appoint a minister to the United 
States, and as Mr. Adams felt that he was- accom- 
plishing but little, he sought permission to return to 
his own country, where he arrived in June, 1788. 

When Washington was first chosen President, John 
Adams, rendered illustiious by his signal services at 
home and abroad, was chosen Vice President. Again 
at the second election of Washington as President, 
Adams was chosen Vice President. In 1796, Wash- 
ington retired from public life, and Mr. Adams was 
elected President, though not without much opposition. 
Serving in this office four years, he was succeeded by 
Mr. Jefferson, his opponent in politics. 

THiile Mr. Adams was Vice President the great 



French Revolution shook the continent of Europe, 
and it was upon this point which he was at issue with 
the majority of his countrymen led by Mr. Jefferson. 
Mr. Adams felt no sympathy with the French people 
in their struggle, for he had no confidence in their 
power of self-government, and he utterly abhored the 
classof atheist philosophers who he claimed caused it. 
On the other hand Jefferson's sympathies were strongly 
enlisted in behalf of the French people. Hence or- 
iginated the alienation between these distinguished 
men, and two powerful parties were thus soon organ- 
ized, Adams at the head of the one whose sympathies 
were with England and Jefferson led the other in 
sympathy with France. 

The world has seldom seen a spectacle of more 
moral beauty and grandeur, than was presented by the 
old age of Mr. Adams. The violence of party feeling 
had died away, and he had begun to receive that just 
appreciation which, to most men, is not accorded till 
after death. No one could look upon his venerable 
form, and think of what he had done and suffered, 
and how he had given up all the prime and strength 
of his life to the public good, without the deepest 
emotion of gratitude and respect. It was his peculiar 
good fortune to witness the complete success of the 
institution which he had been so active in creating and 
supixjrting. In 1824, his cup of happiness was filled 
to the brim, by seeing his son elevated to the highest 
station in the gift of the people. 

The fourth of July, 1826, which completed the half 
century since the signing of the Declaration of Inde- 
pendence, arrived, and there were but three of the 
signers of that immortal instrument left upon the 
earth to hail its morning light. And, as it is 
well known, on that day two of these finished their 
earthly pilgrimage, a coincidence so remarkable as 
to seem miraculous. For a few days before Mr. 
Adams had been rapidly failing, and on the morning 
of the fourth he found himself too weak to rise from 
his bed. On being requested to name a toast for the 
customary celebration of the day, he exclaimed " In- 
dependence FOREVER." When the day was ushered 
in, by the ringing of bells and the firing of cannons, 
he was asked by one of his attendants if he knew 
what day it was? He replied, "O yes; it is the glor- 
ious fourth of July — God bless it — God bless you all." 
In the course of the day he said, " It is a great and 
glorious day." The last words he uttered were, 
"Jefferson survives." But he had, at one o'clock, re- 
signed his spiiit into the hands of his God. 

The personal appearance and manners of Mr. 
Adams were not particularly prepossessing. His face, 
as his portrait manifests,was intelleclLial and expres- 
sive, but his figure was low and ungraceful, and his 
manners were frequently abrupt and unrourteous. 
He had neither the lofty dignity of Washington, nor 
the engaging elegance and gracefulness which marked 
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HOMAS JEFFERSON was 

born April 2, 1743, at Shad- 
well, Albermarle county, Va. 
His parents were Peter and 
Jane ( Randolph) Jefferson, 
the former a native of Wales, 
and the latter born in Lon- 
don. To them were born six 
daughters and two sons, of 
whom Thomas was the elder. 
When 14 years of age his 
father died. He received a 
most liberal education, hav- 
ing been kept diligently at school 
from the time he was five years of 
age. In 1760 he entered William 
and Mary College. Williamsburg was then the seat 
of the Colonial Court, and it was the obode of fashion 
and splendor. Young Jefferson, who was then 17 
years old, lived somewhat expensively, keeping fine 
horses, and much caressed by gay society, yet he 
was earnestly devoted lo his studies, and irreproacha- 
able in his morals. It is strange, however, under 
such influences, that he was not ruined. In the sec- 
ond year of his college course, moved by some un- 
explained inward impulse, he discarded his horses, 
society, and even his favorite violin, to which he had 
previously given much time. He often devoted fifteen 
hours a day to hard study, allowing himself for ex- 
ercise only a run in the evening twilight of a mile out 
of the city and back again. He thus attained very 
high intellectual culture, alike excellence in philoso- 
phy and the languages. The most difficult Latin and 
Greek authors he read with facility. A more finished 
scholar has seldom gone forth from college halls ; and 



there was not to be found, perhaps, in all Virginia, a 
more pureminded, upright, gentlemanly young man. 

Immediately upon leaving college he began the 
study of law. For the short time he continued in the 
practice of his profession lie rose rapidly and distin- 
guished himself by his energy and accuteness as a 
lawyer. But the times called for greater action. 
The policy of England had awakened the spirit ol 
resistance of the American Colonies, and the enlarged 
views which Jefferson had ever entertained, soon led 
him into active political life. In T769 he was chosei 
a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses In 
1772 he married Mrs. Martha Skelton, a very beauti- 
ful, wealthy and highly accomplished young widow 

Upon Mr. Jefferson's large estate at Shadwell, therr 
was a majestic swell of land, called Monticello, whicl 
commanded a prospect of wonderful extent and 
beauty. This spot Mr. Jefferson selected for his new 
home; and here he reared a mansion of modest ye' 
elegant architecture, which, next to Mount Vernon 
became the most distinguished resort in our land. 

In 1775 he was sent to the Colonial Congress 
where, though a silent member, his abilities as a 
writer and a reasoner soon become known, and ho 
was placed upon a number of important committees, 
and -was chairman of the one appointed for the draw- 
ing up of a declaration of independence. This com- 
mittee consisted of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, 
Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert R. 
Livingston. Jefferson, as chairman, was appointed 
•to draw up the paper. Franklin and Adams suggested 
a few verbal changes before it was submitted to Con- 
gress. On June 28, a few slight changes were made 
in it by Congress, and it was passed and signed July 
4, 1776, What must have been the feelings of that 



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THOMAS JEFFERSON. 



man — what the emotions that swelled his breast — 
»ho was charged with the preparation of that Dec- 
laration, which, while it made known the wrongs of 
America, was also to publish her to the world, free, 
Boverign and independent. It is one of the most re- 
markable pajjers ever written ; and did no other effort 
of the mind of its author exist, that alone would be 
sufficient to stamp his name with immortality. 

In 1779 Mr. Jefferson was elected successor to 
Patrick Henry, as Governor of Virginia. At one time 
the British officer, Tarleton, sent a secret expedition to 
Moniicello, to capture the Governor. Scarcely five 
minutes elapsed after the hurried escape of Mr. Jef- 
ferson and his family, ere his mansion was in posses- 
sion of the British troops. His wife's health, never 
very good, was much injured by this excitement, and 
in the summer of 1782 she died. 

Mr. Jefferson was elected to Congress in 1783. 
Two years later he was appointed Minister Plenipo- 
tentiary to France. Returning to the United States 
in September, 1789, he became Secretary of State 
in Washington's cabinet. This position he resigned 
Jan. J, 1794. In 1797, he was chosen Vice Presi- 
dent, and four years later was elected President over 
Mr. Adams, with Aaron Burr as Vice President. In 
1804 he was re-elected with wonderful unanimity, 
and George Clinton, Vice President. 

The early part of Mr. Jefferson's second adminstra- 
tion was disturbed by an event which threatened the 
tranquility and peace of the Union; this was the con- 
spiracy of Aaron Burr. Defeated in the late election 
to the Vice Presidency, and led on by an unprincipled 
ambition, this extraordinary man formed the plan of a 
military expedition into the Spanish territories on our 
wuthwestern frontier, for the purpose of forming there 
a new republic. This has been generally supposed 
was a mere pretext ; and although it has not been 
generally known what his real plans were, there is no 
doubt that they were of a far more dangerous 
character. 

In 1809, at the expiration of the second term for 
which Mr. Jefferson had been elected, he determined 
to retire from political life. For a period of nearly 
forty years, he had been continually before the pub- 
lic, and all that time had been employed in offices of 
the greatest trust and responsibility. Having thus de- 
voted the best part of his life to the service of his 
country, he now felt desirous of that rest which his 
declining years required, and upon the organization of 
the new administration, in March, 1809, he bid fare- 
well forever to public life, and retired to Monticello. 

Mr. Jefferson was profuse in his hospitality. Whole 
families came in their coaches with their horses, — 
fathers and mothers, boys and girls, babies and 
nurses, — and remained three and even six months. 
Life at Monticello, for years, resembled that at a 
fashionable watering-place. 

The fourth of July, 1826, being the fiftieth anniver- 



sary of the Declaration of American Independence, 
great preparations were made in every part of the 
Union for its celebration, as the nation's jubilee, and 
the citizens of Washington, to add to the solemnity 
of the occasion, invited Mr. Jefferson, as the framer, 
and one of the few surviving signers of the Declara- 
tion, to participate in their festivities. But an ill- 
ness, which had been of several weeks duration, and 
had been continually increasing, compelled him to 
decline the invitation. 

On the second of July, the disease under which 
he was laboring left him, but in such a reduced 
state that his medical attendants, entertained no 
hope of his recovery. From this time he was perfectly 
sensible that his last hour was at hand. On the next 
day, which was Monday, he asked of those around 
him, the day of the month, and on being told it was 
the third of July, he expressed the earnest wish tha': 
he might be permitted to breathe the air of the fiftieth 
anniversary. His prayer was heard — that day, whose 
dawn was hailed with such rapture through our land, 
burst upon his eyes, and then they were closed for- 
ever. And what a noble consummation of a noble 
life! To die on that day, — the birthday of a nation,- - 
the day which his own name and his own act had 
rendered glorious; to die amidst the rejoicings and 
festivities of a whole nation, who looked up to him, 
as the author, under God, of their greatest blessings, 
was all that was wanting to fill up the record his life. 

Almost at the same hour of his death, the kin- 
dred spirit of the venerable Adams, as if to bear 
him company, left the scene of his earthly honors. 
Hand in hand they had stood forth, the champions of 
freedom; hand in hand, during the dark and desper- 
ate struggle of the Revolution, they had cheered and 
animated their desponding countrymen; for half a 
century they had labored together for the good of 
the country; and now hand in hand they depart. 
In their lives they had been united in the same great 
cause of liberty, and in their deaths they were not 
divided. 

In person Mr. Jefferson was tall and thin, rather 
above six feet in height, but well formed; his eyes 
were light, his hair originally red, in after life became 
white and silvery; his complexion was fair, his fore- 
head broad, and his whole courfenance intelligent and 
thoughtful. He possessed great fortitude of mind as 
well as personal courage; and }.':s command of tem- 
per was such that his oldest and most inrimate friends 
never recollected to have seen him in a passion. 
His manners, though dignified, were simple and un- 
affected, and his hospitality was so unbounded that 
all found at his house a ready welcome. In conver- 
sation he was fluent, eloquent and enthusiastic; and 
his language was remarkably pure and correct.^ He 
was a finished classical scholar, and in his writmgsis 
discernable the care with which he formed his style 
upon the best models of antiquity. 




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prudent zeal; allowing himself, for months, but three 
hours' sleep out of the 24. His health thus became so 
seriously impaired that he never recovered any vigor 
of constitution. He graduated in 177 i, with a feeble 
body, with a character of utmost purity, and with a 
mind highly disciplined and richly stored with learning 
which embellished and gave proficiency to his subsf 
quent career. 

Returning to Virginia, he commenced the study ot 
law and a course of extensive and systematic reading. 
This educational course, the spirit of the times in' 
which he lived, and the society with which he asso- 
ciated, all combined to inspire him with a strong 
love of liberty, and to train him for his life-work ot 
a statesman. Being naturally of a religious turn of 
mind, and his frail health leading him to think that 
his life was not to be long, he directed especial atten- 
tion to theological studies. Endowed with a mind 
singularly free from passion and prejudice, and with 
almost unequalled powers of reasoning, he weighed 
all the arguments for and against revealed religion, 
until his faith became so established as never to 
be shaken. 

In the spring of 1776, when 26 years of age, he 
was elected a member of the Virginia Convention, to 
frame the constitution of the State. The next year 
(1777), he was a candidate for the General Assembly. 
He refused to treat the whisky-lovir.g voters, and 
consequently lost his election ; but those who. had 
witnessed the talent, energy and public spirit of the 
modest young man, enlisted themselves in his behalf, 
and he was appointed to the Executive Council. 

Both Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson ,vvere 
Governors of Virginia while Mr. Madison remained 
member of the Council ; and their appreciation of his 



\MES MADISON, "Father 
oi the Constitution," and fourth 
President of the United States, 
was born March 16, 1757, and 
died at his home in Virginia, 
- lune 28, 1836. The name of 
J luiLS Madison is inseparably con- 
nected with most of the important 
events in that heroic period of our 
^\l, country during which the founda- 
tion', of this great republic were 
laid He was the last of the founders 
of the Constitution of the United 
States to be called to his eternal 
reward. 

The Madison family were among 
the early emigrants to the New World, 
landing upon the shores of the Chesa- 
peake but 15 years after the settle- 
ment of Jamestown. The father of 
James Madison was an opulent 
planter, residing upon a very fine es- 
tate called "Montpelier," Orange Co., 
Va. The mansion was situated in 
the midst of scenery highly pictur- 
esque and romantic, on the west side 
of South-west Mountain, at the foot of 
Blue Ridge. It was but 25 miles from the home of 
Jefferson at Monticello. The closest personal and 
political attachment existed between these illustrious 
men, from their early youth until death. 

The early education of Mr. Madison was conducted 
mostly at home under a private tutor. At the age of 
18 he was sent to Princeton College, in New Jersey. 
Here he applied himself to study with the most ira- 



JAMES MADISON. 



nitelleclual, social and moral worth, contributed not 
a little to his subsequent eminence. In the year 
1780, he was elected a member of the Continental 
Congress. Here he met the most illustrious men in 
our land, and he was immediately assigned to one of 
the most conspicuous positions among them. 

For three years Mr. Madison continued in Con- 
gress, one of its most active and influential members. 
In the year 1784, his term having expired, he was 
elected a member of the Virginia Legislature. 

No man felt more deeply than Mr. Madison the 
utter inefficiency of the old confederacy, with no na- 
tional government, with no power to form treaties 
which would be binding, or to enforce law. There 
was not any State more prominent than Virginia in 
the declaration, that an efficient national government 
must be formed. In January, 1786, Mr. Madison 
carried a resolution through the General Assembly of 
Virginia, inviting the other States to appoint commis- 
sioners to meet in convention at Annapolis to discuss 
this subject. Five States only were represented. The 
convention, however, issued another call, drawn up 
by Mr. Madison, urging all the States to send their 
delegates to Philadelphia, in May, 1787, to draft 
a Constitution for the United States, to take the place 
of that Confederate League. The delegates met at 
tlie time appointed. Every State but Rhode Island 
fas represented. George Washington was chosen 
president of the convention ; and the present Consti- 
tution of the United States was then and there formed. 
There was, perhaps, no mind and no pen more ac- 
tive in framing this immortal document than the mind 
and the pen of James Madison. 

The Constitution, adopted by a vote 81 to 79, was 
to be presented to the several States for acceptance. 
But grave solicitude was felt. Should it be rejected 
we should be left but a conglomeration of independent 
States, with but little power at home and little respect 
abroad. Mr. Madison was selected by the conven- 
tion to draw up an address to the people of the United 
States, expounding the principles of the Constitution, 
and urging its adoption. There was great opposition 
to it at first, but it at length triumphed over all, and 
went into effect in 1789. 

Mr. Madison was elected to the House of Repre- 
sentatives in tlie first Congress, and soon became the 
avowed leader of the Republican party. While in 
New York attending Congress, he met Mrs. Todd, a 
young widow of remarkable power of fascination, 
whom he married. She was in person and character 
queenly, and probably no lady has thus far occupied 
so prominent a position in the very peculiar society 
wliich has constituted our republican court as Mrs. 
Madison. 

Mr. Madison served as Secretary of State under 
Jefferson, and at the close of his administration 
was chosen President. At this time the encroach- 
ments of England had brought us to the verge of war. 



British orders in council destioyed our commerce, and 
our flag was exposed to constant insult. Mr. Madison 
was a man of peace. Scholarly in his taste, retiring 
in his disposition, war had no charms for him. But the 
meekest spirit can ^je roused. It makes one's blood 
boil, even now, to think of an American ship brought 
to, upon the ocean, by the guns of an English cruiser. 
A young lieutenant steps on board and orders the 
crew to be paraded before him. With great nonchal- 
ance he selects any number whom he may please to 
designate as British subjects ; orders them down the 
ship's side into his boat; and places them on the gun- 
deck of his man-of-war, to fight, by compulsion, the 
battles of England. Tliis right of search and im- 
pressment, no efforts of our Government could induce 
the British cabinet to relinquish. 

On the i8th of June, 1812, President Madison gave 
his approval to an act of Congress declaring war 
against Great Britain. Notwithstanding the bitter 
hostility of the Federal party to the war, the country 
in general approved; and Mr. Madison, on the 4th 
of March, 1813, was re-elected by a large majority, 
and entered upon his second term of office. This is 
not the place to describe the various adventures of 
this war on the land and on the water. Our infan: 
navy then laid the foundations of its renown in grap- 
pling v/ith the most formidable power which ever 
swept the seas. The contest commenced in earnest 
by the appearance of a British fleet, early in February, 
18 13, in Chesapeake Bay, declaring nearly the whole 
coast of the United States under blockade. 

The Emperor of Russia offered his services as me 
ditator. America accepted ; England refused. A Brit- 
ish force of five thousand men landed on the banks 
of the Patuxet River, near its entrance into Chesa- 
peake Bay, and marched rapidly, by way of Bladens- 
burg, upon Washington. 

The straggling little city of Washington was thrown 
into consternation. The cannon of the brief conflict 
at Bladensburg echoed through the streets of the 
metropolis. The whole population fled from the city. 
The President, leaving Mrs. Madison in the White 
House, with her carriage drawn up at the doer to 
await his speedy return, hurried to meet the officers 
in a council of war He met our troops utterly routed 
and he could not go back without danger of being 
captured. But few hours elapsed ere the Presidential 
Mansion, the Capitol, and all the public buildings in 
Washington were in flames. 

The war closed after two years of fighting, and on 
Feb. 13, 1 8 15, the treaty of peace was signed atGhent. 

On the 4th of March, 1817, his second term of 
office expired, and he resigned the Presidential chair 
to his friend, James Monroe. He retired to his beau- 
tiful home at Montpelier, and there passed the re- 
mainder of his days. On June 28, 1836, then at the 
age of 85 years, he fell asleep in death. Mrs. Madi- 
son died July 12, 1849. 




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''1 AMES MONROE, the fifth' 
^President of The United States, 
was born in Westmoreland Co., 
Va., April 28, 1758. His early 
ife was passed at the place of 
nativity. His ancestors had for 
many years resided in the prov- 
ince in which he was born. When, 
at 17 years of age, in the process 
of completing his education at 
William and Mary College, the Co- 
lonial Congress assembled at Phila- 
delphia to deliberate upon the un- 
just and manifold oppressions of 
Great Britian, declared the separa- 
tion of the Colonies, and promul- 
gated the Declaration of Indepen- 
dence. Had he been born ten years before it is highly 
probable that he would have been one of the signers 
of that celebrated instrument. At this time he left 
school and enlisted among the patriots. 

He joined the army when everything looked hope- 
less and gloomy. The number of deserters increased 
from day to day. The invading armies came pouring 
in ; and the tories not only favored the cause of the 
mother country, but disheartened the new recruits, 
who were sufficiently terrified at the prospect of con- 
tending with an enemy whom they had been taught 
to deem invincible. To such brave spirits as James 
Monroe, who went right onward, undismayed through- 
difficulty and danger, the United States owe their 
political emancipation. The young cadet joined the 
ranks, and espoused the cause of his injured country, 
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for liberty. Firmly yet sadly he shared in the mel- 
ancholy retreat from Harleam Heights and White 
Plains, and accompanied the dispirited army as it fled 
before its foes through New Jersey. In four months 
after the Declaration of Independence, the patriots 
had been beaten in seven battles. At the battle of 
Trenton he led the vanguard, and, in the act of charg- 
ing upon the enemy he received a wound in the left 
shoulder. - , 

As a reward for his bravery, Mr. Monroe was pro-| 
moted a captain of infantry; and, having recovered 
from his wound, he rejoined the army. He, however, 
receded from the line of promotion, by becoming an 
officer in the staff of Lord Sterling. During the cam- 
paigns of 1777 and 1778, in the actions of Brandy 
wine, Germantown and Monmouth, he condnued 
aid-de-camp; but becoming desirous to regain his 
position in the army, he exerted himself to collect a 
regiment for the Virginia line. This scheme failed 
owing to the exhausted condition of the State. Upon 
this failure he entered the office of Mr. Jefferson, at 
that period Governor, and pursued, with considerable 
ardor, the study of common law. He did not, however, 
entirely lay aside the knapsack for the green bag; 
bat on the invasions of the enemy, served as a volun 
teer, during the two years of his legal pursuits. 

In 1782, he was elected from King George county, 
a member of the Leglislature of Virginia, and by that 
body he was elevated to a seat in the Executive 
Council. He was thus honored with the confidence' 
of his fellow citizens at 23 years of age ; and having 
at this early period displayed some of that ability 
and aptitude for legislation, which were afterwards 
employed with unremitting energy for the public good, 



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JAMES MONROE. 



lie was in the succeeding year chosen a member of 
the Congress of the United States. 
Deeply as Mr. Monroe felt the imperfections of the old 
Confederacy, he was opposed to the new Constitution, 
ihinking, with many others of the Republican party, 
that it gave too much power to the Central Government, 
and not enough to the individual States. Still he re- 
tained the esteem of his friends who were its warm 
supporters, and who, notwithstanding his opposition 
secured its adoption. In 1789, he became a member 
of the United States Senate; which office he held for 
four years. Every month the line of distinction be- 
tween the two great parties which divided the nation, 
the Federal and the Republican, was growing more 
distinct. The two prominent ideas which now sep- 
arated them were, that the Republican party was in 
sympathy with France, and also in favor of such a 
strict construction of tJie Constitution as to give the 
Central Government as little power, and the State 
Governments as much power, as the Constitution would 
warrant. The Federalists sympathized with England, 
and were in favor of a liberal construction of the Con- 
stitution, which would give as much power to the 
Central Government as that document could possibly 
authorize. 

The leading Federalists and Republicans were 
alike noble men, consecrating all their energies to the 
good of the nation. Two more honest men or more 
pure patriots than John Adams the Federalist, and 
James Monroe the Republican, never breathed. In 
building up this majestic nation, which is destined 
to eclipse all Grecian and Assyrian greatness, the com- 
bination of their antagonism was needed to create the 
light equilibrium. And yet each in his day was de- 
nounced as almost a demon. 

Washington was then President. England had es- 
poused the cause of the Bourbons against the princi- 
ples of the French Revolution. All Europe was drawn 
into the conflict. We were feeble and far away. 
Washington issued a proclamation of neutrality be- 
tween these contending powers. France had helped 
us in the struggle for our liberties. All the despotisms 
of Europe were now combined to prevent the French 
from escaping from a tyranny a thousand-fold worse 
than that which we had endured. Col. Monroe, more 
magnanimous than prudent, was anxious that, at 
whatever hazard, we should help our old allies in 
their extremity. It was the impulse of a generous 
and noble nature. He violently opposed the Pres- 
ident's proclamation as ungrateful and wanting in 
magnanimity. 

Washington, who could appreciate such a character, 
jdeveloped his calm, serene, almost divine greatness, 
by appointing that very James Monroe, who was de- 
nouncing the policy of the Government, as the minister 
of that Government to the Republic of France. Mr. 
Monroe was welcomed by the National Convention 
in France with the most enthusiastic demonstrations. 



Shortly after his return to this country, Mr. Mon- 
roe was elected Governor of Virginia, and held the 
office for three years. He was again sent to France to 
co-operate with Chancellor Livingston in obtaining 
the vast territory then known as the Province of 
Louisiana, which France had but shortly before ob- 
tained from Spain. Their united efforts were suc- 
cessful. For the comparatively small sum of fifteen 
millions of dollars, the entire territory of Orieans and 
district of Louisiana were added to the United States. 
This was probably the largest transfer of real estate 
which was ever made in all the history of the world. 

From France Mr. Monroe went to England to ob- 
tain from that , country some recognition of our 
rights as neutrals, and to remonstrate against those 
odious impressments of our seamen. But Eng- 
land was unrelenting. He again returned to Eng- 
land on the same mission, but could receive no 
redress. He returned to his home and was again 
chosen Governor of Virginia. This he soon resigned 
to accept the position of Secretary of State under 
Madison. While in this office war with England was 
declared, the Secretary of War resigned, and during 
these trying times, the duties of the War Department 
were also put upon him. He was truly the armor- 
bearer of President Madison, and the most efficient 
business man in his cabinet. Upon the return of 
peace he resigned the Department of War, but con- 
tinued in the office of Secretary of State until the ex- 
piration of Mr. Madison's adniinstration. At the elec- 
tion held the previous autumn Mr. Monroe himself had 
been chosen President with but little opposition, and 
upon March 4, 1817, was inaugurated. Four years 
later he was elected for a second term. 

Among the important measures of his Presidency 
were the cession of Florida to the United States; the 
Missouri Compromise, and the " Monroe doctrine.'- 

This famous doctrine, since known as the " Monroe 
doctrine," was enunciated by him in 1823. At that 
time the United States had recognized the independ- 
ence of the South American states, and did not wish 
to have European powers longer attempting to sub- 
due portions of the American Continent. The doctrine 
is as follows: "That we should consider any attempt 
on the part of European jx)wers to extend their sys- 
tem to any portion of this hemisphere as dangerous 
to our peace and safety," and "that we could not 
view any interposition for the purpose of oppressing 
or controlling American governments or provinces i» 
any other light than as a manifestation by European 
powers of an unfriendly disposition toward the United 
States." This doctrine immediately affected the course 
of foreign governments, and has become the approved 
sentiment of the LTnited States. 

At the end of his second term Mr. Monroe retired 
to his home in Virginia, where he lived until 1830, 
when he went to New York to live with his son-in- 
law. In that city he died, on the 4th of July. 1831, 




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OHN QUINCY ADAMS, the 
ixth President of the United 
'Stites, was born in the rural 
home of his honored father, 
John Adams, in Qaincy, Mass., 
311 the nth cf July, 1767. His 
mother, a woman of exaUed 
worth witched over his childhood 
(limng the almost constant ab- 
sence ot his father. When but 
cijit yeirs of age, he stood with 
■^ his mother on an eminence, listen- 
ing to the booming of the great bat- 
tle on Bunker's Hill, and gazing on 
upon the smoke and flames billow- 
ing up from the conflagration of 
Charlestown. 

When but eleven years old he 
took a tearful adieu of his mother, 
to sail with his father for Europe, 
through a fleet ot hostile British cruisers. The bright, 
animated boy spent a year and a half in Paris, where 
his father was associated with Franklin and Lee as 
minister plenipotentiary. His intelligence attracted 
the notice of these distinguished men, and he received 
from them flattering m;irks of attention. 

Mr. John Adams had scarcely returned to this 
country, in 1779, ere he was again sent abroad. Again 
John Quincy accompanied his father. At Paris he 
applied himself with great diligence, for si.x months, 
to jtudy; then accompained his father to Holland, 
where he entered, first a school in .Amsterdam, then 
the University at Leyden. About a year from this 
time, in 1781, when the manly boy was but fourteen 
yea's of age, he was selected by Mr. Dana, our min- 
ister to the Russian court, as his private secretarj'. 

In this school of incessant labor and of enobling 
culture he spent fourteen months, and then returned 
to Holland through Sweden, Denmark, Hamburg and 
Bremen. This long journey he took alone, in the 
winter, when in his sixteenth year. Again he resumed 
MS Studies, under a private tutor, at Hague. Thence 



in the spring of 1782, he accompanied his father tj 
Paris, traveling leisurely, and forming acquaintance 
with the most distinguished men on the Continent- 
examining architectural remains, galleries of jaintings 
and all renowned works of art. At Paris he again 
became associated with the most illustrious men of 
all lands in the contemplations of the loftiest temporal 
themes vifhich can engross the human mind. After 
a short visit to England he returned to Paris, and 
consecrated all his energies to study until May, 1785, 
when he returned to America. To a brilliant young 
man of eighteen, who had seen much of the world, 
and who was familiar with the etiquette of courts,- a 
residence with his father in London, under such cir- 
cumstances, must have been extremely attractive ' 
but with judgment very rare in one of his age, he pre- 
ferred to return to America to complelc his education 
in an American college. He wished then to study 
law, that with an honorable profession, he might be 
able to obtain an independent support. 

Upon leaving Harvard College, at the age of twenty 
he studied law for three years. In June, 1794, be- 
ing then but twenty-seven years of age, he was ap- 
pointed by Washington, resident minister at the 
Netherlands. Sailing from Boston in July, he reached 
London in October, where he was immediately admit- 
ted to the deliberations of Messrs. Jay and Pinckney; 
assisting them in negotiating a commercial treaty with 
Great Brilian. After thus spending a fortnight i. 
London, he proceeded to the Hague. 

In July, 1797, he left the Hague to go to Portugal as 
>minister plenipotentiary. On his way to Portugal, 
upon arriving in London, he met with despatches 
directing him to the court of Berlin, but requesting 
him to remain in London until he should receive his 
instructions. While waiting he was married to as 
American lady to whom he had been (""eviously en- 
gaged, — Miss Louisa Catherine Johnson, daughtet 
of Mr. Joshua Johnson, American consul in I ondon 
a lady endownd with that beauty and those accom- 
plishment which eminently fitted her to niove in U«t 
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JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. 



He reached Berlin with his wife in November, 1797 ; 
where he remained until July, 1799, when, having ful- 
filled all the purposes of his mission, lie solicited his 
recall. 

Soon after his return, in 1802, he was chosen to 
the Senate of Massachusetts, from Boston, and then 
was elected Senator of the United States for six years, 
from the 4th of March, 1804. His reputation, his 
ability and his experience, placed him immediately 
among the most prominent and influential memliers 
of tliat l)ody. Especialfy did he sustain the Govern- 
ment in its measures of resistance to the encroach- 
ments of England, destroying our commerce and in- 
sulting our flag. There was no man in America more 
familiar with the arrogance of the British court upon 
these ix)ints, and no one more resolved to present 
a firm resistance. 

In 1809, Madison succeeded JelTerson in the Pres- 
idential chair, and he inmiediately nominated John 
Quincy Adams minister to St. l'eters'.)urg. Resign- 
ing his professorship in Harvard College, he embarked 
at Boston, in August, 1809. 

While in Russia, Mr. Adams was an intense stu- 
dent. He devoted his attention to the language and 
history of Russia; to the Chinese trade; to the 
European system of weights, measures, and coins ; to 
the climate and astronomical observations ; wliile he 
kept up a familiar acquaintance with the Greek and 
Latin classics. In all the universities of Europe, a 
more accomplished scholar could scarcely be found. 
Alt through life the Bible constituted an important 
part of his studies. It was his rule to read five 
chapters every day. 

On the 4th of March, 1817, Mr. Monroe took the 
Presidential chair, and immediately apiwinted Mr. 
Adams Secretary of State. Taking leave of his num- 
erous friends in public and private life in Europe, he 
sailed in June, 18 19, for the United States. On the 
1 8th of August, he again crossed the threshold of his 
home in Quincy. Dunng the eight years of Mr. Mon- 
roe's administration, Mr Adams continued Secretary 
of State. 

Some time before :he close of Mr. Monroe's second 
term of othce, new candidates began to be presented 
for the Presidency. The friends of Mr. Adams brought 
forward his name. It ivas an exciting campaign. 
Party spirit was never more bitter. Two hundred and 
sixty electoral votes were cast. Andrew Jackson re- 
ceived ninety nine; John Quincy Adams, eighty-four; 
NVilliam H. Crawford, forty-one; Henry Clay, thirty- 
seven. As there was no choice by the people, the 
question went to the House of Roprese\itatives. Mr. 
Clay gave the vote of Kentucky to Mr. .\danis, and 
be was elected. 

The friends of all the disappointed candidates now 
:onibined in a venomous aixi persistent assault upon 
Mr. Adams. There is nothing more disgraceful in 
♦he v^ast history of our country than the abuse wliicli 



was poured in one uninterrupted stream, upon this 
high-minded, upright, patriotic man. There never was 
an administration more pure in principles, more con- 
scientiously devoted to the best interests of the coun- 
try, than that of John Quincy Adams; and never, per- 
haps, was there an administration more unscrupu- 
lously and outrageously assailed. 

Mr Adams was, to a very remarkable degree, ab- 
stemious and temperate in his habits; always rising 
early, and taking muih exercise. When at his home in 
Quincy, he has been known to walk, before breakfast, 
se.eu miles to Boston. In Washington, it was said 
that he was the first man up in the city, lighting his 
own fire and applying himself to work in his library 
often long before dawn. 

On the 4th of March, 1829, Mr. Adams retired 
from the Presidency, and was succeeded by Andrew 
Jackson. John C. Calhoun was elected Vice Presi- 
dent. The slavery question now began to assunae 
portentous magnitude. Mr. Adams returned to 
Quincy and to his studies, which he pursued with un- 
abated zeal. But he was not long i)ermitted to re- 
main in retirement. In November, 1830, he was 
elected representative lo Congress. For seventeen 
years, until his death, he occui)ied the post as repre- 
sentative, towering above all his peers, ever ready to 
do brave battle' for freedom, and winning the title of 
"the old man eloquent." Upon taking his seat in 
the House, he announced that he should hold him- 
self bound to no party. Probably there never was a 
member more devoted to his duties. He was usually 
the first in his place in the morning, and the last to 
le,ave his seat in the evening. Not a measure could 
be brought forward and escape his scrutiny. The 
battle wliich Mr. Adams fouglit, almost singly, against 
the proslavery party in the Government, was sublime 
in its moral daring and heroism. For persisting in 
presenting petitions for the abolition of slavery, he 
was threatened with indictment by the grand jury, 
with expulsion from the House, with assassination 
but no threats could intimidate him, and his final 
triumph was complete. 

It has been said of President Adams, that when his 
body was bent and his hair silvered by the lapse of 
fourscore yeats, yielding to the simple faith of a little 
child, he was accustomed to repeat every night, before 
he* slept, the pra)er which his mother taught him in 
his infant years. 

On the 2 1 St of FebrCiary, 1848, he rose on the floor 
of Congress, with a paper in his hand, to address the 
speaker. Suddenly he fell, again stricken by paraly- 
sis, and was caught in the arms of those around him. 
For a lime he was senseless, as he was conveyed to 
the sofa in the rotunda. With reviving conscious- 
ness, he opened his eyes, looked calmly around and 
said " This is the etui of earth ."then after a moment's 
|iause he added, ''/am content" These were the 
last words of the grand "Old Man Eloquent." 




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NDREW JACKSON, the 
seventh President of the 
-'United States, was born in 
Waxhaw settlement, N. C, 
iMarcli 15, 1767, a few days 
after his father's death. His 
parents were poor emigrants 
from Ireland, and took up 
their abode in Waxhaw set- 
tlement, where they lived in 
dee[)est poverty. 
Andrew, or Andy, as he was 
universally called, grew up a very 
rough, rude, turbulent boy. His 
features were coarse, his form un- 
gainly; and there was but very 
Kttle in his character, made visible, which was at- 
tractive. 

When only thirteen years old he joined the volun- 
teers of Carolina against the British invasion. In 
1781, he and his brother Robert were captured and 
imprisoned for a time at Camden. A British officer 
ordered him to brush his mud-spattered boots. " I am 
a prisoner of war, not your servant," was the reply of 
the dauntless boy. 

The brute drew his sword, and aimed a des|)erate 
dIow at the head of the helpless young prisoner. 
Andrew raised his hand, and thus received two fear- 
ful gashes, — one on the hand and the other upon the 
head. The officer then turned to his brother Robert 
with the same demand. He also refused, and re- 
ceived a blow from the keen-edged sabre, which quite 
disabled him, and which probably soon after caused 
hi« death. They suffered much other ill-treatment, and 
were finally stricken with the small-pox. Their 
Mother was successful in obtaining their exchange. 



and took her sick boys home. ' After a long illn si 
Andrew recovered, and the death of his mother soon 
left iiini entirely friendless. 

Andrew supported himself in various ways, sachas 
working at the saddler's trade, teaching school and 
clerking in a general store, until 1784, when he 
entered a law office at Salisbury, N. C. He, however, 
gave more attention to the wild amusements of tha 
times than to his studies. In 1788, he was apix)inted 
solicitor for the western district of North Carolina, of 
which Tennessee was then a part. This involved 
many long and tedious journeys, amid dangers .nf 
every kind, but Andrew Jackson never knew fear, 
and the Indians had no desire to repeat a skirmishi 
with the Sharp Knife. 

In 1791, Mr. Jackson was married to a woman wh& 
supposed herself divorced from her former husband. 
Great was the surprise of both parties, two years later, 
to find that the conditions of the divorce had just been 
definitely settled by the first husband. The marriage 
ceremony was performed a second time, but the occur- 
rence was often used by his enemies to bring Mr. 
Jackson into disfavor. 

During these years he worked hard at his profes 
sion, and frequently had one or more duels on hand, 
one of which, when he killed Oickenson, was espec- 
ially disgraceful. 

In January, 1796, the Territory of Tennessee then 
containing neariy eighty tliousand inhabitants, the 
people met in convention at Knoxville to frame a con- 
stitution. Five were sent from each' of the eleven 
counties. Andrew Jackson was one of tlie delegates. 
The new State was entitled to but one member in 
the National House of Representatives. Andre^ JacTc- 
son was chosen that member. Mounting his horse he 
rode to Philedelphia, where Congress then held its 



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sessions, — ;i dislanco of about eight hiiiulretl miles. 

Jackson w;is an earnest advocate of the Oemo- 
iiatic i)uly. Jeflerson was his idol. lie aduiiied 
Bonaparte, loved l"'rance and luiteil l'",ngland. As Mr. 
J.ukson took iiis seat, Gen. Washington, whose 
second term of oHice was then e.xjiiring, delivered his 
i.isi speech to Congress. A connuitlee drew up a 
■conipiiuientary aildress in reply. Andrew Jackson 
did not appu)vc of the address, and was one of the 
twelve who voled against it. He was not willini; to 
s.iy that lien. Washington's adniinstration li.ul been 
'' wise, linn and patriotic." 

Mr. Jackson was elected to the United States 
Senate in 1797, but soon resigned and returned home. 
Soon after he was chosen Judge of the Supreme Court 
of his State, which i>osition he held for si.\ years. 

When the war of 1812 with Great Hritian com- 
menced, Madison occupied the Presidential chair. 
Aaron liurr sent word to the President that there was 
an unknown man in the West, Andrew Jackson, who 
would do credit to a commission if one were con- 
ferred uiKin him. Just at that time Gen. Jackson 
jITcicil his services and those of twenty-live hundred 
vi)lun;eers. His offer was accepted, and the tiX)ops 
were assembled at Nashville. 

As the British were hourly expected to make an at- 
tack upon New Orleans, where Gen. Wilkinson was 
in command, he was ordered to descend the river 
with fifteen hundred troops to aid Wilkinson. The 
expedition reached Natchez; and aftcradelay of sev- 
eral weeks there, without accomplishing anything, 
the men were ordered back to their homes. Hut the 
energy Gen. Jackson had displayed, and his entire 
tlevotion to the comrfort of his soldiers, won him 
golden opinions; and he became the most pojuilar 
man in tlie State. It was in this expedition that his 
toughness gave him the nickname of "(.Md Hickory." 

Soon after this, while attempting to horsewhip Col. 
Thomas H. Bei\ton, for a remark that gentleman 
made about his taking a part as second in .n duel, in 
which a younger brother of Benton's was engaged, 
he received two severe pistol wounds. W'hile he was 
lingering ujion a bed of suffering news came that the 
Indians, who had condiined under Tecumseh from 
I'loiida to the Lakes, to exterminate the white set- 



tlers 



vere commiit 



the most 



»ful 



.■ages. De- 



cisive action became necessary. Gen. lackson, with 
his fractured bone just beginning to heal, his arm in 
.1 sling, and unable to mount his horse without .assis- 
tance, gave his am;uing energies to the r.sising of an 
army to rendezvous at Fayettesville, Alabama. 

The Creek Indians had established a strong fort on 
tmeof the bends of the Tallaiwosa River, near the cen- 
ter of .Mabama, about fifty miles below Fort Strother. 
\Vith an army of two thousand men. Gen. Jackson 
travei-sed the pathless wilderness in a inarch of eleven 
.lays. He reached their fort, called Tohoi>eka or 
Horse-shoe, on the 27th of March. 1S14. The bend 



of the river enclosed nearly one hundred acres of 
tangled forest and wild ravine. Across the narrow 
neck the Indians had constructed a formidable breast- 
work of logs and brush. Here nine hundred warriors, 
with an ample suplyof arms were assembled. 

The fort was stormed. The fight was utterly des- 
perate. Not an Indian would accept of cpiarter. When 
bleeding and dying, they would fight those who en- 
deavored to spare their lives. From ten in the morn- 
ing until dark, the battle raged. The carnage was 
awful ami revolting. Some threw themselves into the 
river; but the unerring bullet struck their heads as 
they swam. Nearly everj'one of the nine hundred war- 
rios were killed A few probably, in the night, swam 
the river and escaped. This ended the war. The 
power of the Creeks was broken forever. This bold 
plunge into the wilderness, with itsterriflic slaughter, 
so appalled the savages, that the haggard remnants 
of the bands came to the camp, begging for i)eace. 

This closing of the Creek war enabled us to con- 
centrate all our militia ujwn the British, who were the 
allies of the Indians No man of less resolute will 
than Gen. Jackson could have conducted this Indian 
cami)aign to so successful an issue Immediately he 
was appointed major-general. 

Late in .\ugust, with an army of two thousand 
men, on a rushing march, Gen. J.ackson came to 
Mobile. A British lleet came from Pensacola, landed 
a force upon the beach, anchored near the little fort, 
and from both ship and shore commenced a furious 
assault. The battle was long and doubtful. At length 
one of the ships was blown up and the rest retired. 

Garrisoning Mobile, where he had taken his little 
army, he moved his troops to New Orleans, 
.\nd the battle of New (.Orleans which soon ensued, 
was in reality a very arduous campaign. This won 
for Gen. Jackson an imperishable name. Here his 
troops, winch numbered about four thousand men, 
won a signal victory over the British army of about 
nine thousand. His loss was but thirteen, while the 
loss of the British was two thousand six hundred. 

The name of Gen. Jackson soon began to be men- 
tioned in connection with the Presidency, but, in 1824, 
he was defeated by Mr. Adams. He was, however, 
successful in the election of 1S2S, and was re-elected 
for a second term in 1832. In 1829, just before he 
assumed the reins of the government, he met with 
the most terrible affliction of his life in the death of 
his wife, whom he had loved with a devotion which has 
perhaps never been surpassed. From the shock of 
her death he never recovered. 

His administration was one of the most JV.cmorabie 
in the annals of our country; applaudeid oyone party, 
condemned by the other. No man had more bitter 
enemies or warmer friends. ,'\t the expiration of his 
two terms of office he retired to the Hermitage, where 
he died June S, 1S45. The last years of ^ir. Jack- 
son's life were that of a devoted Christian man. 




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EIGHTH PRESIDENT. 







ARTIN VAN BUREN, ihe 
eighth President of the 
United States, was born at 
Kmderhook, N. Y., Dec. 5, 
1782 He died at the same 
place, July 24, 1862. His 
body rests in the cemetery 
at Kinderhook. Above it is 
a plaui gianite shaft fifteen feet 
high, bearing a simple inscription 
about hall way up on one face. 
The lot is unfenced, unbordered 
or unbounded by shrub or flower. 

There is^ uut I'ittle in the life of Martin Van Buren 
of romaut 'c interest. He fought no battles, engaged 
in no wild adventures.- Though his life was stormy in 
political and intellectual conflicts, and he gained many 
signal victories, his days passed uneventful in those 
incidents which give zest to biography. His an- 
cestors, as his name indicates, were of Dutch origin, 
and were among the earliest emigrants from Holland 
to the banks of the Hudson. His father was a farmer, 
residing iu the old town of Kinderhook. His mother, 
also of Dutch lineage, was a woman of superior intel- 
ligence and exemplary piety. 

.■fe was decidedly a precocious boy, developing un- 
usual activity, vigor and strength of mind. At the 
age of fourteen, he had finished his academic studies 
in his native village, and commenced the study of 
law. As he had not a collegiate education, seven 
years of study in a law-office were re.[uired of him 
before he could be admitted to the bar. Inspired with 
Ji lofty ambition, and conscious of his powers, he pur- 
sued his studies with indefatigable industry. After 
spending six years in an office in bis native village. 



he went to the city of New York, and prosecuted his 
studies for the seventh year. 

In 1S03, Mr. Van Buren, then twenty-one years ot 
age, commenced the practice of law in his native vil- 
lage. The great conflict between the Federal and 
Republican party was then at its height. Mr. Van 
Buren was from the beginning a politician. He had, 
perhaps, imbibed that spirit while listening to the 
many discussions which had been carried on in his 
father's hotel. He was in cordial sympathy with'' 
Jeff"erson, and earnestly and eloquently espoused the 
cause of State Rights ; though at that time the Fed-1 
eral party held the supremacy both in his town 
and State. 

His success and increasing ruputation led him 
after six years of practice, to remove to Hudson, th< 
county seat of his county. Here he spent seven years 
constantly gaining strength by contending in th4 
courts with some of the ablest men who have adorned 
the bar of his State. 

Just before leaving Kinderhook for Hudson, Mi. 
Van Buren married a lady alike distinguished for 
beauty and accomplishments. After twelve short 
years she sank into the grave, the victim of consump. 
tion, leaving her husband and four sons to weep ovei 
lT«er loss. For twenty-five years, Mr. Van Buren way 
an earnest, successful, assiduous lawyer. The record 
of those years is barren in items of public interest. 
In tSi 2, when thirty years of age, he was chosen to 
the State Senate, and gave his strenuous suiiport to, 
Mr. Madison's adminstration. In 1815, he was ap-' 
pointed Attorney-General, and the next year moved 
to Albany, the capital of the State. ' 

Wliile he was ackno\Vledged as one of the most 
piominent leaders of th« Democrarfc party, he had 



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MARTIN VAN BUREN. 



the moral courage to avow that true democracy did 
not require that " universal suffrage" which admits 
the vile, the degraded, the ignorant, to the right of 
governing the State. In true consistency with his 
democratic principles, he contended that, while the 
path leading to the privilege of voting should be open 
to every man without distinction, no one should be 
invested with that sacred prerogative, unless he were 
in some degree qualified for it by intelligence, virtue 
and some property interests in the welfare of the 
State. 

In 182 I he was elected r. member of the United 
States Senate; and in the same year, he took a seat 
in the convention to revise the constitution of his 
native State. His course in this convention secured 
the approval of men of all parties. No one could 
doubt the singleness of his endeavors to promote the 
interests of all classes in the community. In the 
Senate of the United States, he rose at once to a 
-.onspicuous position as an active and useful legislator. 

In 1827, John Quincy Adams being then in the 
Vresidential chair, Mr. Van Buren was re-elected to 
ihe Senate. He had been from the beginning a de- 
termined opposer of the Administration, adopting the 
''State Rights " view in opposition to what was 
\ieemed the Federal proclivities of Mr. Adams. 

Soon after this, in 1828, he was chosen Governorof 
the State of New York, and accordingly resigned his 
■Seat in the Senate. Probably no one in the United 
States contributed so much towards ejecting John Q. 
\dams from the Presidential chair, and placing in it 
Andrew Jackson, as did Martin Van Buren. Whether 
entitled to the reputation or not, he certainly was re- 
garded throughout the United States as one of the 
most skillful, sagacious and cunning of politicians. 
It was supposed that no one knew so well as he how 
to touch the secret spiings of action; how to pull all 
the wires to put his machinery in motion ; and how to 
organize a political army which would, secretly and 
ste?Uhily accomplish the most gigantic results. By 
these powers it is said that he outv/itted Mr. Adams, 
Mr. Clay, Mr. Webster, and secured results which 
few thought then could be accomplished. 

When Andrew Jackson was elected President he 
appointed Mr. Van Buren Secretary of State. This 
position he resigned in 1831, and was immediately 
appointed Minister to England, where he went the 
same autumn. The Senate, however, wlien it met, 
refused to ratify the nomination, and he returned 



home, apparently untroubled ; was nominated Vice 
President in the place of Calhoun, at the re-election 
of President Jackson ; and with smiles for all and 
frowns for none, he took his place at the head of that 
Senate which had refused to confirm his nomination 
as ambassador. 

His rejection by the Senate roused all the zeal of 
President Jackson in behalf of his repudiated favor- 
ite ; and this, probably more than any other cause, 
secured his elevation to the chair of the Chief Execu 
tive. On the 20th of May, 1836, Mr. Van Buren re- 
ceived the Denjocratic nomination to succeed Gen. 
Jackson as President of the United States. He was 
elected by a handsome majority, to the delight of the 
retiring President. " Leaving New York out of the 
canvass," says Mr. Parton, "the election of Mr. Van 
Buren to the Presidency was as much the act of Gen. 
Jackson as though the Constitution had conferred 
upon him the power to appoint a successor." 

His administration was filled with exciting events- 
The insurrection in Canada, which threatened to in- 
volve this country in war with England, the agitation 
of the slavery question, and finally the great commer- 
cial panic which spread over the country, all were 
trials to his wisdom. The financial distress was at- 
tributed to the management of the Democratic party, 
and brought the President into such disfavor that he 
failed of re-election. 

With the exception of being nominated for the 
Presidency by the "Free Soil" Democrats, in 1848, 
Mr. Van Buren lived quietly upon his estate until 
his death. 

He had ever been a prudent man, of frugal habits, 
and living within his income, had now fortunately a 
competence for his declining years. His unblemished 
character, his commanding abilities, his unquestioned 
patriotism, and the distinguished positions which he 
had occupied in the government of our country, se- 
cured to him not only the homage of his party, but 
the respect ot the whole community. It was on the 
4th of March, 1841, that Mr. Van Buren retired from 
the presidency. From his fine estate at Lindenwald, 
he still exerted a powerful influence upon the politics 
of the country. From this time until his death, on 
the 24th of July, 1862, at the age of eighty years, he 
resided at Lindenwald, a gentleman of leisure, of 
culture and of wealth; enjoying in a healthy old 
age, probably far more happiness than he had before 
experienced amid the stormy scenes of his active lifi- 




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NINTH PRESIDENT. 



\fIL^I4^ HEX 



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ILLIAM HENRY HARRI 
SON, the ninth President of 
the United States, was born 
at Berkeley, Va., Feb. 9, 1773. 
His father, Benjamin Harri- 
son, was in comparatively op- 
ulent circumstances, and was 
one of the most distinguished 
men of his day. He was an 
intimate friend of George 
Washington, w as early elected 
a member of the Continental 
Congress, and was conspicuous 
xmong the patriots of Virginia in 
resisting the encroachments of the 
British crown. In the celebrated 
Congress of 1775, Benjamin Har- 
rison and John Hancock were 
both candidates for the office of 
speaker. 

fMr Harrison was subsequently 
chosen Governor of Virginia, and 
was twice re-elected. His son, 
i William Henry, of course enjoyed 

in childhood all the advantages which wealth and 
intellectual and cultivated society could give. Hav- 
ing received a thorough common-school education, he 
entered Hampden Sidney College, where he graduated 
with honor soon after the death of his father. He 
then repaired to Philadelphia to study medicine under 
the instructions of Dr. Rush and the guardianship of 
lobert Morris, both of whom were, with his father, 
signers of the Declaration of Independence. 

Upon the outbreak of the Indian troubles, and not- 
withstanding the 'emonstrances of his friends, he 
abandoned his medical studies and entered the army, 
.laving obtai"<''l a commission of Ensign from Presi- 



dent Washington He was then but 19 years old. 
From that time he passed gradually upward in rank 
until he became aid to General Wayne, after whose 
death he resigned his commission. He was then ap- 
pointed Secretary of the North-western Territory. This 
Territory was then entitled to but one member in 
Congress and Capt. Harrison was chosen to fill that 
position. 

In the spring of 1800 the North-western Territory 
was divided by Congress into two portions. The 
eastern portion, comprising the region now embraced 
in the State of Ohio, was called '" The Territory 
north-west of the Ohio." The western portion, which 
included what is now called Indiana, Illinois and 
Wisconsin, was called the "Indiana Territory." Wil. 
liam Henry Harrison, then 27 years of age, was ap 
lX)inted by John. Adams, Governor of the Indiana 
Territory, and immediately after, also Governor of 
Upper Louisiana. He was thus fuler over almost as 
extensive a realm as any sovereign upon the globe. He 
was Superintendent of Indian Affairs, and was in- 
vested with powers nearly dictatorial over the now 
rapidly increasing white population. The ability and 
fidelity with which he discharged these responsible 
duties may be inferred from the fact that he was four 
times appointed to this office — first by John Adams, 
twice by Thomas Jefferson and afterwards by Presi. 
dent Madison. 

When he began his adminstration there were but 
three white settlements in that almost boundless region, 
now crowded with cities and resounding with all the 
tumult of wealth and traffic. One of these settlements 
.was on the Ohio, nearly opposite Louisville; one at 
Vincennes, on the Wabash, and the third a French 
settlement. 

The vast wilderness over which Gov. Harrisou 
reigned was filled with many tribes of Indians. Aboi" 



WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON. 



ihe year 1806, two extraordinary men, twin brothers, 
of the Shawnese tribe, rose among them. One of 
these was called Tecumseh, or " The Crouching 
Panther;" the other, OUiwacheca, or "The Prophet." 
Tecumseh was nut only an Indian warrior, but a man 
of great sagacity, far-reaching foicsiglit and indomit- 
able perseverance in any enterprise in wliich he might 
engage. He was inspired with the higliest enthusiasm, 
and had long regarded with dread and with hatred 
the encroachment of the whites upon the hunting- 
grounds of his fathers. His brother, the Prophet, was 
anorator, who could sway the feelings of the untutored 
Indian as the gale tossed the tree-tops beneath which 
they dwelt. 

But the Prophet was not merely an orator: he was, 
in the sui)erstitious minds of the Indians, invested 
with the superhuman dignity of a medicine-man or a 
magician. With an enthusiasm unsurpassed by Peter 
the Hermit rousing Europe to the crusades, he went 
from tribe to tribe, assuming that he was specially sent 
by the Great Spirit. 

Gov. Harrison made many attempts to conciliate 
the Indians, !)ut at last the war came, and at Tippe- 
canoe the Indians were routed with great slaughter. 
October 28, 18 12, his army began its march. When 
near the Prophet's town three Indians of rank made 
their appearance and inquired why Gov. Harrison was 
aiiproacliing tlicni in so hostile an attitude. After a 
short conference, arrangements were made for a meet- 
ing the next ilay, to agree upon terms of peace. 

But Gov. Harrison was too well acquainted with 
the Indian character to be deceived by such protes- 
tations. Selecting a favorable spot for his night's en- 
campment, he took every precaution against surprise. 
His troops were jwsted in a hollow square, and slept 
upon their arms. 

Tlie troops tiirew themselves upon the ground for 
rest; but every man had his accourtrements on, his 
loaded musket by his side, and his bayonet fixed. The 
wakeful Gt)vernor, between three and four o'clock in 
the morning, had risen, and was sitting in conversa- 
tion with his aids by the embers of a waning fire. It 
was a chill, cloudy morning with a drizzling rain. In 
the darkness, the Indians had crept as near as possi- 
l)le, and just then, with a savage yell, rushed, with all 
the desperation which superstition and passion most 
highly infiamed could give, \\\k>\\ the left flank of the 
little army. The savages had been amply provided 
with guns and ammunition by the English. Their 
war-whoop was accompained by a shower of bullets. 

The camp-fires were instantly extinguished, as the 
light aided the Indians in their aim. With hide- 
ms yells, the Indian bands rushed on, not doubting a 
speedy and an entire victory. But Gen. Harrison's 
troops stood as immovable as the rocks around them 
until day dawned : they then made a simultaneous 
charge with the bayonet, and swept every thing be- 
fore then), and completely routing the foe, 



Gov. Harrison now had all his energies tasked 
to the utmost. The British descending from the Can - 
adas, were of themselves a very fomiidahle force ; but 
with their savage allies, rushing like wolves I'rom the 
forest, searching out every remote farm-house, burn- 
ing, plundering, scalping, torturing, the wide frontier 
was plunged into a state of consternation which even 
the most vivid imagination can but faintly conceive. 
The war-whoop was resounding everywhere in the 
forest. The horizon was ilbuninated with tlie conflagra- 
tion of the cabins of the settlers. Gen Hull had made 
tiie ignominious surrender of his forces at Detroit. 
Under tliese despairing circumstances, Gov. Harrison 
was appointed by president Madison commander-in- 
chief of the North-western army, with orders to retake 
Detroit, and to protect the frontiers. 

It would be difficult to place a man in a situation 
demanding more energy, sagacity and courage; but 
General Harrison was found eciual to the position, 
and nobly and triumphantly did he meet all the re- 
sponsibilities. 

He won the love of his soldiers by always sharing 
with them their fatigue. His whole baggage, while- 
pursuing the foe up the Thames, was carried in a 
valise; and his bedding consisted of a single blanket 
lashed over his saddle Thirty-five British officers, 
his prisoners of war, supped with him after the battle. 
The only fare he could give them was Ijeof roasted 
before the fire, without bread or salt. 

In 1816, Gen. Harrison was chosen a member of 
the National House of Representatives, to rejiresent 
the District of Ohio. In Congress he proved an 
active member; and whenever he spoke, it was with 
force of reason and power of eloquence, which arrested 
the attention of all the members. 

In 1819, Harrison was elected to the Senate ol 
Ohio; and in 1824, as one of the i)residential electors 
of that State, he gave his vote for Henry Clay. The 
same year he was chosen to the United States Senate. 

In 1836, the friends of Gen. Harrison brought him 
forward as a candidate for the Presidency against 
Van Buren, but he was defeated. At tlie close of 
Mr. Van Buren's term, he was re-noniii;ated by his 
party, and Mr. Harrison was unanimously nominated 
by the Whigs, with John Tyler forthe Vice Presidency. 
The contest was very animated. Gen Jackson gave 
all his influence to prevent Harrison's election ; but 
his triumph was signal. 

The cabinet which he formed, with Daniel Webster 
at its head as Secretary of State, was one of the most 
brilliant with which any President had ever been 
surrounded. Never were the prospects of an admin- 
istration more flattering, or the hoiies of the country 
more sanguine. In the midst of these bright and 
joyous prospects, Gen. Harrison was seized by a 
pleurisy-fever and after a few days of violent sick- 
ness, died on the 4th of April ; just one month after 
his inauguration as President of the United States. 




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TENTH PRESIDENT. 



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OHN TYLER, the tenth 
■ rjj Presidentof the United States. 
He was born in Charles-city 
Co, Va., March 29, 1790. He 
was the favored child of af- 
fluence and high social po- 
sition. At the early age of 
twelve, John entered William 
and Mary College and grad- 
uated with much honor when 
but seventeen years old. After 
graduating, he devoted him- 
self with great assiduity to the 
study of law, partly with his 
father and partly with Edmund 
Randolph, one of the most distin- 
guished lawyers of Virginia. 

At nineteen years of age, ne 
commenced the practice of law. 
His success was rapid and aston- 
ishing. It is said that three 
months had not elapsed ere there 
was scarcely a case on the dock- 
i et of the court in which he was 

hOt retained. When but twenty-one years of age, he 
was almost unanimously e'ected to a seat in the State 
Legislature. He connected himself with the Demo- 
cratic party, and warmly advocated the measures of 
Jefferson and Madison. For five successive years he 
was elected to the Legislature, receiving nearly the 
unanimous vote or his county. 

When but twenty-six years of age, he was elected 
a member of Congress. Here he acted earnestly and 
ably with the Democratic party, opposing a national 
bank, internal improvements by the General <^vem- 



ment, a protective tariff, and advocating a strict con- 
struction of the Constitution, and the most careful 
vigilance over State rights. His labors in Congress 
were so arduous that before the close of his second 
term he found it necessary to resign and retire to his 
estate in Charles-city Co., to recruit his health. He, 
however, soon after consented to take his seat in the 
State Legislature, where his influence was powerful 
in promoting public works of great- utility. With a 
reputation thus canstantly increasing, he was chosen 
by a very large majority of votes. Governor of his 
native State. His administration was signally a suc- 
cessful one. His popularity secured his re-election. 

John Randolph, a brilliant, erratic, half-crazed 
man, then represented Virginia in the Senate of the 
United States. A portion of the Democratic party 
was displeased with Mr. Randolph's wayward course, 
and brought forward John Tyler as his opponent, 
considering him the only man in Virginia of sufficient 
po43ularity to succeed against the renowned orator of 
Roanoke. Mr. Tyler was the victor. 

In accordance with his professions, upon taking his 
seat in the Senate, he joined the ranks of the opposi- 
tion. He opposed the tariff; he spoke against and 
voted against the bank as unconstitutional ; he stren- 
uou.sly opposed all restrictions upon slavery, resist- 
ing all projects of internal improvements by the Gen- 
eral Government, and avowed his sympathy with Mr. 
Calhoun's view of nullification ; he declared that Gen. 
Jackson, by his opposition to the nullifiers, had 
abandoned the principles of the Democratic party. 
Such was Mr. Tyler's record in Congress, — a record 
in perfect accordance with tlie principles which he 
had always avowed. 

Returning to Virginia, he resumed the practice of 
his profession. There was a cplit iu the Democratic 



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JOHN TYLER. 



(?arty. His friends still regarded him as a true Jef- 
fersonian, gave him a dinner, and showered compli- 
ments upon him. He had now attained the age of 
forty-six. His career had been very brilliant. In con- 
sequence of his devotion to public business, his pri- 
vate affairs had fallen into some disorder; audit was 
not without satisfaction that he resumed the practice 
of law, and devoted himself to the culture of his plan- 
tation. Soon after this he removed to Williamsburg, 
for the better education of his children ; and he again 
took his seat in the Legislature of Virginia. 

By the Southern Whigs, he was sent to the national 
convention at Harrisburg to nominate a President in 
1839. The majority of votes were given to Gen. Har- 
rison, a genuine Whig, much to the disappointment of 
the South, who wished for Henry Clay. To concili- 
ate the Southern Whigs and to secure their vote, the 
convention then nominated John Tyler for Vice Pres- 
ident. It was well known that he was not in sympa- 
thy with the Whig party in the Noith: but the Vice 
President has but very little power in the Govern- 
ment, his main and almost only duty being to pre- 
side over the meetings of the Senate. Thus it hap- 
pened that a Whig President, and, in reality, a 
Democratic Vice President were chosen. 

In 1 84 1, Mr. Tyler was inaugurated Vice Presi- 
dent of the United States. In one short month from 
that time. President Harrison died, and Mr. Tyler 
thus .cund himself, to his own surprise and that of 
the whole Nation, an occupant of the Presidential 
chair. This was a new test of the stability of our 
institutions, as it was the first time in the history of our 
country that such an event had occured. Mr. Tyler 
was at home in Williamsburg when he received the 
unexpected tidings of the death of President Harri- 
son. He hastened to Washington, and on the 6th of 
April was inaugurated to the high and responsible 
office. He was placed in a position of exceeding 
delicacy and difficulty. All his long life he had been 
opposed to the main principles of the party which had 
brought him into power. He had ever been a con- 
sistent, honest man, with an unblemished record. 
Gen. Harrison had selected a Whig cabinet. Should 
he retain them, and thus surround himself with coun- 
sellors whose views were antagonistic to his own? or, 
on the other hand, should he turn against the party 
which had elected him and select a cabinet in har- 
mony with himself, and which would oppose all those 
views which the Whigs deemed essential to the pub- 
lic welfare? This was his fearful dilemma. He in- 
vited the cabinet which President Hasrison had 
Felected to retain their seats. He reccommended a 
day of fasting and prayer, that God would guide and 
bless us. 

The Whigs carried through Congress a bill for the 
incorporation of a fiscal bank of the United States. 
The President, after ten days' delay, returned it with 
his veto. He «ucgested, however, that he would 



approve of a bill drawn up upon such a plan as he 
proposed. Such a bill was accordingly prepared, and 
privately submitted to him. He gave it his approval. 
It was passed without alteration, and he sent it back 
with his veto. Here commenced the open rupture. 
It is said that Mr. Tyler was provoked to this meas- 
ure by a published letter from the Hon. John M. 
Botts, a distinguished Virginia Whig, who severely 
touched the pride of the President. 

The opposition now exultingty received the Presi- 
dent into their arms. The party which elected him 
denounced him bitterly. AH the members of his 
cabinet, excepting Mr. Webster, resigned. The Whigs 
of Congress, both the Senate and the House, held a 
meeting and issued an^iddiess to the people of the 
United States, proclaiming that all political alliance 
between the Whigs and President Tyler were at 
an end. 

Still the President attempted to conciliate. He 
appointed a new cabinet of distinguished Whigs and 
Conservatives, carefully leaving out all strong party 
men. Mr. Webster soon found it necessary to resign, 
forced out by the pressure of his Whig friends. Thus 
the four years of Mr. Tyler's unfortunate administra- 
tion passed sadly away. No one was satisfied. The 
land was filled with murmurs and vituperation. Whigs 
and Democrats alike assailed him. More and more, 
however, he brought himself into sympathy with his 
old friends, the Democrats, until at the close of his term, 
he gave his whole influence to the support of Mr. 
Polk, the Democratie candidate for his successor. 

On the 4th of March, 1845, he retired from the 
harassments of office, to the regret of neither party, and 
probably to liis own unspeakable lelief His first wife, 
Miss Letitia Christian, died in Washington, in 1842; 
and in June, r 844, President Tyler was again married, 
at New York, to Miss Julia Gardiner, a young lady of 
many personal and intellectual accomplishments. 

The remainder of his days Mr. Tyler passed mainly 
in retirement at his beautiful home, — Sherwood For- 
est, Charles-city Co., Va. A polished gentleman in 
his manners, richly furnished with information from 
books and experience in the world, and possessing 
brilliant powers of conversation, his family circle was 
the scene of unnsual attractions. With sufficient 
means for the exercise of a generous hos|ntality, he 
might have enjoyed a serene old age with the few 
friends who gathered around him, were it not for the 
storms of civil war which his own principles and 
policy had helped to introduce. 

When the great Rebellion rose, which the State- 
rights and nullifying doctrines of Mr. John C. Cal- 
houn had inaugurated. President Tyler renounced his 
allegiance to the United States, and joined the Confed- 
erates. He was chosen a member of their Congress; 
and while engaged in active measures to destroy, bv 
force of arms, the Government over which he had 
once presided, he was taken sick and soon died. 



ELEV/iNTn TRESJDF.N'l: 







^ MUES K.POLK, the eleventh 
f,j,l rLsideiilofthe United States, 
, vv IS born in Mecklenburg Co., 
1 M C.Nov. 2, not;. His 



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J cnts were Samuel and Jane 

(knox) Polk, the former a son 

], 1 of Col. Thomas Polk, who located 

|a7/U>J at the above place, as one of the 

w xflit/iJiA I,, the year i3o6, with his wife 

and children, and soon after fol- 
lowed by most of the members of 
the Polk fainly, Samuel P(jlk emi- 
grated some two or three hundred 
miles farther west, to the rich valley 
of the Duck River. Here in the 
midst of the wilderness, in a region 
which was subsequently called Mau- 
ry Co., they reared their log huls, 
and established their homes. In the 
hard toil of a new farm in the wil- 
derness, James K. Polk spent the 
early years of his childiiood and 
youth. His father, adding the pur- 
suit of a surveyor to thatof a farmer, 
' gradually increased in wealth until 
he became one of the leading men of the region. His 
mother was a superior woman, of strong (oinmon 
sense and earnest piety. 

Very early in life, James developed a taste for 
reading and e.xpressed the strongest desire to obtain 
a liberal education. His mother's training had made 
liim methodical in his habits, had taught him punct- 
uality and industry, and had inspired him with lofty 
principles of morality. His health was frail ; and his 
father, fearing that he might not be able to endure a 



sedentary life, got a situation for him behind the 
counter, hojjing to fit him for commercial pursuits. 

This was to James a bitter disappointment. He 
had no taste for these duties, and his daily tasks 
were irksome in the extreme. He remained in this 
uncongenial occupation but a few weeks, when at his 
earnest solicitation his father removed him, and made 
arrangements for him to prosecute his studies. Soon 
after he sent him to Murfreesboro Academy. With 
ardor which could scarcely be surpassed, he pressed 
forward in his studies, and in less than twoantlahalf 
years, in the autumn of 1815, entered the sojjhomore 
class in the University of North Carolina, at Chapel 
Hill. Here he was one of the most exemplary of 
scholars, punctual in every exercise, never allowing 
himself to be absent from a recitation or a religious 
service. 

He graduated in 1818, with the highest honors, be- 
ing deemed the best scholar of his class, both in 
mathematics and the classics. He was then twenty- 
three years of age. Mr. Polk's health was at tiii? 
time much impaired by the assiduity with which he 
had prosecuted his studies. After a short season of 
relaxation he went to Nashville, and entered the 
office of Felix Grundy, to study law. Here Mr. Polk 
renewed his acquaintance with Andrew Jackson, who 
resided on his plantation, the Hermitage, but a few 
miles from Nashville. They had [)robably been 
slightly acquainted before. 

Mr. Polk's father was a Jeffersonian Repubhcaii 
and James K. Polk ever adhered to the same politi 
cal faith. He was a popular public speaker, and was 
constantly called upon to address the meetings of his 
party friends. His skill as a speaker was such that 
he was popularly called the Napoleon of the stump. 
He was a man of unblemished morals, genial and 



JAMES K. POLK. 



courterus in his bearing, and with that sympathetic 
nature in the joy s and griefs of others which ever gave 
him troops of friends. In 1823, Mr. Polk was elected 
to the Legislature of Tennessee. Here he gave his 
strong influence towards the election of his friend, 
Mr. Jackson, to the Presidency of the United States. 

In January, 1824, Mr. Polk married Miss Sarah 
Childress, of Rutherford Co., Tenn. His bride was 
altogether worthy of him, — a lady of beauty and cul- 
ture. In the fall of 1825, Mr. Polk was chosen a 
member of Congress. The satisfaction which he gave 
to his constituents may be inferred from the fact, that 
for fourteen successive years, until 1839, he was con- 
tinued in that office. He then voluntarily withdrew, 
only that he might accept the Gubernatorial chair 
of T>nnessee. In Congress he was a laborious 
menffber, a frequent and a popular speaker. He was 
always in his seat, always courteous ; and whenever 
he spoke it was always to the point, and without any 
ambitious rhetorical display. 

During five sessions of Congress, Mr. Polk was 
Speaker of the House Strong passions were roused, 
and stormy scenes were witnessed ; but Mr. Polk per- 
formed his arduous duties to a very general satisfac- 
'tion, and a unanimous vote of thanks to him was 
passed by the House as he withdrew on the 4th of 
March, 1839. 

In accordance with Southern usage, Mr. Polk, as a 
candidate for Governor, canvassed the State. He was 
elected by a large majority, and on the 1 4th of Octo- 
ber, 1839, took the oath of office at Nashville. In 1841, 
his term of office expired, and he was again the can- 
didate of the Democratic party, but was defeated. 

On the 4th of March, 1845, Mr. Polk was inaugur- 
ated President of the United States. The verdict of 
the country in favor of the annexation of Texas, exerted 
its influence upon Congress ; and the last act of the 
administration of President Tyler was to affix his sig- 
nature to a joint resolution of Congress, passed on the 
3d of March, approving of the annexation of Texas to 
the American Union. As Mexico still claimed Texas 
as one of her provinces, the Mexican minister, 
Almonte, immediately demanded his passports and 
feft the country, declaring the act of the annexation 
Ho be an act hostile to Mexico. 

In his first message. President Polk urged that 
Texas should immediately, by act of Congress, be re- 
ceived into the Union on the same footing with the 
Other States. In the meantime, Gen. Taylor was sent 



with an army into Texas to hold the country. He was 
sent first to Nueces, which the Mexicans said was the 
western boundary of Texas. Then he was sent pearly 
two hundred miles further west, to the Rio Grande, 
where he erected batteries which commanded the 
Mexican city of Matamoras, which was situated on 
the western banks. 

The anticipated collision soon took place, and wai 
was declared against Mexico by President Polk. The 
war was pushed forward by Mr. Polk's administration 
with great vigor. Gen. Taylor, whose army was first 
called one of " observation," then of "occupation," 
then of " invasion, "was sent forward to Monterey. The 
feeble Mexicans, in every encounter, were hopelessly 
ana awfully slaughtered. The day of judgement 
alone can reveal the misery which this war caused. 
It was by the ingenuity of Mr. Polk's administration 
that the war was brought on. 

'To the victors belong the spoils." Mexico was 
prostrate before us. Her capital was in our hands. 
We now consented to peace upon the condition that 
Mexico should surrender to us, in addition to Texas, 
all of New Mexico, and all of Upper and Lower Cal- 
ifornia. This new demand embraced, exclusive of 
Texas, eight hundred thousand square miles. This 
was an extent of territory equal to nine States of the 
size of New York. Thus slavery was securing eighteen 
majestic States to be added to the Union. There were 
some Americans who thought it all right : there were 
others who thought it all wrong. In the prosecution 
of this war, we expended twenty thousand lives and 
more than a hundred million of dollars. Of this 
money fifteen millions were paid to Mexico. 

On the 3d of March, 1849, Mr. Polk retired from 
office, having served one term. The next day was 
Sunday. On the jth, Gen. Taylor was inaugurated 
as his successor. Mr. Polk rode to the Capitol in the 
same carriage with Gen. Taylor; and the same even- 
ing, with Mrs. Polk, he commenced his return to 
Tennessee. He was then but fifty-four years of age. 
He had ever been strictly temperate in all his habits, 
and his health was good. With an ample fortune, 
a choice library, a cultivated mind, and domestic ties 
of the dearest nature, it seemed as though long years 
of tranquility and happiness were before him. But the 
cholera — that fearful scourge — was then sweeping up 
the Valley of the Mississippi. This he contracted, 
and died on the 15 th of June, 1849, '" the fifty-fourth 
year of his age, greatly mourned by his countrymen. 




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TWELFTH PRESIDENT. 





ACHARY TAYLOR, twelfth 
President of the United States, 
wa-!. born on the 24th of Nov., 
1784, in Orange Co., Va. His 
father, Colonel Taylor, was 
a Virginian of note, and a dis- 
i^ tinguished patriot and soldier of 
the Revolution. When Zachary 
was an infant, his father with his 
wife and two children, emigrated 
to Kentucky, where he settled in 
the pathless wilderness, a few 
miles from Louisville. In this front- 
ier home, away from civilization and 
ill its refinements, young Zachary 
could enjoy but few social and educational advan- 
tages. When six years of age he attended a common 
school, and was then regarded as a bright, active boy, 
father remarkable for bliintness and decision of char- 
acter He was strong, feailess and self-reliant, and 
manifested a strong desire to enter the army to fight 
the Lidians who were ravaging the frontiers. There 
is little to be recorded of the uneventful years of _his 
childhood on his father's large but lonely plantation. 
In 1808, his father succeeded in obtaining for him 
the commission of lieutenant in the United States 
army ; and he joined the troops which were stationed 
at New Odeans under Gen. Wilkinson. Soon after 
this he married Miss Margaret Smith, a young lady 
from one of the first families of Maryland. 

Immediately after the declaration of war with Eng- 
land, in 18 1 2, Capt. Taylor (for he had then been 
promoted to that rank) was put in command of Fort 
Harrison, on the Wabash, about fifty miles above 
Vincennes. This fort had been built in the wilder- 
ness by Gen. Harrison, on his march to Tippecanoe. 
It was one of the first points of attack by the Indians, 
led by Tecumseh. Its garrison consisted of a broken 



company of infantry numbering fifty, men, many of 
whom were sick. 

Early in the autumn of iSrz, the Indians, stealthily, 
and in large numbers, moved upon the fort. Their 
approach was first indicated by the murder of two 
soldiers just outside of the stockade. Capt. Taylor 
made every possible preparation to meet the antici- 
pated assault. On the 4th of September, a band of 
forty painted and plumed savages came to the fort, 
waving a white flag, and informed Capt. Taylor that 
in the morning their chief would come to have a talk 
with him. It was evident that their object was merely 
to ascertain the. state of things at the fort, and Capt. 
Taylor, well versed in the wiles of the savages, kept 
them at a distance. 

The sun went down ; the savages disappeared, the 
garrison slept upon their arms. One hour before 
midnight the war whoop burst from a thousand lips 
in the forest around, followed by the discharge of 
musketry, and the rush of the foe. Every man, sick 
and well, sprang to his post. Every man knew that 
defeat was not merely death, but in the case of cap- 
ture, death by the most agonizing and prolonged tor- 
ture. No pen can describe, no immagination can 
conceive the scenes which ensued. The savages suc- 
ceeded in setting fire to one of the block-houses- 
Until six o'clock in the morning, this awful conflict 
continued. The savages then, baffled at every point, 
and gnashing their teeth with rage, retired. Capt. 
Taylor, for this gallant defence, was promoted to the 
rank of major by brevet. 

Until the close of the war. Major Taylor was placed 
in such situations that he saw but little more of active 
service. He was sent far away into the depths of the 
wilderness, to Fort Crawford, on Fox River, which 
empties into Green Bay. Here there was but little 
to be done but to wear away the tedious hours as one 
best could. There were no books, no society, no in- 



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ZACHARY TAYLOR 



tellectual stimulus. Thus with him the uneventful 
years rolled on Gradually he rose to the rank of 
colonel. In the Black-Hawk war, which resulted in 
the capture of that renowned chieftain, Col Taylor 
took a subordinate but a brave and efficient part. 

For twenty-four years Col. Taylor was engaged in 
the defence of the frontiers, in scenes so remote, and in 
Employments so obscure, that his name was unknown 
.'beyond the limits of his own immediate acquaintance. 
(In the year 1836, he was'sent to Florida to compel 
the Seminole Indians to vacate that region and re- 
tire beyond the Mississippi, as their chiefs by treaty, 
iiac" promised they should do. The services rendered 
heie secured for Col. Taylor the high appreciation of 
the Government; and as a reward, he was elevated 
(c .he rank of brigadier-general by brevet ; and soon 
ifter, in May, 1838, was appointed to the chief com- 
mand of the United States troops in Florida. 

After two years of sucli wearisome employment 
iimidst the everglades of the peninsula, Gen. Taylor 
obtained, at his own request, a change of command, 
ind was stationed over the Department of the South- 
Aest. This field embraced Louisiana, Mississippi, 
.Alabama and Georgia. Establishing his headquarters 
Mt Fort Jessup, in Louisiana, he removed his family 
to a plantation which he purchased, near Baton Rogue. 
H«re he remained for five years, buried, as it were, 
fmm the world, but faithfully discharging every duty 
•jnvposed upon him. 

In 1846, Gen. Taylor was sent to guard the land 
between the Nueces and Rio Gra.nde, the latter river 
being the boundary of Texas, which was then claimed 
by the United States. Soon the war with Me.xico 
wa.; brought on, and at Palo Alto and Resaca de la 
P'alma, Gen. Taylor won brilliant victories over the 
Mexicans. The rank of major-general by brevet 
was then conferred upon Gen. Taylor, and his name 
was received with enthusiasm almost everywhere in 
tlie Nation. Then came the battles of Monterey and 
Euena Vista in which he won signal victories over 
icjrces much larger than he commanded. 

His careless habits of dress and his unaffected 
■simplicity, secured for Gen. Taylor among his troops, 
'A. e sobriquet of "Old Rough and Ready.' 

The tidings of the brilliant victory of Buena Vista 
spread the wildest enthusiasm over the country. The 
n:ime of Gen. Taylor was on every one's lips. The 
V\ hig party decided to take advantage of this wonder- 
fu/ popularity in bringing forward the unpolished, un- 

■'•"•■ed, honest soldier as their candidate for the 
I'lesidency. Gen. Taylor was astonished at the an- 
nouncement, and for a time would not listen to it; de- 
claring that he was not at all qualified for such an 
oft ice. So little interest had he taken in politics that, 
for forty years, he had not cast a vote. It was not 
without chagrin that several distinguished statesmen 
v/lio had been long years in the public service found 
fi.;ar claims set aside in behalf of one whose name 



had never been heard of, save in connection with Palo 
Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterey and Buena 
Vista. It is said that Daniel Webster, in his haste re- 
marked, " It is a nomination not fit to be made." 

Geh. Taylor was not an eloquent speaker nor a fine 
writer His friends took possession of him, and pre- 
pared such few communications as it was needful 
should be presented to the public. The popularity of 
the successful warrior swept the land. He was tri- 
umphantly elected over two opposing candidates, — 
Gen. Cass and Ex-President Martin Van Buren. 
Though he selected an excellent cabinet, the good 
old man found himself in a very uncongenial position, 
and was, at times, sorely perplexed and harassed. 
His mental sufferings were very severe, and probably 
tended to hasten his" death. The pro-slavery party 
was pushing its claims with tireless energy , expedi- 
tions were fitting out to capture Cuba ; California was 
pleading for admission to the Union, while slavery 
stood at the door to bar her out. Gen. Taylor found 
the political conflicts in Washington to be far more 
trying to the nerves than battles with Mexicans or 
Indians 

In the midst of all these troubles, Gen. Taylor, 
after he had occupied the Presidential chair but little 
over a year, took cold, and after a brief sickness of 
but little over five days, died on the 9th of July, 1850. 
His last words were, " I am not afraid to die. I am 
ready. I have endeavored to do my duty." He died 
universally respected and beloved. An honest, un- 
pretending man, he had been steadily growing in the 
affections of the people; and the Nation bitterly la- 
mented his death. 

Gen. Scott, who was thoroughly acquainted with 
Gen. Taylor, gave the following graphic and truthful 
description of his character: — " With a good store of 
common sense, Gen. Taylor's mind had not been en- 
larged and refreshed by reading, or much converse 
with the world. Rigidity of ideas was the conse- 
quence. The frontiers and small military posts had 
been his home. Hence he was quite ignorant for his 
rank, and quite bigoted in his ignorance. His sim- 
plicity was child-like, and with innumerable preju- 
dices, amusing and incorrigible, well suited to the 
tender age. Thus, if a man, however respectable, 
chanced to wear a coat of an unusual color, or his hat 
a little on one side of his head; or an officer to leave 
a corner of his handkerchief dangling from an out- 
side pocket, — in any such case, this critic held the 
offender to be a coxcomb (perhaps something worse), 
whom he would not, to use his oft repeated phrase, 
'touch with a pair of tongs.' 

"Any allusion to Hterature beyond good old Dil- 
worth's spelling-book, on the part of one wearing a 
sword, was evidence, with the same judge, of utter 
unfitness for heavy marchings and combats. In shor* 
few men have ever had a more comfonab^.':?, '•>>«». 
saving contempt for learning of every kind* 




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THIRTEENTH PRESIDENT. 




\ ^^MILLftRn FILLfflnHE.^^ | 




ILLARD FILLMORE, thir- 
teenth President of the United 
States, was born at Summer 
Hill, Cayuga Co., N. Y ., on 
the yth of January, 1800. His 
father was a farmer, and ow- 
mg to misfortune, in humble cir- 
cumstances. Of his mother, the 
daughter of Dr. Abiathar Millard, 
of Pittsfield, Mass., it has been 
said that she possessed an intellect 
of very high order, united with much 
personal loveliness, sweetness of dis- 
position, graceful manners and ex- 
quisite sensibilities. She died in 
1831 ; having lived to see her son a 
young man of distinguished prom- 
ise, though she was not permitted to witness the high 
dignity which he finally attained. 

In consequence of the secluded home and limited 
means of his father, Millard enjoyed but slender ad- 
vantages for education in his early years. The com- 
mon schools, which he occasionally attended were 
very imperfect institutions; and books were scarce 
and expensive. There was nothing then in his char- 
acter to indicate the brilliant career upon which he 
was about to enter. He was a plain farmer's boy ; 
intelligent, good-looking, kind-hearted. The sacred 
influences of home had taught him to revere the Bible, 
and had laid the foundations of an upright character. 
When fourteen years of age, his father sent him 
some hundred miles from home, to the then wilds of 
Livingston County, to leam the trade of a clothier. 
Neai the mill there was a small villiage, where some 



enterprising man had commenced the collection of a 
village library. This proved an inestimable blessing 
to young Fillmore. His evenings were spent in read- 
ing. Soon every leisure moment was occupied with 
books. His thirst for knowledge became insatiate 
and the selections which he made were continually 
more elevating and instructive. He read history, 
biography, oratory , and thus gradually there was en- 
kindled in his heart a desire to be something more 
than a mere worker with his hands; and .he was be- 
coming, almost unknown to himself, a well-informed, 
educated man. 

The young clothier had now attained the age of 
nineteen years, and was of fine personal appearance 
and of gentlemanly demeanor. It so happened that 
there was a gentleman in the neighborhood of ample 
pecuniary means and of benevolence, — Judge Walter 
Wood, — who was struck with the prepossessing ap- 
pearance of young Fillmore. He made his acquaint- 
ance, and was so much impressed with his ability and 
attainments that he advised him to abandon his 
trade and devote himself to the study of the law. The 
young man replied, that he had no means of his own. 
no friends to help him and that his previous educa- 
tion had been very imperfect. But Judge Wood had 
so much confidence in him that he kindly offered to 
take him into his own office, and to loan him such 
money as he needed. Most gratefully the generous 
offer was accepted. 

There is in many minds a strange delusion about* 
a collegiate education. A young man is supposed t^o 
be liberally educated if he has graduated at some col- 
lege. But many a boy loiters through university halls 
<ind then enters a law office, who is by no mean* as 



MILLARD FILLMORE. 



well prepared to prosecute his legal studies as was 
Millard Fillmore when he graduated at the clothing- 
mill at the end of four years of manual labor, during 
which every leisure moment had been devoted to in- 
tense mental culture. 

In 1823, when twenty-three years of age, he v;as 
admitted to the Court of Common Pleas. He then 
went to the village of Aurora, and commenced the 
practice of law. In this secluded, peaceful region, 
his practice of course was limited, and there was no 
opportunity for a sudden rise in fortune or in fame. 
Here, in the year 1826, he married a lady of great 
moral worth, and one capable of adorning any station 
she might be called to fill, — Miss Abigail Powers. 

His elevation of character, his untiring industry, 
his legal acquirements, and his skill as an advocate, 
gradually attracted attention ; and he was invited to 
enter into partnership under highly advantageous 
circumstances, with an elder member of the bar in 
Buffalo. Just before removing to Buffalo, in 1829, 
he took his seat in the House of Assembly, of the 
State of New York, as a representative from Erie 
County. Though he had never taken a very active 
part in politics, his vote and his sympathies were with 
the Whig party. The State was then Democratic, 
and he found himself in a helpless minority in the 
Legislature , still the testimony comes from all parties, 
that his courtesy, ability and integrity, won, to a very 
unusual degree the respect of his associates. 

In the autumn of 1832, he was elected to a seat in 
the United States Congress He entered that troubled 
arena in some of the most tumultuous hours of our 
national history. The great conflict respecting the 
national bank and the removal of the deposits, was 
then raging. 

His term of two years closed ; and he returned to 
his profession, which he pursued with increasing rep- 
utation and success. After a lapse of two years 
he again became a candidate for Congress ; was re- 
elected, and took his seat in 1837. His past expe- 
rience as a representative gave him st»ength and 
confidence. The first term of service in Congress to 
any man can be but little more than an introduction. 
He was now prepared for active duty. All his ener- 
gies were brought to bear upon the public good. Every 
measure received his impress. 

Mr. Fillmore was now a man of wide repute, and 
his popularity filled the State, and in the year 1847, 
he was elected Comptroller of the State 



Mr. Fillmore had attained the age of forty-seven 
years. His labors at the bar, in the Legislature, in 
Congress and as Comptroller, had given him very con- 
siderable fame. The Whigs were casting about to 
find suitable candidates for President and Vice-Presi- 
dent at the approaching election. Far away, on the 
waters of the Rio Grande, there was a rough old 
soldier, who had fought one or two successful battles 
with the Mexicans, which had caused his name to be 
proclaimed in tiumpet-tones all over the land. But 
it was necessary to associate with him on the same 
ticket some man of reputation as a statesman. 

Under the influeTice of these considerations, the 
namesofZachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore became 
the rallying-cry of the Whigs, as their candidates for 
President and Vice-Peesident. The Whig ticket was 
signally triumphant. On the 4th of March, 1849, 
Gen. Taylor was inaugurated President, and Millard 
Fillmore Vice-President, of the United States. 

On the 9th of July, 1850, President Taylor, but 
about one year and four months after his inaugura 
tion, was suddenly taken sick and died. By the Con- 
stitution, Vice-President Fillmore thus became Presi- 
dent. He appointed a very able cabinet, of which 
the illustrious Daniel Webster was Secretary of State. 

Mr. Fillmore had very serious difficulties to contend 
with, since the opposition had a majority in both 
Houses. He did everything in his power to conciliate 
the South; but the pro-slavery party in the South felt 
the inadequacy of all measuresof transient conciliation. 
The population of the free States was so rapidly in- 
creasing over that of the slave States that it was in- 
evitable that the power of the Government should 
soon pass into the hands of the free States. The 
famous compromise measures were adopted under Mr. 
Fillmcre's adminstration, and the Japan Expedition 
was sent out. On the 4th of March, 1853, Mr. Fill- 
more, having served one term, retired. 

In 1856, Mr. Fillmore was nominated for the Pres- 
idency by the " Know Nothing " party, but was beaten 
by Mr. Buchanan. After that Mr. Fillmore lived in 
retirement. During the terrible conflict of civil war, 
he was mostly silent. It was generally supposed that 
his sympathies were rather with those who were en- 
deavoring to overthrow our institutions. President 
Fillmore kept aloof from the conflict, without any 
cordial words of cheer to the one party or the other. 
He was thus forgotten by both. He lived to a ripe 
old age, and died in Buffalo. N. Y., March 8, 1874. 




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RANKLIN PIERCE, the 
fourteenth President of the 
' United States, was bom in 
Hillsborough, N. H., Nov. 
23, 1804. His father was a 
Revolutionary soldier, who, 
with his own strong arm, 
hewed out a liome in the 
wilderness. He was a man 
of inflexible integrity; of 
strong, though uncultivated 
mind, and an uncompromis- 
ing Democrat. The mother of 
Franklin Pierce was all that a son 
could desire, — an intelligent, pru- 
dent, affectionate, Christian wom- 
an. Franklin was the sixth of eight children. 

Franklin was a very bright and handsome boy, gen- 
erous, warm-hearted and brave. He won alike the 
love of old and young. The boys on the play ground 
loved him. His teachers loved him. The neighbors 
looked upon him with pride and affection. He was 
by instinct a gentleman; always speaking kind words, 
doing kind deeds, with a peculiar unstudied tact 
which taught him what was agreeable. Without de- 
veloping any precocity of genius, or any unnatural 
devotion to books, he was a good scholar; in body, 
in mind, in affections, a finely-developed boy. 

When sixteen years of age, in the year 1820, he 
entered Bowdoin College, at Brunswick, Me He was 
one of the most popular young men in the college. 
The purity of his moral character, the unvarying 
courtesy of his demeanor, his rank as a scholar, and 



genial nature, rendered him a universal favorite. 
There was something very peculiarly winning in his 
address, and it was evidently not in the slightest de- 
gree studied : it was the simple outgushing of his 
own magnanimous and loving nature. 

Upon graduating, in the year 1824, Franklin Pierce 
commenced the study of law in the office of Judge 
Woodbury, one of the most distinguished lawyers of 
the State, and a man of great private worth. The 
eminent social qualities of the young 'lawyer, his 
father's prominence as a public man, and the brilliant 
political career into which Judge Woodbury was en- 
tering, all tended to entice Mr. Pierce into the faci- 
nating yet perilous path of political life. With all 
the ardor of his nature he espoused the cause of Gen. 
Jackson for the Presidency. He commenced the 
practice of law in Hillsborough, and was soon elected 
to represent the town in the State Legislature. Here 
he served for four years. The last two years he was 
chosen speaker of the house by a very large vote. 

In 1833, at the age of twenty-nine, he was elected 
a member of Congress. Without taking an active 
part in debates, he was faithful and laborious in duty 
and ever rising in the estimation of those with whom 
he was associatad. 

In 1837, being then but thirty-three years of age, 
he was elected to the Senate of the United States; 
taking his seat just as Mr. Van Buren commenced 
his administration. He was the youngest member in 
the Senate. In the year 1834, he married Miss Jane 
Means Appleton, a lady of rare beauty and accom- 
plishments, and one admirably fitted to adorn every 
station with wliich her husband was honored. Of the 



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three sons who were born to them, all now sleep with 
their parents in the grave. 

In the year 1838, Mr. Pierce, with growing fame 
and increasing business as a lawyer, took up his 
residence in Concord, the capital of New Hampshire. 
President Polk, upon his accession to office, appointed 
Mr. Pierce attorney-general of the United States; but 
the offer was declined, in consequence of numerous 
professional engagements at home, and the precariuos 
state of Mrs. Pierce's health. He also, about the 
same time declined the nomination for governor by the 
Democratic party. The war with Mexico called Mr. 
Pierce in the army. Receiving the appointment of 
brigadier-general, he embarked, with a portion of his 
troops, at Newport, R. I., on the 27th of May, 1847. 
He took aa important part in this war, proving him- 
self a brave and true soldier. 

When Gen. Pierce reached his home in his native 
State, he was received entliusiastically by the advo- 
cates of the Mexican war, and coldly by his oppo- 
nents. He resumed the practice of his profession, 
very frequently taking an active part in political ques- 
tions, giving his cordial support to the pro-slavery 
wing of the Democratic party. The compromise 
measures met cordially with his approval ; and he 
btrenuously advocated the enforcement of the infa- 
inous fugitive-slave law, which so shocked the religious 
Sensibilities of the North. He thus became distin- 
guished as a " Northern man with Southern principles.'' 
The strong partisans of slavery in the South conse- 
quently regarded him as a man whom they could 
safely trust in office to carry out their plans. 

On the i2th of June, 1852, the Democratic conven- 
tion met in Baltimore to nominate a candidate for the 
Presidency. For four days they continued in session, 
and in thirty-five ballotings no one had obtained a 
two-thirds vote. Not a vote thus far had been thrown 
for Gen. Pierce. Then the Virginia delegation 
brought forward his name. There were fourteen 
more ballotings, during which Gen. Pierce constantly 
gained strength, until, at the forty-ninth ballot, he 
received two hundred and eighty-two votes, and all 
other candidates eleven. Gen. Winfield Scott was 
the Whig candidate. Gen. Pierce was chosen with 
great unanimity. Only four States — Vermont, Mas- 
sachusetts, Kentucky and Tennessee — cast their 
electoral votes against him Gen. Franklin Pieice 
was therefore inaugurated President of the United 
States on the 4th of March, 1853. 



His administration proved one of the most stormy our 
country had ever experienced. The controversy l)e 
tween slavery and freedom was then approaching its 
culminating point It became evident that there was 
an " irrepressible conflict " between them, and that 
this Nation could not long exist " half slave and half 
free." President Pierce, during the whole of his ad- 
ministration, did every thing he could to conciliate 
the South ; but it was all in vain. The conflict every 
year grew more violent, and threats of the dissolution 
of the Union were borne to the North on every South- 
ern breeze. 

Such was the condition of affairs when President 
Pierce approached the close of his four-years' term 
of office. The North had become thoroughly alien- 
ated from him. The anti-slavery sentiment, goaded 
by great outrages, had been rapidly increasing; all 
the intellectual ability and social worth of President 
Pierce were forgotten in deep reprehension of his ad- 
ministrative acts. The slaveholders of the South, also, 
unmindful of the fidelity with which he had advo- 
cated those measures of Government which they ap- 
proved, and perhaps, also, feeling that he had 
rendered himself so unpopular as no longer to be 
able acceptably to serve them, ungratefully dropped 
him, and nominated James Buchanan to succeed him. 

On the 4th of March, 1857, President Pierce re- 
tired to his home in Concord. Of three children, two 
had died, and his only surviving child had been 
killed before his eyes by a railroad accident ; and his 
wife, one of the most estimable and accomplished of 
ladies, was rapidly sinking in consumption. The 
hour of dreadful gloom soon came, and he was left 
alone in the world, without wife or child. 

When the terrible Rebellion burst forth, which di- 
vided our country into two parties, and two only, Mr. 
Pierce remained steadfast in the principles which he 
had always cherished, and gave his sympathies to 
that pro-slavery party with which he had ever been 
allied. He declined to do anything, either by voice 
or pen, to strengthen the hand of the National Gov- 
ernment. He continued to reside in Concord until 
the time of his death, which occurred in October, 
1869. He was one of the most genial and social of 
men, an honored communicant of the Episcopal 
Church, and one of the kindest of neighbors. Gen- 
erous to a fault, he contributed liberally for the al- 
leviation of suffering and want, and many of his towns- 
people were often gladened by his mater'al bounty. 




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AMES BUCHANAN, the fit- 
.tecnth President of the United 
Stitcs, WIS born in a small 
tiontiei town, at the foot of the 
eastern ridge of the AUegha- 
nies, HI Franklin Co., Penn., on 
the 23d of \pril, 1791. The place 
where the humble cabin of his 
father stuod was called Stony 
Batter. It was a wild and ro- 
mantic spot in a gorge of the moun- 
tains, with towering summits rising 
grandly all around. His father 
was a r.ative of the north of Ireland ; 
a poor man, who had emigrated in 
j 1783, with little property save his 

own strong arms. Five years afterwards he married 
Elizabeth Spear, the daughter of a respectable farmer, 
and, with his young bride, plunged into the wilder- 
ness, staked his claim, reared his log-hut, opened a 
clearing with his axe, and settled down there to per- 
form his obscure part in the d-rama of life. In this se- 
cluded home, where James was born, he remained 
for eight years, enjoying but few social or intellectual 
advantages. When James was eight years of age, his 
father removed to the village of Mercersburg, where 
his son was placed at school, and commenced a 
course of study in English, Latin and Greek. His 
l)rogress was rapid, and at the age of fourteen, he 
entered Dickinson College, at Carlisle. Here he de- 
veloped reinarkable talent, and took his stand among 
the first scholars in the institution. His application 
to study was intense, and yet his native powers en- 



abled him to master the most abstruse subjects wi '- 
facility. 

In the year 1809, he graduated with the highesv 
honors of his clasL. He was then eighteen years of 
age; tall and graceful, vigorous in health, fond of 
athletic sport, an unerrnig shot, and enlivened with 
an exuberant flow of animal spirits. He immediately 
commenced tht study of law in the city of Lancaster, 
and was admitted to the bar in 1812, when he was 
but twenty-one years of age. Very rapidly he rose 
in his profession, and at once took undisputed stand 
with the ablest lawyers of the State. When but 
twenty-six yea,rs of age, unaided by counsel, he sue, 
cessfully defended before the State Senate one of the 
judges of the State, who was tried upon articles 01 
impeachment. At the age of thirty it was generally 
admitted that he stood at the head of the bar; and 
there was no lawyer in the State who had a more lu- 
crative practice. 

In 1820, he reluctantly consented to run as a 
candidate for Congress. He was elected, and foi 
ten years he remained amember of the Lower House 
During the vacations of Congress, he occasionally 
tried some important case. In 1S31, he retired 
altogether from the toils of his mofession, having ac- 
quired an ample fortune. 

Gen. Jackson, upon his elevation to the Presidency, 
appointed Mr. Buchanan minister to Russia. Tht 
duties of his mission he performed with ability, wiiicl, 
gave satisfaction to all parties. Upon his return, ii. 
1833, he was elected to a seat in the United Stutes 
Senate. He there met, as his associates, V/ebsier, 
Clay, AV right and Calhoun. He advocated the meas- 
ures proposed by President Jackson, of making repri- 



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sals against France, to enforce the payment of our 
claims against that country; and defended tlie 
course of the President in his unprecedented and 
wholesale removal from ofllce of those who were 
not the supporters of his administration. Upon 
this question he was brought into direct collision 
with Henry Clay, lie also, with voice and vote, ad- 
vocated expunging from the journal of the Senate 
the vote of censure against Gen. Jackson for remov- 
ing the deposits. Earnestly he opposed the aboli- 
tion of slavery in the District of Columbia, and 
urged the prohibition of the circulation of anti- 
slavery documents by the United States mails. 

As to petitions on the subject of slavery, he ad- 
vocated that they should bo respectfully received; 
and that the reply should be returned, that Con- 
gress had no power to legislate upon the subject. 
"Congress," said he, "might as well undertake to 
interfere with slavery under a foreign government 
as in any of the States where it now exists." 

Upon Mr. Polk's accession to the Presidency, Mr. 
Buchanan became Secretary of State, and as such, 
took his share of the responsibility in tlie conduct 
of the Mexican War. Mr. Polk assumed that cross- 
ing the Nueces by the American troops iuto the 
disputed territory was not wrong, but for the Mex- 
icans to cross the Rio Grande into that territory 
was a declaration of war. No candid m.an can read 
with pleasure the account of the course our Gov- 
ernment pursued in that movement. 

Mr. Buchanan identified himself thoroiighly with 
the party devoted to the perpetuation and extension 
of slavery, and brought all the energies of his mind 
to bear against the Wilmot Proviso. He gave his 
cordial approval to the compromise measures of 
1850, which included the fugitive slave law. Mr. 
Pierce, upon his election to the Presidency, hon- 
ored Mr. Buchanan with the mission to England. 

In the year 1856, a nationalDemocratic conven- 
tion nominated IMr. Buchanan for the Presidency. 
The political conflict was one of the most severe 
in which our country h.as ever engaged. All the 
friends of slavery were on one side; all the advo- 
cates of its restriction and final abolition on the 
other. Mr. Fremont, the candidate of the enemies 
of slavery, received 114 electoral votes. I\lr. P.u- 
chanan received 1 74, and was elected. The popular 
vote stood 1,340,G18 for Fremont, 1,224,750 for 
Buchanan. On March 4, 1857, ]Mr. Buchanan was 
inaugurated. 

Mr. Buchanan was far advanced in life. Only 
four 3-ears were wanting to fill up his three-score 
years and ten. His own friends, those with whom 
he had heen allied in political principles .and action 
for yi'-ii-i. wen' seeking the destruction of the Gov- 
ernnu'iii, (Imi ilicx might rear upon the ruins of our 
free iusliluLious a uatiou whose corner-stone should 



be human slavery. In this emergency, Mr. Bu- 
chanan was hopelessly bewildered. He could not, 
with his long-avowed principles, consistently op- 
pose the State-rights party in their assumptions. As 
President of the United States, bound by his oath 
faithfully to administer the laws, he could not, 
without perjury of the grossest kind, unite with 
those endeavoring to overthrow the Republic. Ho 
therefore did nothing. 

The opponents of Mr. Buchanan's administration 
nominated Abraham Lincoln as their standard- 
bearer in the next I'residential canvass. The pro- 
slavery party declared that if he were elected and 
the control of the Government were thus taken from 
their hands they would secede from the Union, tak- 
ing with them as they retired the National Capi- 
tol at Washington and the lion's share of the ter- 
ritory of the United States. 

As the storm increased in violence, the slave- 
holders, claiming the right to secede, and Mr. Bu- 
chanan avowing that Congress had no power to 
prevent it, one of the most pitiable exhibitions of 
governmental imbecility was exhibited the world 
has ever seen. He declared that Congress had no 
power to enforce its laws in any State which had 
withdrawn, or which was attempting to withdraw, 
from the Union. This was not the doctrine of An- 
drew Jackson, when, with his hand vipon his sword- 
hilt, he exclaimed. "The Union must and shall be 
preserved!" 

South Carolina seceded in December, 1860, nearly 
three months before the inauguration of President 
Lincoln. Mr. Buchanan looked on in listless de- 
spair. The rebel flag was raised in Charleston; Ft. 
Sumter was besieged; our forts, navy-yards and 
arsenals were seized; our depots of military stores 
were plundered; and our custom-houses and post- 
ottices were appropriated by the rebels. 

The energy of the rebels and the imbecility of 
our Executive were alike marvelous. The nation 
looked on in agony, waiting for the slow weeks to 
glide away and close the administration, so ter- 
rible in its weakness. At length the long-looked- 
for liour of deliverance came, when Abraham Lin- 
coln was to receive the scepter. 

The administration of President Buchanan was 
certainly the most calamitous our country has ex- 
perienced. His best friends cannot recall it with 
pleasure. And still more deplorable it is for his 
fame, that in that dreadful conflict which rolled its 
billows of flame and blood over our whole land, no 
word came from his lips to indicate his wish that 
our country's banner should triumph over the flag 
of the Rebellion. He died at his Wheatland re- 
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BRAHAM LINCOLN, the 
sixteenth President of tlie 
^United States, was born in 
Hardin Co., Ky., Feb. 12, 
i8og. About the year 1780, a 
man by the name of Abraham 
Lincohi left Virginia with his 
family and moved into the then 
wildsof Kentucky. Only two years 
after this emigration, still a young 
man, while working one day in a 
field, was stealthily approached by 
an Indian andshot dead. His widow 
was left in extreme poverty with five 
little children, three boys and two 
girls. Thomas, the youngest of the 
boys, was four years of age at his 
father's death. This Thomas was 
the father of Abraham Lincoln, the 
President of the United States 
whose name must henceforth fc-ever be enrolled 
with the most prominent in the annals of our world. 
Of course no record has been kept of the life 
of one so lowly as Thomas Lincoln. He was among 
the poorest of the poor. His home was a wretched 
log-cabin; his food the coarsest and the meanest. 
Education he had none; he could never either read 
or write. As soon as he was able to do anything for 
himself, he was compelled to leave the cabin of his 
starving mother, and push out into the world, a friend- 
less, wandering boy, seeking work. He hired him- 
self out, and thus spent the whole of his youth as a 
Ziborer in the fields of others. 

When twenty-eight years of age he buill a log- 
(:al.>in of his own, and married Nancy Hanks, the 
daughter of another family of poor Kentucky emi- 
grants, who had also come from Virginia. Their 
second child was Abraham Lincoln, the subject of 
this sketch. The mother of Abraham was a noble 
woman, gentle, loving, pensive, created to adorn 
a palace, doomed to toil and pine, and die in a hovel. 
"All that I am, or hope to be," exclaims the grate- 
ful son " I owe to my angel-mother. " 

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cabin and small farm, and moved to Indiana. Whci" 
two years later his mother died. 

Abrah im soon bei ame the scribe of the uneducated 
comnuunt) around him. He could not have had a 
better school than this to teach him to put thoughts 
into words. He also became an eager reader. The 
books he could obtain were few ; but these he "ead 
and re-read until they were almost committfi tc 
memory. 

As the years rolled on, the lot of this lowly fareilj 
was the usual lot of humanity. There were joys and 
griefs, weddings and funerals. Abraham's sistfx 
Sarah, to whom he was tenderly attached, was mai 
ried when a chil-d of but fourteen years of age, and 
soon died. The family was gradually scattered. Mr 
Thomas Lincoln sold out his sipiatter's claim ''n 1830 
and emigrated to Macon Co., 111. 

Abraham Lincoln was then twenty-one years of age^ 
With vigorous hands he aided his father in rearing 
another log-cabin- Abraham worked diligently at this 
until he saw the famil\- comfortably settled, and theii 
small lot of enclosed i)rairie planted with corn, when 
he announced to his father his intention to leave 
home, and to go out into the woild and seek his for- 
tune. Little did he or his friends imagine how bril- 
liant that fortune was to be. He saw the value ol 
education and was intensely earnest to improve his 
mind to the utmost of his power He saw the ruin 
which ardent spirits were causing, and became 
strictly temperate; refusing to allow a drop of intoxi- 
cating liquor to pass his lips. And he had read in 
God's word, "Thou shalt not take the name of the. 
Lord thy God in ' a.. ;" and a profane ex|)ression ha 
wasi never heard to utter. Religion he revered. His 
morals were pure, and he was uncontaminated by a 
single vice. 

Young Abraham worked for a time as a -hired laborei 
among the farmers. Then he went to Springfield 
where he was employed in building a large flat-boat 
In this he took a herd of swine, floated them dowi 
the Sangamon to the Illinois, and thence by the Mia 
sissippi to New Orleans. Whatever Abraham \Kw 
coin undertook, he performed so faithfully as to givi. 
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ture his employers were so well pleased, that upon 
his return they placed a store and uiill under his care. 

In 1832, at the outbreak of the Black Hawk war, he 
enhsted and was chosen captain of a company. He 
returned to Sangamon County, and although only 23 
years of age, was a candidate for the Legislature, but 
was defeated. He soon after received from Andrew 
Jackson the appointmentof Postmaster of New Salem, 
His only post-office was his hat. All the letters he 
received he carried there ready to deliver to those 
he chanced to meet. He studied surveying, and soon 
made this his business. In 1834 he again became a 
candidate for the Legislature, and was elected. Mr. 
Stuart, of Springfield, advised him to study law. He 
walked from New Salem to Springfield, borrowed of 
Mr. Stuart a load of books, carried them back and 
began his legal studies. When the Legislature as- 
sembled he trudged on foot with his pack on his back 
one hundred miles to Vandalia, then the capital. In 
1836 he was re-elected to the Legislature. Here it 
was he first met Stephen A. Douglas. In r839 he re- 
moved to Springfield and began the practice of law. 
His success with the jury was so great that he was 
coon engaged in almost every noted case in the circuit. 

In 1854 the great discussion began between Mr. 
Lincoln and Mr. Douglas, on the slavery question. 
In the organization of the Republican party in Illinois, 
in 1856, he took an active part, and at once became 
one of the leaders in that party. Mr. Lincoln's 
speeches in opposition to Senator Douglas in the con- 
test in 1858 for a seat in the Senate, form a most 
notable part of his history. The issue was on the 
slavery question, and he took the broad ground of 
ihe Declaration of Independence, that all men are 
created equal. Mr. Lincoln was defeated in this con- 
test, but won a far higher prize. 

The great Republican Convention met at Chicago 
on the i6th of June, i860. The delegates and 
strangers who crowded the city amounted to twenty- 
five thousand. An immense building called "The 
Wigwam," was reared to accommodate the Conven- 
tion. There were eleven candidates for whom votes 
were thrown. William H. Seward, a man whose fame 
as a statesman had long filled the land, was the most 
orominent. It was generally supposed he would be 
the nominee. Abraham Lincoln, however, received 
the nomination on the third ballot. Little did he then 
dream of the weary years of toil and care, and the 
bloody death, to which that nomination doomed him : 
jind aslittle did he dream that he was to render services 
to his country, which would fi.x upon him the eyes of 
the whole civilized world, and which would give him 
a place in the affections of his countrymen, second 
tnly, if second, to that of Washington. 

Election day came and Mr. Lincoln received 180 
electoral votes out of 203 cast, and was, therefore, 
constitutionally elected President of the United States. 
The tirade of abuse that was poured upon this good 



and merciful man, especially by the slaveholders, was 
greater than upon any other man ever elected to this 
high position. In February, 1861, Mr. Lincoln started 
for Washington, stopping in all the large cities on his 
way making speeches. The whole journey was froughi 
with much danger. Many of the Southern States had 
already seceded, and several attempts at assassination 
were afterwards brought to light. A gang in Balti- 
more had arranged, upon his arrival to" get \.\\> a row," 
and in the confusion to make sure of his death with 
revolvers and hand-grenades. A detective unravelled 
the plot. A secret and special train was p-ovided to 
take him from Harrisburg, through Baltimcre, at an 
unexpected hour of the night. The train s^<lrted at 
half-past ten ; and to prevent any possible communi- 
cation on the part ot the Secessionists with their Con- 
federate gang in Baltimore, as soon as the train haa 
started the telegraph-wires were cut. Mr. Lincoln 
reached Washington in safety and was inaugurated, 
although great anxiety was felt by all loyal people 

In the selection of his cabinet Mr. Lincoln gave 
to Mr. Seward the Department of State, and to other 
prominent opponents before the convention he gave 
important positions. 

During no other administration have the duties 
devolving upon the President been so manifold, and 
the responsibilities so great, as those which fell to 
the lot of President Lincoln. Knowing this, and 
feeling his own weakness and inability to meet, and in 
his own strength to cope with, the difficulties, he 
learned early to seek Divine wisdom and guidance in 
determining his plans, and Divine comfort in all his 
trials, both personal and national. Contrary to his 
own estimate of himself, Mr. Lincoln was one of the 
most courageous of men. He went directly into the 
rebel capital just as the retreating foe was leaving, 
with no guard but a few sailors. From the time he 
had left Springfield, in 1861, however, plans had been 
made for his assassination, and he at last fell a victim 
to one of them. April 14, 1865, he, with Gen. Grant, 
was urgently invited to attend Fords' Theater, It 
was announced that they would be present. Gen. 
Grant, however, left the city. President Lincoln, feel- 
ing, wiiii his characteristic kindliness of heart, that 
it would be a disapix)intment if he should fail them, 
very reluctantly consented to go. While listening to 
the play an actor by the name of John Wilkes Booth 
entered the box where the President and family were 
seated, and fired a bullet into his brains. He died the 
next morning at seven o'clock. 

Never before, in the history of the world was a nation 
plunged into such deep grief by the death of its ruler. 
Strong men met in the streets and wept in speechless 
anguish. It is not too much to say that a nation was 
in tears. His was a life which will fitly become a 
model. His name as tlie savior of his country will 
live with that of Washington's, ils father; hiscountry- 
mcr. being unable to decide whi. K is t^e ercatcr. 




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SEVENTEENTH PRESIDRMT. 





NDREW JOHNSON, seven- 
teenth President of the United 
States. The early life of 
Andrew Johnson contains but 
the record of poverty, destitu- 
tion and friendlessness. He 
was born December 29, 1808, 
in Raleigh, N. C. His parents, 
belonging to the class of the 
"poor whites " of the South, were 
in such circumstances, that they 
could not oonfsr zvei\ the slight- 
est advantages of education upon 
their child. When Andrew was five 
I years of age, his father accidentally 
ioit his life while herorically endeavoring to save a 
friend from drowning. 'Jniil ten years of age, Andrew 
was a ragged boy about the streets, supported by "the 
labor of his mother, who obtained her living with 
her own hands. 

He then, having never attended a school one day, 
and being unable either to read or write, was ap- 
prenticed to a tailor in his native town. A gentleman 
was in the habit of going to the tailor's shop occasion- 
ally, and reading to the boys at work there. He often 
read from the speeches of distinguished British states- 
men. Andrew, who was endowed with a mind of more 
than ordinary native ability, became much interested 
in these speeches; his ambition was roused, and he 
was inspired with a strong desire to learn to read. 

He accordingly applied himself to the alphabet, and 
with the assistance of some of his fellow-workmen, 
learned his letters. He then called upon the gentle- 
man to borrow the book of speeches. The owner, 



pleased with his zeal, not only gave him the boot, 
but assisted him in learning to combine the letters 
into words. Under such difficulties he pressed 01. 
ward laboriously, spending usually ten or twelve hours 
at work in the shop, and then robbing himself of rest 
and recreation to devote such time »s he could to 
reading. 

He went to Tennessee in 1826, and located at 
Greenville, where he married a young lady, who pos 
sessed some education. Under her instructions he 
learned to write and cipher. He became prominent 
in the village debating society, and a favorite witk 
the students of Greenville College. In 1828, he or- 
ganized a working man's party, which elected him 
aldennan, and in 1830 elected him mayor, which 
position he held three years. 

He now began to take a lively interest in political 
affairs ; identifying himself with the working-classes, 
to which he belonged. In 1835, he was elected a 
member of the House of Representatives of Tennes- 
see. He was then just twenty-seven years of age. 
He became a very acrive member of the legislature 
gave his adhesion to the Democratic party, and in 
1840 "stumped the State," advocating Martin Van 
Buren's claims to the Presidency, in opposition to thosv 
of Gen. Harrison. In this campaign he acquired much 
readiness as a speaker, and extended and increased 
his reputation. 

In i84r, he was elected State Senator; in 1843, he 
was elected a member of Congress, and by successive 
elections, held that important post for ten years. In 
1853, he was elected Governor of Tennessee, and 
was re-elected in t8s5. In all these responsible posi- 
tions, he ditchwrged his duties with distinguished abtV 



ANDREW JOHNSON. 



ity, and proved himself the warm friend of the work- 
ing classes. In 1857, Mr. Johnson was elected 
United States Senator. 

Years before, in 1845, he had warmly advocated 
the annexation of Texas, stating however, as his 
reason, that he thought this annexation would prob- 
fibly prove " to be the gateway out of which the sable 
sons of Africa are to pass from bondage to freedom, 
^nd become merged in a population congenial to 
themselves." In 1850, he also supported the com- 
promise measures, the two essential features of which 
were, that the white people of the Territories should 
oe permitted to decide for themselves whether they 
would enslave the colored people or not, and that 
the free States of the North should return to the 
South persons who attempted to escape from slavery. 

Mr. Johnson was neverashamedof his lowly origin: 
on the contrary, he often took pride in avowing that 
he owed his distinction to his own exertions. "Sir," 
said he on the floor of the Senate, " I do not forget 
that I am a mechanic ; neither do I forget that Adam 
was a tailor and sewed fig-leaves, and that our Sav- 
ior was the son of a carpenter." 

In the Charleston-Baltimore convention of i8t^, ne 
.«ras the choice of the Tennessee Democrats for the 
Presidency. In 1861, when the purpose of the South- 
ern Democracy became apparent, he took a decided 
?tand in favor of the Union, and held that " slavery 
must be held subordinate to the Union at whatever 
cost." He returned to Tennessee, and repeatedly 
imperiled his own life to protect the Unionists of 
Tennesee. Tennessee having seceded from the 
Union, President Lincoln, on March 4th, 1862, ap- 
pointed him Mihtary Governor of the State, and he 
established the most stringent military rule. His 
numerous proclamations attracted wide attention. In 

1864, he was elected Vice-President of the United 
States, and upon the death of Mr. Lincoln, April 15, 

1865, became President. In a speech two days later 
he said, " The American people must be taught, if 
they do not already feel, that treason is a crime and 
must be punished ; that the Government will not 
always beai with its enemies ; that it is strong not 
only to protect, but to punish. * * The people 
must understand that it (treason) is the blackest of 
crimes, and will surely be punished." Yet his whole 
administration, the history of which is so well known, 
WM in utter ioijonsistency with, and the most violent 



opposition to, the principles laid down in that speech. 

In his loose policy of reconstruction and general 
amnesty, he was opposed by Congress ; and he char- 
acterized Congress as a new rebellion, and Jawlesslj 
defied it, in everything possible, to the utmost. In 
the beginnirig of 1868, on account of "high crimes 
and misdemeanors," the principal of which was the 
removal of Secretary Stanton, in violation of the Ten- 
ure of Office Act, articles of impeachment were pre- 
ferred against him, and the trial began March 23. 

It was very tedious, continuing for nearly three 
months. A test article of the impeachment was at 
length submitted to the court for its action. It was 
certain that as the court voted upon that article so 
would it vote upon all. Thirty-four voices pronounced 
the President guilty. As a two-thirds vote was neces- 
sary to his condemnation, he was pronounced ac- 
quitted, notwithstanding the great majority against 
him. The change of one vote from the not guilty 
side would have sustained the impeachment. 

The President, for the remainder of his term, was 
but little regarded. He continued, though impotent!)-, 
his conflict with Congress. His own party did not 
think it expedient to renominate him for the Presi- 
dency. The Nation rallied, with enthusiasm unpar- 
alleled since the days of Washington, around the name 
of Gen. Grant. Andrew Johnson was forgotten. 
The bullet of the assassin introduced him to the 
President's chair. Notwithstanding this, never was 
there presented to a man a better opportunity to im- 
mortalize his name, and to win the gratitude of a 
nation. He failed utterly. He retired to his home 
in Greenville, Tenn., taking no very active part in 
politics until 1875 On Jan. 26, after an exciring 
struggle, he was chosen by the Legislature of Ten- 
nessee, United States Senator in the forty-fourth Con- 
gress, and took his seat in that body, at the special 
session convei^ed by President Grant, on the 5th of 
March. On the 27th of July, 1875, the ex-President 
made a visit to his daughter's home, near Carter 
Station, Tenn. When he started on his journey, he was 
apparently in his usual vigorous health, but on reach- 
ing the residence of his child the following day, was 
stricken with paralysis, rendering him unconscious. 
He rallied occasionally, but finally passed away at 
2 A.M., July 31, aged sixty-seven years. His fun- 
eral was attended at Geenville, on the 3d of August, 
with every demonstration of respects 




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RTGHTEENTH PRBSIDETfT. 





LYSSES S. GRANT, the 

eighteenth President of the 
,/ United States, was born on 
the 29th of April, 1822, of 
Christian parents, in a humble 
home, at Point Pleasant, on the 
banks of the Ohio. Shortly after 
his father moved to George- 
town, Brown Co., O. In this re- 
mote frontier hamlet, Ulysses 
received a common-school edu- 
cation. At the age of seven- 
teen, in the year 1839, he entered 
the Military Academy at West 
Point. Here he was regarded as a 
solid, sensible young man of fair abilities, and of 
sturdy, honest character. He took respectable rank 
as a scholar. In June, 1843, he graduated, about the 
middle in his class, and was sent as lieutenant of in- 
fantry to one of the distant military posts in the Mis- 
souri Territory. Two years he past in these "dreary 
solitudes, watching the vagabond and exasperating 
Indians. 

The war with Mexico came. Lieut. Grant was 
sent with his regiment to Corpus Christi. His first 
battle was at Palo Alto. There was no chance here 
for the exhibition of either skill or heroism, nor at 
Resaca de la Palma, his second battle. At the battle 
of Monterey, his third engagement, it is said that 
he performed a signal service of daring and skillful 
horsemanship. His brigade had exhausted its am- 
munition. A messenger must be sent for more, along 
a route exposed to the bullets of the foe. Lieut. 
Grant, adopting an expedient learned of the Indians, 
grasped the mane of his horse, and hanging upon one 
side of the anip>al, ran the gauntlet in entire safety. 



From Monterey he was sent, with the fourth infantvy, 
to aid Gen. Scott, at the siege of Vera Cruz. In 
preparation for the march to the city of Mexico, he 
was appointed quartermaster of his regiment. At the 
battle of Molino del Rey, he was promoted to a 
first lieutenancy, and was brevetted captain at Cha- 
pultepec. 

At the close of the Mexican War, Capt. Grant re- 
turned with his regiment to New York, and was again 
sent to one of the military posts on the frontier. The 
discovery of gold in California causing an immense 
tide of emigration to flow to the Pacific sho'res, Capt. 
Grant was sent with a battalion to Fort Dallas, in 
Oregon, for the protection of the interests of the im- 
migrants. Life was wearisome in those wilds. Capt. 
Grant resigned his commission and returned to the 
States; and having married, entered upon the cultiva- 
tion of a small farm near St. Louis, Mo. He had but 
little skill as a farmer. Finding his toil not re- 
munerative, he turned to mercanrile life, entering into 
the leather business, with a younger brother, at Ga- 
lena, 111. This was in the year i860. As the tidings 
of the rebels firing on Fort Sumpter reached the ears 
of Capt. Grant in his counting-room, he said, — 
"Uncle Sam has educated me for the army, though 
I have served him through one war, I do not feel that 
I have yet repaid the debt. I am still ready to discharge 
my obligations. I shall therefore buckle on my iword 
and see Uncle Sam through this war too." 

He went into the streets, raised a company of vol- 
unteers, and led them as their captain to Springfield, 
the capital of the State, where their services were 
off"ered to Gov. Yates. The Governor, impressed by 
the zeal and straightforward executive ability of Capt. , 
Grant, gave him a desk in his office, to assist in thej 
volunteer organization that was being formed in the 
State in behalf of the Government. On the i;'*i of 



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ULYSSES S: GRANT. 



June, 1 86 1, Capt. Grant received a commission as 
Colonel of the Twenty-first Regiment of Illinois Vol- 
unteers. His merits as a West Point graduate, who 
had served for 15 years in the regular army, were such 
that he was soon promoted to the rank of Brigadier- 
(General and was placed in command at Cairo. The 
jrebels raised their banner at Paducah, near the mouth 
of the Tennessee River. Scarcely had its folds ap- 
peared in the breeze ere Gen. Grant was there. The 
rebels fled. Their banner fell, and the star and 
stripes were unfurled in its stead. 

He entered the service with great determination 
and immediately began active duty. This was the be- 
ginning, and until the surrender of Lee at Richmond 
he was ever pushing the enemy with great vigor and 
effectiveness. At Belmont, a few days later, he sur- 
prised and routed the rebels, then at Fort Henry 
won another victory. Then came the brilliant fight 
at Fort Donelson. The nation was electrified by the 
victory, and the brave leader of the boys in blue was 
immediately made a Major-General, and the military 
Jistrict of Tennessee was assigned to him. 

Like all great captains. Gen. Grant knew well how 
to secure the results of victory. He immediately 
■pushed on to the enemies' lines. Then came the 
terrible battles of Pittsburg Landing, Corinth, and the 
siege of Vicksburg, where Gen. Pemberton made an 
unconditional surrender of the city with over thirty 
thousand men and one-hundred and seventy-two can- 
non. The fall of Vicksburg was by far the most 
severe blow which the rebels had thus far encountered, 
and opened up the Mississippi from Cairo to the Gulf. 

Gen. Grant was next ordered to co-operate with 
Gen. Banks in a movement upon Texas, and pro- 
ceeded to New Orleans, where he was thrown from 
his horse, and received severe injuries, from which he 
was laid up for months. He then rushed to the aid 
i»f Gens. Rosecrans and Thomas at Chattanooga, and 
by a wonderful series of strategic and technical meas- 
ures put tlie Union Army in fighting condition. Then 
followed the bloody battles at Chattanooga, Lookout 
Mountain and Missionary Ridge, in which the rebels 
were routed with great loss. This won for him un- 
bounded praise in the North. On the 4th of Febru- 
ary, 1864, Congress revived the grade of lieutenant- 
general, and the rank was conferred on Gen. Grant. 
He repaired to Washington to receive his credentials 
and enter upon \hp duties of his new office 



Gen. Grant decided as soon as he took charge of 
the army to concentrate the widely-dispersed National 
troops for an attack upon Richmond, the nominal 
capital of the Rebellion, and endeavor there to de- 
stroy the rebel armies which would be promptly as- 
sembled from all quarters for its defence. The whole 
continent seemed to tremble under the tramp of these 
majestic armies, rushing to the decisive battle field. 
Steamers were crowded with troops. Railway trains 
were burdened with closely packed thousands. His 
plans were comprehensive and involved a series of 
campaigns, which were executed with remarkable en- 
ergy and ability, and were consummated at the sur- 
render of Lee, April 9, 1865. 

The war was ended. The Union was saved. The 
almost unanimous voice of the Nation declared Gen. 
Grant to be the most prominent instrument in its sal- 
vation. The eminent services he had thus rendered 
the country brought him conspicuously forward as the 
Republican candidate for the Presidential chair. 

At the Republican Convention held at Chicago. 
May 21, 1868, he was unanimously nominated for the 
Presidency, and at the autumn election received a 
majority of the popular vote, and 214 out of 294 
electoral votes. 

The National Convention of the Republican party 
which met at Philadelphia on the 5th of June, 1872, 
placed Gen. Grant in nomination for a second term 
by a unanimous vote. The selection was emphati- 
cally indorsed by the people five months later, 292 
electoral votes being cast for him. 

Soon after the close of his second term. Gen. Grant 
started upon his famous trip around the world. He 
visited almost every country of the civilized world, 
and was everywhere received with such ovations 
and demonstrations of respect and honor, private 
as well as public and official, as were nev.er before 
bestowed upon any citizen of the United States. 

He was the most prominent candidate before the 
Republican National Convention in 1880 for a re- 
nomination for President. He went to New York and 
embarked in the brokerage business under the firm 
nameof Grant & Ward. The latter proved a villain, 
wrecked Grant's fortune, and for larceny was sent to 
the penitenriary. The General was attacked with 
cancer in the throat, but suffered in his stoic-like 
manner, never complaining. He was re-instated as 
General of the Army and retired by Congress. The 
cancer soon finished its deadly work, and July 23, 
1885, the nation went in mourning over the death of 
the illustrious General. 




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NINETEENTH PRESIDENT. 




HilJTlISBJr®MD B. MmT^ES, 





UTHERFORD B. HAYES, 
the nineteenth President of 
the United States, was born in 
Delaware, O., Oct. 4, 1822, al- 
most three months after the 
death of his father, Rutherford 
Hayes. His ancestry on both 
the paternal and maternal sides, 
was of the most honorable char- 
acter. It can be traced, it is said, 
as far back as 1280, when Hayes and 
Rutherford were two Scottish chief- 
tains, fighting side by side with 
fBaliol, William Wallace and Robert 
Bruce. Both families belonged to the 
nobility, owned extensive estates, 
' and had a large following. Misfor- 
tane overtaking the family, George Hayes left Scot- 
land in 1680, and settled in Windsor, Conn. His son 
George was born in Windsor, and remained there 
during his life. Daniel Hayes, son of the latter, mar- 
ried Sarah Lee, and lived from the time of his mar- 
riage until his death in Simsbury, Conn. Ezekiel, 
son of Daniel, was born in 1724, and was a manufac- 
turer of scythes at Bradford, Conn. Rutherford Hayes, 
son of Ezekiel ai/d grandfather of President Hayes, was 
bom in New Haven, in August, 1756. He was a farmer, 
blacksmith and tavern-keeper. He emigrated to 
Vermont at an unknown date, settling in Brattleboro, 
where he established a hotel. Here his son Ruth- 
erford Hayes the father of President Hayes, was 



born. He was married, in September, 1813, to Sophia 
Birchard, of Wilmington, Vt., whose ancestors emi- 
grated thither from Connecticut, they having been 
among the wealthiest and best famlies of Norwich. 
Her ancestry on the male side are traced back 10 
1635, to John Birchard, one of the principal founders 
of Norwich. Both of her grandfathers were soldiers 
in the Revolutionary War. 

The father of President Hayes was an industrious 
frugal and opened-hearted man. He was of a me 
chanical turn, and could mend a plow, knit a stocks 
ing, or do almost anything else that he choose to 
undertake. He was a member of the Church, active 
in all the benevolent enterprises of the town, and con- 
ducted his business on Christian principles. After 
the close of the war of 1812, for reasons inexplicable 
to his neighbors, he resolved to emigrate to Ohio. 

The journey from Vermont to Ohio in that day 
when there were no canals, steamers, nor railways. 
was a very serious affair. A tour of inspection was 
first made, occupying four months. Mr. Hayes deter 
mined to move to Delaware, where the family arrived 
in 1817. He died July 22, 1822, a victim of malarial 
fever, less than three months before the birth of the 
son, of whom we now write. Mrs. Hayes, in her sore be- 
reavement, found the support she so much needed in 
her brother Sardis, who had been a member of the 
household from the day of its departure from Ver 
mont, and in an orphan girl whom she had adopted 
some time before as an act of charity. 

Mrs. Hayes at this period was very weak, and the 



RUTHERFORD B. HA YES. 



subject of this sketch was so feeble at birth that he 
was not expected to live beyond a month or two at 
most. As the months went by he grew weaker and 
weaker, so that the neighbors were in the habit of in- 
quiring from time to time " if Mrs. Hayes' baby died 
last night." On one occasion a neighbor, who was on 
'familiar terms with the family, after alluding to the 
boy's big head, and the mother's assiduous care of 
him, said in a bantering way, " That's right ! Stick to 
him. You have got him along so far, and I shouldn't 
wonder if he would really come to something yet." 

" You need not laugh," said Mrs. Hayes. " You 
ivait and see. You can't tell but I shall make him 
President of the United States yet." The boy lived, 
in spite of the universal predictions of his speedy 
death; and when, in 1825, his older brother was 
drowned, he became, if possible, still dearer to his 
mother. 

The boy was seven years old before he w<;nt to 
school. His education, however, was not neglected. 
He probably learned as much from his mother and 
sister as he would have done at school. His sports 
were almost wholly within doors, his playmates being 
his sister and her associates. These circumstances 
tended, no doubt, to foster that gentleness of dispo- 
sition, and that delicate consideration for the feelings 
of others, which are marked traits of his character. 

His uncle Sardis Birchard took the deepest interest 
tin his education ; and as the boy's health had im- 
proved, and he was making good progress in his 
studies, he proposed to send him to college. His pre- 
paration commenced with a tutor at home; bit he 
was afterwards sent for one year to a professor in the 
Wesleyan University, in Middletown, Conn. He en- 
tered Kenyon College in 1838, at the age of sixteen, 
and was graduated at the head of his class in 1842. 

Inmiediately after his graduation he began the 
study of law in the office of Thomas Sparrow, Esq., 
in Columbus. Finding his opportunities for study in 
Columbus somewhat limited, he determined to enter 
the Law School at Cambridge, Mass., where he re- 
mained two years. 

In 1845, after graduatmg at the Law School, he was 
admitted to the bar at Marietta, Ohio, and shortly 
afterward went into practice as an attorn ey-at-law 
with Ralph P. Buckland, of Fremont. Here he re- 
mained three years, acquiring but a limited practice, 
and apparently unambitious of distinction in his pro- 
fession. 

\n 1849 he rndved to Cincinnati, where his ambi- 
tion found a new stimulus. For several years, how- 
ever, his progress was slow. Two events, occurring at 
^his period, had a powerful influence upon his subse- 
quent '.ife. One of these was his marrage with Miss 
Lucy Ware Webb, daughter of Dr. James Webb, of 
Chilicothe; the other was his introduction to the Cin- 
cinnati Literary Club, a body embracing among its 
members such men as'^hief Justice Salmon.i;ji^t^e, 



Gen. John Pope, Gov. Edward F. Noyes, and many 
others hardly less distinguished in after life. The 
marriage was a fortunate one in every respect, as 
everybody knows. Not one of all the wives of our 
Presidents was more universally admired, reverenced 
and beloved than was Mrs. Hayes, and no one did 
more than she to reflect honor upon American woman- 
hood. The Literary Club brought Mr. Hayes into 
constant association with young men of high char- 
acter and noble aims, and lured him to display the 
qualities so long hidden by his bashfulness and 
modesty. 

In 1856 he was nominated to the office of Judge of 
the Court of Common Pleas; but he declined to ac. 
cept the nomination. Two years later, the office oj 
city solicitor becoming vacant, the City Council 
elected him for the unexpired term. 

In 1 86 1, when the Rebellion broke out, he was at 
the zenith of his professional 'if,. His rank at the 
bar was among tlie the first. But the news of the 
attack on Fort Sumpter found him eager to take md 
arms for the defense of his country. 

His military record was bright and illustrious. In 
October, 1861, he was made Lieutenant-Colonel, and 
in August, 1862, promoted Colonel of the 79th Ohio 
regiment, but he refused to leave his old comrades 
and go among strangers. Subsequently, however, he 
was made Colonel of his old regiment. At the battle 
of South Mountain he received a wound, and while 
faint and bleeding displayed courage and fortitude 
that won admiration from all. 

Col. Hayes was detached from his regiment, after 
his recovery, to act as Brigadier-General, and placed 
in command of the celebrated Kanawha division, 
and for gallant and meritorious services in the battles 
of Winchester, Fisher's Hill and Cedar Creek, he was 
promoted Brigadier-General. He was also brevetted 
Major-General, "for gallant and distinguished services 
during the campaigns of 1864, in West Virginia." In 
the course of his arduous services, four horses were 
shot from under him, and he was wounded four times. 

In 1864, Gen. Hayes was elected to Congress, from 
the Second Ohio District, whicli had long been Dem- 
ocratic. He was not present during the campaign, 
and after his election was importuned to resign his 
commission in the army ; but he finally declared, " I 
shall never come to Washington until I can come by 
the way of Richmond." He was re-elected in 1866. 

In 1867, Gen Hayes was elected Governor of Ohio, 
over Hon. Allen G. Thurman, a popular Democrat. 
In 1869 was re-elected over George H. Pendleton. 
He was elected Governor for the third term in 1875. 

In 1876 he was the standard bearer of the Repub- 
lican Party in the Presidential contest, and after a 
hard long contest was chosen President, and was in 
augurated Monday, March 5, 1875. He served his 
full term, not, hcwever, with satisfaction to his party, 
but his admiffUtration was an average one 



TiVENTIETH PRESIDENT. 







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AMES A. GARFIELD, twen- 
tieth President of the United 
States, was born Nov. 19, 
1831, in the woods of Orange, 
Cuyahoga Co., O His par- 
ents were Abram and Eliza 
(Ballou) Garfield, both of New 
England ancestry and from fami- 
lies well known in the early his- 
tory of that section of our coun- 
try, but had moved to the Western 
Reserve, in Ohio, early in its settle- 
ment. 

^^ The house in which James A. was 
^ born was not unlike the houses of 
I poor Ohio farmers of that day. It 
JUS about 20 X30 feet, built of logs, with the spaces be- 
tween the logs filled with clay. His father was a 
nard working farmer, and he soon had his fields 
cleared, an orchard planted, and a log barn built. 
The household comprised the father and mother and 
dieir four children — Mehetabel, Tliomas, Mary and 
"ames. In May, 1823^ the father, from a cold con- 
tracted in helping to put out a forest fire, died. At 
diis time James was about eighteen months old, and 
Thomas about ten years old. No one, perhaps, can 
fell how much James was indebted to his brother's 
toil and self-sacrifice during the twenty years suc- 
ceeding his father's death, but undoubtedly very 
much. He now lives in Michigan, and the two sis- 
ters live in Solon, O., near their birthplace. 

The early educational advantages young Garfield 
enjoyed were very limited, yet he made the most of 
them. He labored at farm work for others, did car- 
penter work, chopped wood, or did anything that 
would bring in a few dollars to aid his widowed 
mother in he' struggles to keep the little fanijly to- 



'^gW 



gether. Nor was Gen. Garfield ever ashamed of his 
origin, and he never forgot the friends of his strug- 
gling childhood, youth and manhood, neither did they 
ever forget him. When in the highest seats of honor 
the humblest fiiend of his boyliood was as kindly 
greeted as ever. The poorest laborer was sure of the 
sympathy of one who had known all the bitterness 
of want and the sweetness of bread earned by the 
sweat of the brow. He was ever the simple, plain, 
modest gentleman. 

The highest ambition of young Garfield until hi 
was about sixteen years old was to, be a captain oi 
a vessel on Lake Erie. He was anxious to go aboard 
a vessel, which his mother strongly opposed. She 
finally consented to his going to Cleveland, with th - 
understanding, however, that he should try to obtaii t 
some other kind of employment. He walked all the 
way to Cleveland. This was his first visit to the city 
After making many applications for work, and trying 
to get aboard a lake vessel, and not meeting witji 
success, he engaged as a driver for his cousin, Amos 
Letcher, on the Ohio & Pennsylvania Canal. He re- 
mained at this work but a short time when he wen 
home, and attended the seminary at Chester fo- 
about three years, when he entered Hiram and the 
Eclectic Institute, teaching a few terms of school in 
tlie meantime, and doing other work. This school 
was started by the Disciples of Christ in 1850, o! 
which church he was then a member. He became 
janitor and bell-ringer in order to help pay his way 
He then became both teacher and pupil. He soon 
" exhausted Hiram " and needed more ; hence, in the 
fall of 1854, he entered Williams College, from which 
he graduated in 1856, taking one of the highest ho.,- 
ors of his class. He afterwards returned to Hiram 
College as its President. As above stated, he early 
united with the Christian or Diciples Church at 
Hiram, and was ever after a devoted, zealous mem- 
ber, often preaching in its pulpit and places where 
he happened to be. Dr. Noah Porter, President of 
Yale College, says of him in reference to his religion : 



JAMES A. GARFIELD. 



" President Garfield was more than a man of 
strong moral and religious convictions. His whole 
history, from boyhood to the last, shows that duty to 
man and to God, and devotion to Christ and life and 
faith and- spiritual commission were controlling springs 
of his being, and to a more than usual degree. In 
my judgment there is no more interesting feature of 
his character than his loyal allegiance to the body of 
Christians in which he was trained, and the fervent 
sympathy which he ever showed in their Christian 
communion. Not many of the few 'wise and mighty 
and noble who are called ' show a similar loyalty to 
the less stately and cultured Christian comnmnions 
in which they have been reared. Too often it is true 
that as they step upward in social and political sig- 
nificance they step upward from one degree to 
another in some of the many types of fashionable 
Christianity. President Garfield adhered to the 
church of his mother, the church in which he was 
trained, and in which he served as a pillar and an 
evangelist, and yet with the largest and most unsec- 
tarian charity for all 'who loveour Lord in sincerity.'" 

Mr. Garfield was united in marriage with Miss 
Lucretia Rudolph, Nov. ii, 1858, who proved herself 
worthy as the wife of one whom all the world loved and 
mourned. To them were born seven children, five of 
whom are still living, four boys and one girl. 

Mr. Garfield made his first political speeches in 1856, 
"in Hiram and the neighboring villages, and three 
years later he began to speak at county mass-meet- 
ings, and became the favorite speaker wherever he 
was. During this year he was elected to the Ohio 
Senate. He also began to study law at Cleveland, 
and in T86r was admitted to the bar. The great 
Rebellion broke out in the early part of this year, 
and Mr. Garfield at once resolved to fight as he had 
talked, and enlisted to defend the old flag. He re- 
ceived his commission as Lieut. -Colonel of the Forty- 
second Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Aug. 
14, i86r. He was immediately put into active ser- 
vice, and before he had ever seen a gun fired in action, 
was placed in command of four regiments of infantry 
and eight companies of cavalry, charged with the 
work of driving out of his native State the officer 
'^Humphrey Marshall) reputed to be the ablest of 
those, not educated to war whom Kentucky had given 
to the Rebellion. This work was bravely and speed- 
ily accomplished, although against great odds. Pres- 
ident Lincoln, on his success commissioned him 
Brigadier-General, Jan. 10, 1862; and as "he had 
been the youngest man in the Ohio Senate two years 
before, so now he was the youngest General in the 
■army." He was with Gen. Buell's army at Shiloh, 
in itsoperations around Corinth and its march through 
Alabama. He was then detailed as a member of the 
General Court-Martial for the trial of Gen. Fitz-John 
Porter. He was then ordered to report to Gen. Rose- 
crans, and was assigned to the "Chief of Staff." 

The military lu'story of Gen. Garfield closed with 



his brilliant services at Chickamauga, where he woo 

the stars of the Major-General. 

Without an effort on his part Ge» Garfield wa« 
elected to Congress in the fall of 1862 from the 
Nineteenth District of Ohio. This section of Ohio 
had been represented in Congress for sixty year* 
mainly by two men — Elisha Whittlesey and Joshuv 
R. Giddings. It was not without a struggle that he 
resigned his place in the army. At the time he en- 
tered Congress he was the youngest member in that 
body. There he remained by successive re- 
elections until he was elected President in 1880. 
Of his labors in Congress Senator Hoar says : " Since 
the year r864 you qannot think of a question which 
has been debated in Congress, or discussed before & 
tribunel of the American people, in regard to whict 
you will not find, if you wish instruction, the argu- 
ment on one side stated, in almost every instance 
better than by anybody else, in some speech made in 
the House of Representatives or on the hustings by 
Mr. Garfield." 

Uix)n Jan. 14, 1880, Gen. Garfield was elected to 
the U. S. Senate, and on the eighth of June, of the 
same year, was nominated as the candidate of his 
party for President at the great Chicago Convention. 
He was elected in the following November, and on 
March 4, 1881, was inaugurated. Probably no ad- 
ministration ever opened its existence under brighter 
auspices than that of President Garfield, and every 
day it grew in favor with the people, and by the first 
of July he had completed all the initiatory and pre- 
liminary work of his administration and was prepar- 
ing to leave the city to meet his friends at Williams 
College. While on his way and at the depot, in com- 
pany with Secretary Blaine, a man stepped behind 
him, drew a revolver, and fired direcdy at his back. 
The President tottered and fell, and as he did so the 
assassin fired a second shot, the bullet cutting the 
left coat sleeve of his victim, but inflicting no farther 
injury. It has been very truthfully said that this was 
" the shot that was heard round the world " Never 
before in the history of the Nation had anything oc- 
curred which so nearly froze the blood of the people 
for the moment, as this awful deed. He was smit- 
ten on the brightest, gladdest day of all his life, and 
was at the summit of his power and hope. For eighty 
days, all during the hot months of July and August, 
he lingered and suffered. He, however, remained 
master of himself till the last, and by his magnificent 
bearing was teaching the country and the world the 
noblest of human lessons — how to live grandly in the 
very clutch of death. Great in life, he was surpass- 
ingly great in death. He passed serenely away Sept. 
19, 1883, at Elberon, N. J., on the very bank of the 
ocean, where he had been taken shortly previous. The 
world wept at his death, as it never had done on the 
death of any other man who had ever lived upon it. 
The murderer was duly tried, found guilty and exe- 
cuted, in one year after he committed the foal de«d. 




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HESTER A. ARTHUR, 

twenty-first Presi^cui of the 

United States, was bom in 

Franklin Courty, Vermont, on 

the fifthofOdober, 1830, andis 

the oldest of a family of two 

sons and five daughters. His 

father was the Rev. Dr. William 

Arthur, a Baptist d'.rgyman, who 

emigrated to tb'.s country from 

the county Antnm, Ireland, in 

his 18th year, and died in 1875, in 

Newtonville, neai Albany, after a 

long and successful ministry. 

Young Arthur was educated at 
Union College, S( henectady, where 
he excelled in all his studies. Af- 
ter his graduation he taught school 
in Vermont for two years, and at 
the expiration of that time came to 
New York, with $500 in his pocket, 
and entered the office of ex- Judge 
E. D. Culver as student. After~ 
I being admitted to the bar he formed 
a partnership with his intimate friend and room-mate, 
Henry D. Gardiner, with the intention of practicing 
in the West, and for three months they roamed abput 
in the Western States in search of an eligible site, 
but in the end returned to New York, where they 
hung out their shingle, and entered upon a success- 
ful career almost from the start. General Arthur 
soon afterward n»rr'd the daughter of Lieutenant 



Hemdon, of the United States Navy, who was lo«t at 

sea. Congress voted a gold medal to his widow in 
recognition of the bravery he displayed on that occa- 
sion. Mrs. Arthur died shortly before Mr. Arthur's 
nomination to the Vice Presidency, leaving two 
children. 

Gen. Arthur obtained considerable legal celebrity 
in his first great case, the famous Lemmon suit, 
brought to recover possession of eight slaves who had 
been declared free by Judge Paine, of the Superior 
Court of New York City. It was in 1852 that Jon, 
athan Lemmon, of Virginia, went to New York with 
his slaves, intending to ship them to Texas, when 
they were discovered and freed. The Judge decided 
that they could not be held by the owner under the 
Fugitive Slave Law. A howl of rage went up from 
the South, and the Virginia Legislature authorized th« 
Attorney General of that State to assist in an appeal. 
Wm. M. Evarts and Chester A. Arthur were employed 
to represent the People, and they won their case, 
which then went to the Supreme Court of the United 
States. Charles O'Conor here espoused the cause 
of the slave-holders, but he too was beaten by Messrs 
Evarts and Arthur, and a long step was taken toward 
the emancipation of the black race. 

Another great service was rendered by General 
Arthur in the same cause in 1856. Lizzie Jennings, 
a respectable colored woman, was put off a Fourth 
Avenue car with violence after she had paid her fare. 
General Arthur sued on her behalf, and secured a 
verdict of $500 damages. The next day the compa- 
ny issued an order to admit colored persons to ride 
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followed their example. Before that the Sixth Ave- 
nue Com|)any ran a few special cars for colored per- 
sons and the other lines refused to let them ride at all. 

General Arthur was a delegate to the Convention 
at Saratoga that founded the Republican party. 
Previous to the war he was Judge-Advocate of the 
Second Brigade of the State of New York, and Gov- 
ernor Morgan, of that State, apix)inted hun Engineer- 
in-Chief of his staff. In i86i, he was made Inspec- 
tor General, and soon afterward became Quartermas- 
ter-General. In each of these offices he rendered 
great service to the Government during the war. At 
the end of Governor Morgan's term he resumed the 
practice of the law, forming a partnership with Mr. 
Ransom, and then Mr. Phelps, the District Attorney 
of New York, was added to the firm. The legal prac- 
tice of this well-known firm was very large and lucra- 
tive, each of the gentlemen composing it were able 
lawyers, and possessed a splendid local reputation, if 
not indeed one of national extent. 

He always took a leading part in State and city 
politics. He was appointed Collector of the Port of 
New York by President Grant, Nov. 21 1872, to suc- 
ceed Thomas Murphy, and held the office until July, 
20, 1878, when he was succeeded by Collector Merritt. 

Mr. Arthur was nominated on the Presidential 
ticket, with Gen. James A. Garfield, at the famous 
National Republican Convention held at Chicago in 
June, 18S0. This was perhaps the greatest political 
convention that ever assembled'on the continent. It 
was composed of the hading politicians of the Re- 
publican party, all able men, and each stood firm and 
fought vigorously and with signal tenacity for their 
respective candidates that were before the conven- 
tion for the nomination. Finally Gen. Garfield re- 
ceived the nomination for President and Gen. Arthur 
for Vice-President. The campaign which followed 
was one of the most animated known in the history of 
our country. Gen. Hancock, the standard-bearer of 
the Democratic party, was a popular man, and his 
party made a valiant fight for his election. 

Finally the election came and the country's choice 
,vas Garfield and Arthur. They were inaugurated 
>vlarch 4, i88i, as President and Vice-President. 
\ few months only had passed ere the newly chosen 
President was the victim of the assassin's bullet. Then 
came terrible weeks of suffering, — those moments of 
anxious suspense, when the hearts of all civilized na- 



tions were throbbing in unison, longing for the re- 
covery of the noble, the good President. The remark- 
able patience that he manifested during those hours 
and weeks, and even months, of the most terrible suf- 
fering man has often been called upon to endure, was 
seemingly more than human. It was certainly God- 
like. During all this period of deepest anxiety Mr. 
Arthur's every move was watched, and be it said to hi? 
credit that his every action displayed only an earnest 
desire that the suffering Garfield might recover, to 
serve the remainder of the term he had so auspi- 
ciously begun. Not a selfish feeling was manifested 
in deed or look of this man, even though the most 
honored jxisition in the world was at any moment 
likely to fall to him. 

At last God in his mercy relieved President Gar- 
field from further suffering, and the world, as nevei 
before in its history over the death of any othei 
man, wept at his bier. Then it becameMhe duty 0/ 
the Vice President to i.ssume the responsibilities of 
the high office, and he took the oath in New York, 
Sept. 20, 1881. The position was an embarrassing 
one to him, made doubly so from the facts that all 
eyes were on him, anxious to know what he would do, 
what jx)licy he would pursue, and who he would se- 
lect as advisers. The duties of the office had been 
greatly neglected during the President's long illness,' 
and many imix)rtant measures were to be immediately 
decided by him ; and still farther to embarrass him he 
did not fail to realize under what circumstances he 
became President, and knew the feelings of many on 
this point Under these trying circumstances President 
Arthur took the reins of the Government in his own 
hands; and, as embarrassing a^ were the condition of 
affair.' he hapi>ily surprised the nation, acting so 
wisely hat but few criticised lis administration. 
He served the nation well and faithfully, until the 
close of his administration, March 4, 1885, and was 
a popular candidate before his party for a second 
term. His name was ably presented before the con- 
vention at Chicago, and was received with great 
favor, and doubtless but for the personal popularity 
of one of the opposing candidates, he would have 
been selected as the standard-bearer of his party 
for another campaign. He retired to private life car- 
rying with him the best wishes of the American peo- 
ple, wliom he had served in a manner satisfactory 
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TWENTY-SECOND PRESIDF.NT. 





TEPHEN GROVER CLEVE- 
LAND, the twenty- second Pres- 
ident of the United States, was 
born in 1837, in the obscure 
town of Caldwell, Essex Co., 
N. J., and in a little two-and-a- 
half-story white house which is still 
standing, characteristically to mark 
the humble birth-place of one of 
America's great men in striking con- 
trast with the Old World, where all 
men high in office must be high in 
origin and born in the cradle of 
wealth. When the subject -of this 
sketch was three years of age, his 
father, who was a Presbyterian min- 
ister, with a large family and a small salary, moved, 
by way of the Hudson River and Erie Canal, to 
Fayetteville, in search of an increased income and a 
larger field of work. Fayetteville was then the mos.t 
straggling of country villages, about five miles from 
Pompey Hill, where Governor Seymour was born. 

At the last mentioned place young Grover com- 
menced going to school in the " good, old-fashioned 
way," and presumably distinguished himself aftei- the 
manner of all village boys, in doing the things he 
ought not to do. Such is the distinguishing trait of 
»11 geniuses and independent thinkers. When he 
arrived at the age of 14 years, he had outgrown the 
capacity of tha village school and expressed a most 



emphatic desire to be sent to an academy. To thia 

his father decidedly objected. Academies in those 
days cost money; besides, his father wanted him to 
become self-supporting by the quicke^st possible 
means, and this at that time in Fayetteville seemed 
to be a position in a country store, where his father 
and the large family on his hands had considerable 
influence. Grover was to be paid $50 for his services 
the first year, and if he proved trustworthy he was to 
receive $roo the second year. Here the lad com- 
menced his career as salesman, and in two years he 
had earned so good a reputation for trustworthiness 
that his employers desired to retain him for an in- 
definite length of time. Otherwise he did not ex- 
hibit as yet any particular " flashes of genius " or 
eccentricities of talent. He was simply a good boy. 
But instead of remaining with this firm in Fayette- 
ville, he went with the family in their removal to 
Clinton, where he liad an opportunity of attending a 
high school. Here he industriously pursued his 
studies until the family removed with him to a point 
on Black River known as the " Holland Patent," a 
village of 500 or 600 people, 15 miles north of Utica, 
N. Y. At this place his father died, after preaching 
but three Sundays. This event broke up the family, 
and Grover set out for New York City to accept, at a 
small salary, the position of " under-teacher " in ' an 
asylum for the blind. He taught faithfully for two 
years, and although he obtained a good reputation in 
this capacity, he concluded that teaching was not hia 



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calling for life, and, reversing the tradition*! order, 
he left the city to seek his fortune, instead of going 
to a city. He first thought of Cleveland, Ohio, as 
thrre was some charm in that name for him; but 
before proceeding to that place he went to Buffalo to 
nsk the advice of his uncle, Lewis F. Allan, a noted 
stock-breeder of that place. The latter did not 
speak enthusiastically. "What is it you want to do, 
my boy?" he asked. "Well, sir, I want to study 
law," was the reply. "Good gracious!" remarked 
iha old gentleman ; " do you, indeed ? What ever put 
that into your head? How much money have you 
got?" "Well, sir, to tell the truth, I haven't got 
wy." 

After a long consultation, his uncle offered him a 
place temporarily as assistant herd-keeper, at $50 a 
year, while he could "look around." One day soon 
afterward he boldly walked into the office of Rogers, 
Bowen & Rogers, of Buffalo, and told Ihem what he 
wanted. A number of young men were already en- 
gaged in the office, but Grover's persistency won, and 
he was finally permitted to come as an office boy and 
Have the use of the law library, for the nominal sum 
of $3 or I4 a week. Out of this he had to pay for 
his board and washing. The walk to and from his 
uncle's was a long and rugged one; and, although 
[the first winter was a memorably severe one, his 
shoes were out of repair and his overcoat — he had 
none — yet he was nevertheless prompt and regular. 
On the first day of his service here, his senior em- 
ployer threw down a copy of Blackstone before him 
with a bang that made the dust fly, saying "That's 
where they all begin." A titter ran around the little 
circle of clerks and students, as they thought that 
was enough to scare young Grover out of his plans ; 
but in due time he mastered that cumbersome volume. 
Then, as ever afterward, however, Mr. Cleveland 
exhibited a talent for executiveness rather than for 
chasing principles through all their metaphysical 
possibilities. " Let us quit talking and go and do 
It," was practically his motto. 

The first public office to which Mr. Cleveland was 
elected was that of Sheriff of Erie Co., N. Y., in 
which Buffalo is situated; and in such capacity it fell 
to his duty to inflict capital punishment upon two 
caiminals. In 1881 he was elected Mayor of the 
City of Buffalo, on the Democratic ticket, with es- 
pecial reference to the bringing about certain reforms 



in the administration of the municipal affairs of that 
city. In this office, as well as that of Sheriff, his 
performance of duty has generally been considered 
fair, with possibly a few exceptions which were fer- 
reted out and magnified during the last Presidential 
campaign. As a specimen of his plain language in 
a veto message, we quote from one vetoing an iniqul 
tous street-cleaning contract: "This is a time fot 
plain speech, and my objection to your action shall 
be plainly stated. I regard it as the culmination of 
a mos bare-face.d, impudent and shameless scheme 
to betray the interests of the people and to worse 
than squander the people's money." The New Yodc 
Sun afterward very highly commended Mr. Cleve- 
land's administration as Mayor of Buffalo, and there- 
upon recommended him for Governor of the Empire 
State. To the latter oflSce he was elected in iSSe, 
and his administration of the affairs of State was 
generally satisfactory. The mistakes he made, if 
any, were made very public throughout the nation 
after he was nominated for President of the United 
States. For this high office he was nominated July 
II, 1884, by the National Democratic Convention at 
Chicago, when other competitors were Thomas F. 
Bayard, Roswell P. Flower, Thomas A. Hendricks, 
Benjamin F. Butler, Allen G. Thurman, etc.; and he 
was elected by the people, by a majority of about a 
thousand, over the brilliant and long-tried Repub- 
lican statesman, James G. Blaine. President Cleve- 
land resigned his office as Governor of New York in 
January, 1885, in order to prepare for his duties as 
the Chief Executive of the United States, in which 
capacity his term commenced at noon on the 4th of 
March, 1885. 

The silver question precipitated a controversy 
between those who were in favor of the continu- 
ance of silver coinage and those who were opposed, 
Mr. Cleveland answering for the latter, even before 
his inauguration. 

On June 2, 1886, President Cleveland married 
Frances, daughter of his deceased friend and 
partner, Oscar Folsom, of the Buffalo Bar. Their 
union has been blessed by the birth of one daugh- 
ter, Ruth. In the campaign of 1888, President 
Cleveland was renominated by his party, but the 
Republican candidate. Gen. Benjamin Harrison, 
was victorious. In the nominations of 1892 these 
two candidates for the highest position in the gift 
of the people were again pitted against each other 
and President Cleveland was victorious by aa 
overwhelming majority. 




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:RNJAMIN HARRISON, the 

twenty-tliirc] I'resident, is 
the descendant of one of the 
historical families of this 
country. The head of the 
family was a Major General 
Harrison, one of Oliver 
Cromwell's triuted follow- 
ers and fighters. In the zenith of Crom- 
well's power it became th- duty of this 
Harrison to participate .n the trial of 
Charles I, and Afterwinl tc sign the 
death warrant of the king. He subse- 
quently paid for this with his life, being 
hung Oct. 13, 1660. His descendants 
came to America, and the next of the 
family that appears in history is Benja- 
niin Harrison, of Virginia, great-grand- 
father of the subject of this sketch, and 
after whom he was named. Benjamin Harrison 
was a member of tlie Continental Congress during 
the years i 774-5-6, and was one of the original 
signers of the Declaration of Independsnce. He 
W* three times elected GoTernor of Virginia 
'^en William Henry Harrison, the son of the 



distinguished patriot of the Revolution, affer asoo. 
cessful career as a soldier during the War of 1812, 
and with -a clean record as Governor of the North- 
western Territory, was elected President of the 
United States in 1840. His Daraer was cut short 
by death within one month ifjcr js ia^uguration. 
President Harrison vi- bcrn a' ^icr:'', tjcnd, 
Hamilton Co., Ohio, Aug. "0, 18s3, Kis life up to 
the time of his graduation by the Miami University, 
at Oxford, Ohio, was the uneventful one of a coun- 
try lad of a family of small means. His father was 
able to give him a good education, and nothing 
more. He became engaged while at college to tho 
daughter of Dr. Scott, Principal of a female schoo 
at Oxford. After graduating he determined to en- 
ter upon the study of the law. He went to Cin 
cinnati and then read law for two years. At tht 
expiration of that time young Harrison received tfc-. 
only inheritance of his life; his ao.ct dying lefthin; 
a lot valued at $800. He regarded this legacy as & 
fortune, and decided to get married at once, 'nks 
this money and go to some Eastern town an oc 
gin the practice of law He sold his lot, and witll 
tiie money in his pocket, he started out wita his 
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decided to go to Indianapolis, which was eyen at 
tliat time a town of promise. He met with sligbt 
encouragement at first, making scarcely anything 
the first year. He worked diligently, applying him- 
self closely to his calling, built up an extensive 
practice and took a leading rank in the legal pro- 
fession. He is the father of two children. 

In 1860 Mr. Harrison was nominated for the 
position of Supreme Court Reporter, <ind then be- 
gan his experience as a stump speakei He can- 
vassed the State thoroughly, and was elected by a 
handsome majority. In 1862 he raised the 17th 
Indiana Infantry, and was chosen its Colonel. His 
regiment was composed of *:he rawest of material, 
out Col. Harrison employed all his time at first 
mastering military tactics and drilling his men, 
when he therefore came to move toward the East 
with Sherman his regiment was one of the best 
drilled and organized in the army. At Resaca he 
especially distinguislied himself, and for his bravery 
at Peachtree Creek he was made a Brigadier Gen- 
eral, Gen. Hooker speaking of him in the most 
complimentary terms. 

During the absence of Gen. Harrison in the field 
'he S'jpreme Court declared the ollice of the Su- 
premo Court Reporter vacant, and another person 
was elected to the position. From the time of leav- 
ing Indiana with his regiment until the fall oi 1864 
he had taken no leave of absence, but having been 
nominated that year for the same office, he got a 
thirty-day leave of absence, and during that time 
made a brilliant canvass of the State, and was elected 
for another terra. He then started to rejoin Sher- 
man, but on the way was stricken down with scarlet 
jever, and after a most trying siege made his way 
*to the front in time to participate in the closing 
incidents of the war 

In 1868 Gen. Harrison declined ve-election as 
."eporter, and resumed the practice of law. In 1876 
iie was a candidate for Governor. Although de- 
feated, the brilliant campaign hu itade won ior him 
fi National reputation, and he was much sought, es- 
pecial.y in the East, to make speeches. In 1880, 
as usual, he took an active part in tiie campaign, 
und WW elected to the United States Senate. Here 
uc set-ved six years, and ."as known as one ox the 
»biest men, bast lawyer' M.ud strongest debaters in 



that body. With the expiration of his Sciiatoiiai 
term he returned to the practice of his profession, 
becoming the head of one of tlie strongest firms in 
the State. 

The political campaign of 1888 was one of the 
most memorable in the history of our country. The 
convention which assembled in Chicago in June auii 
named Mr. Harrison as the chief standard bearer 
of the Republican party, was great in every partic- 
ular, and on this account, and the attitude it as. 
sumed upon the vital questions of the day, chief 
among which was the tariff, awoke a deep interest 
in the campaign throughout the Nation. Shortly 
after the nomination delegations began to visit Mr. 
Harrison at Indianapolis, his home. This move- 
ment became popular, and from all sections of the 
country societies, clubs and delegations journeyed 
thither to pay their respects to the distinguished 
statesman. The popularity of these was greatly 
increased on account of the remarkable speeches 
made by Mr. Harrison. He spoke daily all through 
tlie summer and autumn to these visiting delega- 
tions, and so varied, masterly and eloquent were 
his speeches that they at once placed him in the 
foremost r.ank of American orators and statesmer-. 

On account of his eloquence as a speaker and hir 
power as a debater, he was called upon at an un- 
commonly early age to take part in the discussion 
of the great questions that then began to agitate 
the country. He was an uncompromising anti 
slavery man, and was matched against some of the 
most eminent Democratic speakers of his Stati, 
No man who felt the touch of his blade desired tu 
be pitted with him again. With all his e'oq'ience 
as an orator he never spoke for oratorical effect, 
but his words always went like bullets to the mark 
He is purely American in his ide.is and is a spier 
did type of the American statesman. Gifted wit'u 
quick perception, a logical mind and a ready tongue, 
he is one of the most distinguished impromptu 
speakers in the Nation, Many of these speeches 
sparkled with the rarest of eloquence and contained 
arguments of greatest weight. Many of his terse 
st.atements have already become aphorisms. Origi- 
nal in thought precise in logic, terse m statement, 
yet withal faultless in eloquence, he is recognized as 
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HARLES ROBINSON, the 
first Governor of Kansas, 
was elected under the Wy- 
andotte Constitution, and 
upon the admission of the 
State, Jan. 29, 1861, was 
inaugurated as Chief Ex- 
No better man could have 
been selected to lay the foundations 
of the State, for his mind was crea- 
tive, original and vigorous. Rarely 
working by copy, be belongs to the 
class who think and originate, and 
with whom precedence and text-books 
have little authority. At this time a 
great State was to be formed from most incongru- 
ous elements. It required men of genius and orig- 
inality to formulate laws and a constitution, and 
to this work the vigor and ingenuity of Rob- 
inson were peculiarly adapted. Men of all classes, 
sorts and conditions, had rushed to this section 
upon different objects bent — some to assist in build- 
ing up a State, some to make tnoney, to secure no- 
toriety and political preferment, but more, perhaps, 
as cosmopolitans, having little interest in its repu- 
tation or its future. 

That the work before Gov. Robinson was ac- 
complished in a praiseworthy manner, a grateful 
people readily acknowledge. In his course, which 
necessarily was opposed to the rough and irrespon- 
sible element, he made many enemies and was im- 
peached by the House, but on his trial by the 
Senate no evidence was adduced to connect him 
with any illegal transaction, and a case of malicious 



prosecution was clearly established, which left his 
good name untarnished. 

In reviewing the career of a prominent public 
man, it cannot be called complete without the story 
of his early life. Gov. Robinson was born at 
Hardwick, Mass., July 21, 1818, and i-eceived a 
good common-school and academic education, be- 
sides two years' drill at Amherst College. His 
father, Charles Robinson, was a pious and consci- 
entious man, who cherished an inherent hatred of 
slavery, and the latter quality of his father's char- 
acter Charles inherited in a marked degree. Upon 
religious subjects, however, he was always inde- 
pendent and liberal, and is considered heterodox, 
although for the great principles of Christianity, 
which serve to improve society and make better 
men and women, lie has the highest regard. 

There is but little whicb is ideal or sentimental 
in the nature of Gov. Robinson, as his life has 
been spent principally dealing with men upon prac- 
tical principles. Before completing his studies he 
was obliged to leave college on account of ill- 
health, and his eyes failing him from hard study, 
he walked forty miles to consult a celebrated phy- 
sician, Dr. Twichel, of Keene, N. H., and there 
became so sensibly impressed with both the quack- 
eries of medicine as so often practiced, and the real 
utility of the healing art as a science, that he deter- 
mined to study medicine, and after a preparatory 
course entered for a series of lectures at Wood- 
stock, Vt., and Pittsfleld, Mass., and from the 
school of the latter he was graduated, receiving his 
diploma with the high honors of the class. Subse- 
quently he became connected with the celebrated 



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CHARLES ROBINSON. 



Dr. J. G. Holland in the management of a hospital 
In 1849 he started out as a physician to a colony 
bound overland to California. They arrived in 
Kansas City April 10, and on the 10th of May fol- 
lowing, left with ox and mule teams for the Pacific 
Slope. 

On the 11th of May, thirty-nine years ago, rid- 
ing his horse at the head of a colony of gold- 
seekers, Gov. Robinson ascended Mt. Oread, where 
now stands the State University of Kansas, whose 
Regent he has been for thirteen consecutive 
years, as well as its faithful, intelligent and gener- 
ous friend. In his note book at that time he wrote 
that if the land was opened to settlement and entry, 
he would go no further, as there seemed to be gold 
enough for all human wants in the rich soil of the 
Kaw Valley, and beauty enough in the rolling prai- 
ries beyond to meet all the aspirations of ordinary 
men. He pushed on, however, to California, and 
there followed a variety of occupations, being mi- 
ner, restauranteur, editor and member of the Leg- 
islature. Then he returned to Massachusetts, and 
in 1852 commenced the publication of the Fitch- 
burg INews, which he conducted two years. 

At the time of the repeal of the Missouri Com- 
promise, and the intense excitement coincident 
with the organization of the Territories of Kansas 
and Nebraska, Gov. Robinson was sent out by 
the New England Aid Society to Kansas, charged 
with saving it to freedom. In the darkest hours of 
that long struggle, as well as in its hour of victory, 
he seemed to be the one safe counselor and leader 
of the Free-State forces. His California experience 
had rounded and ripened a robust nature, and the 
perils that the hero of the squatter troubles had 
passed through in that strange combination of craft 
and cunning, fitted and schooled him for his Kan- 
sas work. In the "Wakarusa War," when the city 
of Lawrence, only 600 strong, was besieged by an 
opposing force of 1,200, Dr. Robinson, as he was 
called in those days, was chosen Major General of 
the Free-State party. He constructed forts and 
rifle-pits which did their service, but as a negotiator 
and diplomat he excelled. He wanted Kansas to 
be lawfully free, and felt justified in availing him- 
self of any agency which would assist him in ac- 
complishing this. Although the recognized leader 



of the Free-State forces, it was not Robinson, but 
Lane, that the Quantrell ruffians sought when ''..ey 
massacred in cold blood 180 of the inoffensive cii- 
zens of Lawrence. 

In 1855 the Free-State men had been driven 
from the polls. Robinson was among the first to 
repudiate the authority of the bogus laws, and was 
unanimously chosen a delegate to the convention 
which met at Topeka to formulate a State govern- 
ment. From May, 1850, until September, he was a 
prisoner at Locompton, charged with treason. Af- 
ter serving his term as the first Governor of the 
State, he was, in 1872, chosen a member of the 
Lower House of the Legislature, and in 1874 
elected State Senator and re-elected in 1876. At 
the last election he came within forty-three votes 
of beating his opponent for the State Senate, and 
where the party majority of the latter was about 
1,500. 

Gov. Robinson has been twice married. By 
his first wife. Miss Sarah Adams, daughter of 
a highly respected Massachusetts farmer, two chil- 
dren were born and both died in inf.ancy. The 
mother died in 1846. On the 30th of October, 
1851, he was married to Miss Sarah D. T. Law- 
rence, daughter of a distinguished Massachusetts 
lawyer, and connected with the celebrated Law- 
rence family of that State. Of this union there 
are no children. Mrs. Robinson is a lady of 
high literary culture, and has written one of the 
best of the many books which have been published 
on Kansas. Though highly accomplished^ she is 
not much of a society woman, being content to 
dwell quietly at home on their farm, which lies 
five miles out from Lawrence, and is the resort 
of many friends, who meet a refined and elegant 
hospitality. 

In 1856 Gov. Robinson pre-empted a portion 
of the land which, upon his journey to Califor- 
nia, he had viewed with so much admiration. He 
now has one of the finest homes in his section 
of country, where he resides in affluent circum- 
stances, busying himself in looking after his farm, 
esteemed by his neighbors, and amply honored by 
the great State, in laying the firm foundations of 
which he rendered such efficient service over a 
quarter of a century ago. 




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jHOMAS CARNEY, the sec- 
ond Governor of Kansas, 
was born in Delaware Coun- 
ty, Ohio, Aug. 20, 1824. 
His ancestry was a mixed 
one, composed of Irish and 
German. His father, James 
Carney, was of Irish descent, be- 
ing the grandson of one of the 
same name, who came to this 
country and assisted the Colonies 
in the war with Great Britain. 
His mother was remotely of Ger- 
man descent, and like his father 
was born in Pennsylvania. They 
removed to Ohio the 3'ear before 
the birth of Gov. Carney. They 
were Presbyterians, in which faith Mr. C. was reared. 
The portion of Ohio in which Mr. Carney was 
born was then a wilderness, and the family engaged 
in farming, the land having to be cleared first. The 
father died when the lad was but four years old, leav- 
ing the mother with four children, the eldest being 
only six years of age, the early life of young Carney 
therefore was spent in work of the hardest kind, 
from the moment he was old enough to be of any 
assistance. From the age of seven to eighteen he 
worked on the farm belo;iging to the family, and 
then started for himself as a farm hand for six 
months, at $10 a month. From the time he was 
eleven years of age until he left home, he was tbe 
teamster of the family, and carried the products of 
the farm to Newark, thirty-six miles, his motive 
power being a. yoke of oxen for most of the time. 
He attended school "ome during the winter 



months, and after he was eighteen went to school 
in Berkshire, Ohio, for six months. After this he 
commenced a long, persistent and weary search for 
employment in a store, and was finally successful 
in Columbus, where he remained in the employ of 
a retail dr3'-goods house for two years, and then took 
service with a wholesale dry-goods establishment in 
Cincinnati. He obtained, while in the retail house, 
$50 a year and his board for the first year's serv- 
ice, and for the second year SI 00. At the end 
of this period he was given a quarter interest in 
the firm, with his name at the head of it. A rise 
of so great rapidity is unprecedented. He resided 
in Cincinnati twelve years. 

Mr. Carney's health became impaired by his de- 
votion to business, and in 1857 he visited the West, 
and commenced business in Leavenworth in the 
spring of 1858. In 1861 he was elected to the 
State Legislature, and in 1862 was elected Gov- 
ernor. He entered on his duties the 1st of Janu- 
ary, 1863, at a time when Kansas affairs were in 
a most critical condition. 

In 1864 he was elected to the United States Sen- 
ate, but as there was some doubt as to whether or 
not the time at which the election was held was 
the proper one, he declined the position. He was 
soon after elected Mayor of Leavenworth, and was 
re-elected. Since that period, 1866, he has occupied 
himself wholly with his private business. 

The earlier struggles of the future Governor 
were arduous and severe, but probably had their 
effect in strengthening him for the career for which 
he was destined. When he took possession of the 
gubernatorial office, in January, 1863, he found the 
State of Kansas but litile better than a \)oIitical and 



THOMAS CARNEY 



financial wreck. A local writer referring to that 
period says, that the "State was in peril at almost 
every point, and its settled portions were one ex- 
tended camp. A rebel force hovered on its eastern 
and southern borders, while Indians were murdering 
and scalping in the west. Notliing short of a con- 
stant vigilance could prevent the rebel enemy 
invading the State and butchering the people." 

An appeal was made to the military authorities 
for assistance and to Gov. Carney for protection. 
It was at a time when the General Government was 
too busy with the Rebellion to give close attention 
to matters in a new and i-emote State, and hence 
the Governor was obliged to depend on his own 
lesoui-ces. He was equal to the emergency. The 
State had no money, no men, no arms, no ammuni- 
tion, with which to protect itself, but even this did 
not discourage him. He visited the menaced re- 
gions, and soon satisfied himself that something had 
to be done, or the State would be overwhelmed by 
the perils wliich threatened it. In the counties 
whvch were more particularly threatened, the popu- 
lation became uneasy, and removals were being 
made to places of safety by so many of the resi- 
dents that there loomed up a probability that the 
entire region would become a desert. 

After looking over the ground. Gov. Carney de- 
termined to raise a force of 150 men from citizens 
of the menaced region, and to employ them as a 
patrol along the border, so that no hostile move- 
ment could be made without detection, and tlie 
people could be warned of danger in time to rally 
at the necessary points for defense, all being armed 
and organized into military organizations. This 
patrol was hired by the Governor for the public 
defense out of his private means. He agreed to 
pay $1 a day each, for man and horse, the United 
States Government furnishing the rations. He put 
this force in the field, and kept it in active opera- 
tion, at a cost to himself of over $10,000. At the 
same time he was a Captain in the home guards, 
and many a night was on guard like the private 
soldier. 

The little patrol put in the field by the Governor 
preserved the borders from invasion so long as it 
lasted, which was some three months. At a later 
period the Governor was notified by the com- 
mander of the Federal forces that he was able to 
care for the safety of the State, and thereupon the 
patrol wiis abolished. Almost immediately after it 
was disbanded Quantrell made his raid into Kansas, 
and Lawrence was attacked, burned, and its resi- 
dents massacred. Concerning this feature of tiie 
transaction the Governor says: "While this patrol 
was on the border tiie arrangements were such that 
the different members could speak with each other 



every hour, and thus be in a position to almost in- 
stantly communicate with the residents in case of 
invasion. When the Government notified me that 
it could take care of the border I disbanded the 
patrol, and within three days Lawrence was in ashes 
and 180 people were foully murdered. The mili- 
tary was scattered in squads over a distance of 
twenty-five miles along the border, and when Quan- 
trell moved into Kansas he had no difficulty in 
marching between the Federal divisions. The march 
of Quantrell was entirely unknown and wholly un- 
expected. Not a living soul knew that he was in 
the State when he arrived before Lawrence. A 
man living on the route taken by the guerrillas saw 
them, and mounted a horse and undertook to carry 
the information to Lawrence. His horse fell and 
the rider's neck was broken, and thus the sole wit- 
ness of the invasion was silenced." 

It will show the benevolent disposition of the 
Governor to state that from his own pocket he gave 
$500 to the widow of the man who undertook to 
carrjf the warning of danger to Lawrence. 

The entire official career of Gov. Carney was of 
the stormiest and most perplexing character, and it is 
certain that, with an official head less clear and 
efficient, the embarrassments and perplexities of 
Kansas would have proved insoluble. Cool, self- 
possessed, firm, intelligent, he guided the Stale 
through the stoi'ms, breakers, whirlpools and rocks, 
which were encountered, and finally reached the 
harbor, with the vessel much battered but sound in 
frame and in all essential particulars. 

The following is a copy of a resolution passed by 
the Kansas Legislature after his term of office had 
expired : 

"Resolved by the House of Representatives of 
the State of Kansas, that the thanks of this House 
and the people of the State of Kansas are justly 
due to Hon. Thomas Carney, late Governor of the 
Stale of Kansas, for the honest, faithful and im- 
partial manner in which he discharged his executive 
duties." 

Gov. Carney is possessed of ample wealth, which 
he uses to the best advantage. His wife was Re- 
becca Canady, of Kenton, Ohio, who has devoted 
much of her time for a number of years in caring 
for the orphaned children of the State, llis chil- 
dren are four in number, all boys. 

No man in Kansas is more honored and re- 
spected than he, and no man has done more, either 
in a public or private way, ft)r the .advancement of 
the State and its institutions. Its railroads, bridges, 
churches, school-houses, and its citizens needing 
assistance, all bear witness to his liberality and 
bounty. 







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lAMlJEL J. CRAWFORD, the 
tliiril Governor of the State of 
Kaixas, was born in Lawrence 
County, Ind., April 10, 1835. 
His ancestors were Scotch- 
Irish, who emigrated to Amer- 
ica at an early period in Col- 
onial days. His paternal grandfather 
served in the war of the Revolution 
as a soldier from the State of North 
Carolina, and his maternal grand- 
father was a planter in the same State. 
His father, William Crawford, emi- 
grated, in 1 8 1 5, to the then Territory 
of Indiana, and located in Lawrence 
County, where he became a success- 
ful farmer. Although born, reared 
and educated iu a slave State, the elder Crawford 
had imbibed unconquerable prejudice to the insti- 
tution of slavery, and as a consequence turned his 
back upon friends and kindred and sought a home 
in the Northwest Territory, in which slavery, and 
involuntary servitude had been forever inhibited. 
The subject of this sketch was reared upon his 
father's farm, and received a common-school and 
academic education. At the age of twenty-one he 
became a student at law in the office of the Hon. S. 
W. Short, of Bedford, Ind., pursuing his studies 
until the fall of 1857, when he entered the Law 
College at Cincinnati, from which institution he 
was graduated in 1858. 

In March, 1 859, he bade adieu to home and friends, 
proceeded to tiie Territory of Kansas, and located 
in Garnett, tlie county seat of Anderson County. 
Here he practiced his profession of the law, and was 
elected a member of the first State Legislature, 
which convened at Topeka, March 27, 18(51. 

Tlie attack upon Ft. Sumter, following swiftly 
after the Montgomery Secession Convention, the 
failure of the Peace Conference, the Proclamation 
of Jefferson Davis calling for 100,000 men, and 



the seizure of Government property by Floyd 
and Twiggs, without protest 'from the Executive, 
thrilled loyal Kansas to the very core. President 
Lincoln made his first call for 75,000 volunteers in 
April, 1861. Responding to this call, Mr. Craw- 
ford resigned his seat in the Legislature, returned 
home, recruited a company, was chosen its Captain, 
assigned to the 2d Kansas Infantry, and mustered 
into the United States service. He served with the 
regiment, participating under the gallant Gen. 
Lyon in the battle of Wilson's Creek and various 
other battles of the Missouri Campaign fought 
during tlie summer and fall of 1861. In the winter 
of 1861-62, the regiment was^ re-organized, and 
became the 2d Kansas Cavalry. Capt. Ci-awford 
was assigned to the command of Company A, and 
soon thereafter promoted to the cominand of a 
battalion. He participated with his regiment in the 
battles of Newtonia, Old Ft. Wayne, Cane HiU, 
Prairie Grove, Van Buren, and various other en- 
gagements fought by Gen. Blunt during the Trans- 
Mississippi campaign of 1862. 

It was in these engagements that Capt Crawford 
developed extraordinary ability as a cavalry leader. 
At the battle of Old Ft. Wayne he charged the 
enemy's lines and captured a battery under circum- 
stances which almost forbade the venture, and for 
which achievement he was complimented in General 
Orders. At the battles of Cane Hill and Prairie 
Grove he acquitted himself with great credit, and 
was again complimented by the commanding Gen- 
eral. In March. 1863, although holding the rank 
of Captain, he was assigned to the command of the 
2d Kansas Cavalry, and led the regiment in the 
campaign of that year through the Indian Territory 
and Western Aikansas, which resulted in the battles 
of Perry villc, JIcAllister and the Backbone Mount- 
ain, and the capture of Ft. Smith l>y the Federal 
arms. The 2d Kansas Cavalry covered itself with 
glory in these memorable campaigns. 

In October, 1863, Capt. Crawford was promoted^ 
to be Colonel of the 83d United States Infantry, 
and with his regiment accompanied Gen. Steele on 
the Shreveport, La., expedition, which moved 
southward, in March. 1864, from Ft. Smith and 



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SAMUEL J. CRAWFORD. 



Little Rock to co-operate with Gen. Banks in his 
Red River campaign, participating in the battles 
of Prairie De Hand and Saline River. At the latter 
affair Col. Crawford cliarged and captured a battery, 
which his men brought off the field by hand, all the 
artillery horses having been killed or disabled. 
This battle resulted in a complete victory for the 
Union forces, to which consummation Col. Craw- 
ford's regiment largely contributed. After this 
battle he returned with the 7 th Corps to Little 
Rock, and thence, with tiie Kansas Division, under 
the command of Geu. Thayer, to Ft. Smith, Ark. 
In July, 1864, Col. Crawford commanded an expe- 
dition into the Choctaw Nation in pursuit of the 
rebel General, Standweighty, whom he routed. 

September 8, 1861, while still in the field. Col. 
Crawford was nominated as the Republican candi- 
date for Governor of Kansas. Obtaining leave of 
absence, he bade adieu to the gallant array with 
which he had served so long, and on the 9th of 
October returned to Kansas. Upon arriving at Ft. 
Scott he learned that a heavy body of the enemy, 
under Gen. Price, was moving westward through 
Central Missouri, with the design of laying Kansas 
in waste. He hastened to Kansas Cit_v, arriving 
October 17, reported to Gen. Curtis, commanding 
the Federal forces there concentrating to resist Gen. 
Price, and was assigned to duty as a volunteer aid 
on his staff. A few daj's subsequently the battles 
of the Blue, Weslportand Mine Creek were fought, 
and at the latter engagement Col. Crawford ordered 
and participated in a charge with two brigades of 
cavalry, which resulted in the capture of the Con- 
federate Generals, Marmaduke and Cabell, 600 
prisoners and eight pieces of artillery. This battle 
closed his military career in the war for the sup- 
pression of the Rebellion, and on April 13, 1865, he 
was promoted by the President of the United States 
to the rank of Brigadier General by brevet, for 
meritorious services in the field. 

On the 7th of November, 1864, Col. Crawford 
was elected Governor of the State of Kansas, and 
in 1866 was re-ehosen for a second term. During 
his holding of the gubernatorial office, he re-organ- 
ized and consolidated the Kansas Volunteer Regi- 
ments, and secured the enactment of new laws, 
under which the State Militia was placed on war 
footing for the protection of the people against 
rebel invasions and Indian incursions. He devoted 
much of his time to the establishment and main- 
tenance of the various State institutions, and on 
retiring from office he left the Deaf Mute, Blind and 
Insane Asylums, the State University, the Agricult- 
ural College and State Normal School, in success- 
ful operation. He also gave considerable attention 
CO the preparation and dissemination of pamphlet 



literature respecting the advantages of his State, 
with the view of encouraging emigration thereto. 

During the memorable years of 1867 and 1868, 
hostile bands of Indians hovered on the borders of 
Kansas, driving back the settlers, checking the con- 
struction of the railroads and threatening to cut off 
communication between Kansas and the Western 
States and Territories. For two years an Indian 
war of savage barbarity was carried on. Many 
settlers were killed, scalped, and their bodies mutil- 
ated. Large amounts of property were captured 
and destroyed. Women and even children were 
outraged, and others carried into captivity to suffer 
a fate worse than a thousand deaths. 

The Federal forces stationed on the border and 
the State troops furnished by Gov. Crawfoi-d were 
inadequate for the protection of the people. The 
Indians followed their custom of making war dur- 
ing the summer months, and then retreating to their 
homes in the Indian Territory to be fed, clothed 
and nurtured by the Government in winter. Finally, 
in August, 1868, the settlements of Northwest 
Kansjis were raided by these Indians, who killed 
and wounded some forty persons, carried women 
into captivity, and also committed other atrocities. 

As soon as the terrible details of this last mas- 
sacre reached the ears of Gov. Crawford, he pro- 
ceeded at once to the scene of disaster, saw that the 
dead were properly buried and the wounded cared 
for, returned to Topeka, organized a regiment of 
cavalry, resigned the office of Governor, and with 
his regiment accompanied Gen. Sheridan on his his- 
toric campaign into the interior of the wild country 
bordering on Texas, where the hostile tribes had 
always felt secure from punishment during the win- 
ter season. These Indians were attacked and cap- 
tured in the Washita Valley, in December, 1868, 
and several of their chiefs held as hostages until the 
captive white women were delivered up. 

Gov. Crawford returned home after the close of 
this campaign and has since been successfully en- 
gaged in the practice of his profession. Nov. 27, 
1866, he was married to Miss Isabel M. Chase, 
an estimable and accomplished lady, of Topeka, 
where they now reside, and the union has been 
blessed by two children, daughter and son. Gov. 
Crawford is possessed of an imposing presence, his 
height being six feet two inches, with the accom- 
paniment of a Herculean frame, symmetrically 
proportioned, and a pair of shoulders Atlas might 
fairly envy. His manners are the very essence of 
courtesy and gentleness, and altogether he presentsa 
marked type of the energetic, patriotic and sturdy 
sons of the great West — suaviter in modo, fortiter 
in re — with whom the high sense of duty stands first 
and foremost in every relation of life. 






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NEIIEMIAII GREEN, 

fourth Governor of the 
State of Kansas was, dur- 
ing the years of his active 
life, a man essentiallj^ in 
advance of his time. 
Progressive in thought, cultured, 
and to a great extent self-educated, 
he was, in addition to these quali- 
ties, endowed by nature with a 
strong character and deep s^'mpa- 
tln'es, a temperament sanguine yet 
sedate, and with a steady inspira- 
tion to good deeds. He is now a 
confirmed invalid, having been con- 
fined to his room for the last three years, an 
uncomplaining sufferer. Comparatively few are 
iiware of the fact that this affliction, overtaking 
him in the prime of life, is due to his exertions 
wiiile 8n officer in the army, relieving his exhausted 
soldiers by himself carrying their guns and haver- 
sacks, during which a blood vessel was ruptured, 
and since Mr. Green has never seen a well day. 

Mr. Green was born March 8, 1837, in Grassy 
Point Township, Hardin Co., Ohio. His father, 
Shepard Green, was a native of Washington County, 
Pa., where he was born August 2, 1808, and the' 
son of Nehemiah Green, Sr., who was born in 
England, and came to America during revolution- 
ary times. He espoused the cause of the Colonists, 
and while doing his duty as a soldier, was taken 
prisoner and conveyed to England, where be was 
confined until after the surrender of Cornwallis, 
wlien he was exchanged. He then located in Wash- 
ington County, Pa. 

Shepard Green, when a boy in his teens, went to 
Ohio and was one of the early settlers of Cham- 
paign County. T 



lie learned the tinner's tr.ade. 



Which he followed a few years, but after marriage 
he purchased a tract of timber land in Grassy Point 
Township, Hardin County, and put up a log house. 
In that humble dwelling the subject of this sketch 
was born. The country was wild and new, and 
there were no railroads for many years afterward. 
The State road, known as the Sandusky & Dayton 
road, passed by the farm, and after a few years 
Siiepard Green put upa hotel wiiich he conducted for 
several years, and which was made a stage station. 
Many distinguished guests sought entertainment 
under its roof; among them were Henry Clay, Tom 
Corwin, and Richard M. Johnson. About 1850 
Mr. Green removed to Logan County, where his 
death occurred July 26, 1880. 

For his wife Shepard Green chose in early man- 
hood Miss Mary A. Fisher. Tiiis lady was born at 
Fairfax Court House, Va., and was the daughter of 
William Fislier, a Virginian by birth, and one of 
the earliest pioneers of Ohio, he locating first on 
the Scioto river above Columbus. Later he re- 
moved to Logan County, where he purchased tim- 
ber land, improved a f;irra and died. The mother 
of our subject m.ade her home with her parents 
until her marriage, le.Trning to card, spin and 
weave, and when lur children were small she made 
the greater part of the cloth in use in the family. 
Having no stove, her cooking was performed many 
years by a fire plticc. She died at the home farm 
in Logan County, Ohio, in 1859. 

Both Shepard Green and his excellent wife were 
conscientious members of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church, and tiie father for many years was one of 
its chief pillars. His house was the headquarters 
of the pioneer preachers, and services were fre- 
quently held there. Politically, he was an Old 
Line Whig. The parental family included nine 
children, all of whom lived to mature years, viz: 
William F., Louis F., Nehemiah, Nancy, Fanny, 
Shepard, George S., Mary and Emma. The sons 
all served in the Union army during the Civil AVar, 



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NEHEMIAH GREEN. 



"When the Orcen ftimily changed their residence 
to Logan Count}-, Ohio, Nehemiah was a lad of 
thirteen years. lie continued attending the sub- 
scription school until sixteen years old during the 
winter season, and in the meantime improved his 
opportunities for useful knowledge. His desire was 
for a finished education, and now to his great satis- 
faction he was permitted to enter Wesleyan Uni- 
versity at Delaware, Ohio, where he studied two 
years. In 1855 he left school to visit the Territory 
of Kansas. The journey was made by steamer on 
the Ohio, Mississippi and Missouri rivers to Kansas 
City; thence by team to Dougl.is County, this 
State. Mr. Green made a claim twelve miles south of 
Lawrence, and during that spring the troubles be- 
gan between the Free Slate and Tro-Slavery men. 

Mr. Green was an ardent Free State man, and 
was prominently identified witli John Brown, Jim 
Lane, Montgomery Bain, Gov. Robinson and Mar- 
cus Parrott, with whom he participated in the 
trials, struggles and triumphs which followed. He 
remained in Kansas until late in 1857, then returned 
to Ohio and entered theministry, becoming a mem- 
ber of the Cincinnati Methodist Episcopal Confer- 
ence, lie was stationed at At)erdeen and Williams- 
burg until the first call by President Lincoln for 
troops to quell the Rebellion. 

It was not long before Mr. Green proffered his 
services as a soldier of the Union, enlisting as a 
private in Company B 89th Ohio Infantry. Two 
weelvs later he was commissioned by Gov. Todd, as 
First Lieutenant and served with his regiment in 
Kentucky and West Virginia. He was in the cam- 
paign which drove Kirby Smith out of the Blue 
Grass State and Loring out of the Kanawa Vallej'. 
While on the Kirby Sniilh ciiniKii-ii he ruptured a 
blood vessel and suffcn'! Ik iumi i ii.i^cs and has not 
seen a well day since, in l^iil'! he was obliged to 
resign. He recupcr.ated in a measure and in 1864 
enlisted in the Ohio National Guards and was Ser- 
geant Major of the 153d Regiment, serving in the 
Army of the Potomac. He received his discharge 
in September, 1864, and, returning to Kansas, re- 
sumed his ministerial labors, being placed in charge 
of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Manhattan. 

In the meantime Mr. Green had kept himself well 
posted upon State and national events and was 
looked upon as a fit representative of the people's 
interest in legislative halls. In 1866 he was nomi- 
nated for Lieutenant-Governor and elected. In 
1868 the Cimaron War broke out and Kansas was 
asked to raise a regiment of cavalry for the United 
States service. Gov. Crawford resigned and was 
appointed Colonel of the regiment and Mr. Green 
was then sworn in as his successor, administering 
tlie duties of his office until the close of the term. 
Executive business had in tiic meantime accumu- 



lated while Gov. Crawford was raising the regi- 
ment, and the military and contingent fund had 
been exhausted while the whole frontier was threat- 
ened by hostile Indians. The soldiers and their 
horses had to be fed and the former clothed. Gov. 
Green was equal to tlie emergency and borrowed 
money, while at the same time letting contracts sub- 
ject to the approval of the Legislature to carry on all 
business, both military and civil. He visited the 
various military posts, traveling in an ambulance, 
and personally inspecting the militia. The war ended 
with tbe capture and destruction of the bands of 
Indians commanded by Black Kettle and Little 
Raven, by Gen. Custer. 

After tlie expiration of his term of office Gov. 
Green delivered the great seal of the State to his 
successor and resumed preaching. In due time ';. 
was chosen Presiding Elder of Manhattan District, 
which included the western half of the north half of 
the State. He followed up the frontier and laid the 
foundation for many prosperous churches. He thus 
labored actively in the church until 1873, when 
failing health compelled him to retire. That year 
he settled on his farm in Grant Township, Riley 
County. This farm comprises 840 acres of land. 

Gov. Green lived a few years in comparative 
quiet but in 1 880 was brought forward again by 
his old constituents, elected to the State Legisla- 
ture and took an important part in the proceedings 
being finally elected Speaker |m-o tern. During this 
term the principal subjects acted upon were educa- 
tion, transportation, agriculture and temperance. 
Mr. Green took an important part in the proceed- 
ings to compel the Union Pacific Railroad to ac- 
knowledge its obligation to the State. A measure 
was passed which forced tlie ra.atter to the Supreme 
Court when the Company surrendered every point 
and although its offices were moved from the State, 
agreed to accept service on any local agent. 

The marriage of Nehemiah Green and Miss Ida 
K. Lefflngwell, of Williamsburg, Ohio, was cele- 
brated in 1860. This lady was born at that place 
and was the daughter of Sidney and Melissa 
(Bryant) Lefllngwell. She became the mother of 
three children and died in 1871. The eldestchild, 
Glenzen S., is a resident of Oregon. EflJe married 
Dr. William B. Sweatman, and they live in Parkers 
ville, Morris Co., this State. Alice is the wife of 
Prof. John E. Edgerton, Principal of the schools 
of White City. In 1873 Mr. Green contracted a 
second marriage with Miss Mary Sturdevant. This 
lady was born in Rushville, N. Y. and is the daugh- 
ter of Josiali and Hannah (Peabody) Sturdevant, 
who were n.itives respectively of New England and 
New York State; they spent their kst years in 
Rushville, N. Y. Of this union there have been 
born two children — Burtis W. and Ned M. 




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AMES M. HARVEY, fifth Gov- 
ernor of the State of Kansas, and a 
f^M Virginian by birth, is a native 
! of Monroe County, and was born 
Sept. 21, 1833. His parents, 
Thomas and Margaret (Wallier) 
Harvey, were also natives of the 
Old Dominion, but removed 
from that State when their son 
James M. was quite young. 
He acquired his education in the 
public and select schools of In- 
diana, Illinois and Iowa, and 
following his tastes and talents, 
became a finished practical sur- 
veyor and civil engineer. Mr. 
Harvc}', in the year 1859, just before Kansas was 
freed from Territorial enthrallment, and when she 
was struggling to become one of the sisterhood of 
States, removed hither, settling in Riley County. 
He at once became warmly interested in the affairs 
of this section of country, and distinguished him- 
self for his ability, intelligence and enthusiastic sup- 
port of the measure which was to make the Territory 
a full member of the American Union. The pur- 
suit of agriculture at that time offered a more ample 
income than his profession, and in this he at once 
engaged, but the seclusion of the farm did not con- 
ceal his eminent ability and his talents from the 
public, and he was a prominent factor in the affairs 
'jf Kansas for a period of nearly thirty years. 
It was not long after his arrival here until the 



Civil War was precipitated upon the country, and 
James M. Harvey enlisted as a soldier of the Union 
army, and was soon given a Captain's commission 
in the 4th and 10th Regiments, which were consoli- 
dated. He served with honor in the campaign in 
which his command took part, and was mustered out 
in 1864. The following year, and also in 1866, he 
was elected to represent his county in the Kansas 
Legislature, where he displayed such power as to 
attract the leading men of the commonwealth, and 
in which he gave unmistakable indications of the 
distinction he- would achieve in the future. After 
serving his terms creditably as a member of the 
House, he was, in 1867-71, a member of the Senate, 
and in the latter year was elected Governor. 

The duties of these various offices Mr. Harvey 
discharged with that fidelity and ability which en- 
titled him to still higher distinction, and accordingly 
on the assembling of the State Leglature, in 1874, 
he was elected to fill the vacancy occasioned by the 
resignation of Alexander Caldwell, United States 
Senator. This vacancy had been temporarily filled 
by the appointment of Robert Croz'er, but the 
Legislature promptly recognized the ';laims of Mr. 
Harvey, and gave him the merited compliment of 
his regular election to that position He took his 
seat on the 12th of February, and in this, as in all 
other places which he was called upon to fill, dis- 
charged his duties with great credit to himself and 
honor to his State until the 4th of March, 1877, at 
which time his term expired. 



JAMES M. HARVEY. 



During Mr. Harvey's incumbency of the Gov- 
ernor's office much important work was done bj-^ the 
Legislature, including the issuance of bonds for 
the military expenses of the Indian War, and pro- 
viding a military contingent fund for the protection 
of the frontier of the State against Indian depreda- 
tions — these two objects calling for $275,000 ; and 
also the further issuance of bonds to aid in com- 
pleting the west wing of the State Capitol, |i70,000 ; 
to defray the expenses of raising the 19th Regiment, 
$14,000; and $1,500 was appropriated to buy seed 
wheat for destitute farmers on the frontier. Dur- 
ing that term also the east wing of the new capitol at 
Topeka was so far completed that on December 25 
they were occupied by the State officers. At that 
date there had been expended on the wing com- 
pleted and on the west wing, on which work was 
still progressing, tlie sum of $417,588.29. At the 
annual election, which occurred Nov. 8, 1870, 
Gov. Hai-vey received over 19,000 majority over 
his Democratic opponent. For United States Sena- 
tor, to serve the unexpired term of Caldwell, the 
balloting commenced January 27, and was continued 
four days, no candidate receiving the required 
seventy votes necessary to a choice. On the 2d of 
February, Mr. Harvey was elected on a joint vote 
of seventy-sis as against fifty-eight thrown for all 
other candidates. 

During the twelfth session of the Kansas Legis- 
lature, James M. Harvey, Governor, thirty-eight 
laws were passed. Amoiig them were bills authoriz- 
ing or legalizing the issuance of municipal bonds ; the 
State Board of Agriculture was created ; $3,000 was 
appropriated for the relief of Western settlers, and 
$2,500 for the Freedman's University of Quindaro; 
the boundaries of Kingman and Harvey Counties 
were defined, the latter named in honor of James 
M. ; two new judicial districts were created, the 
Thirteenth and Fourteenth; the salaries of State 
officers and Judges of the Supreme Courts and 
Districts Courts were increased ; and an act passed 
providing for the sale of Normal School lands; 
Commissioners were also appointed to provide for 
the settlement of losses by Indian depredations 
between 1860 and 1871. 

Gov. Harvey upon retiring from public life re- 
turned to his farm at Vinton, Riley County, where 



he resided for a time, and then returned to the 
vicinity of his old home in Virginia, and is now 
living in Richmond. Onthe4thof October, 1854, he 
was united in marriage with Miss Charlotte Cutter, 
of Adams County, 111., and of this union there 
were born six children, four daughters and two 
sons, namely : Clara, Emma, Lillian, Martha, James 
N. and John A. 

The assuring smile of peace fell upon Kansas for 
the first time in her existence when the war of the 
Rebellion ended, and about the time Mr. Harvey, 
after serving valiantly in the ranks of the Union 
army, returned to Riley County, and was called 
upon to assist in the further great work which lay 
before both legislators and people. It was a time 
demanding the best efforts of its wisest men, and 
Mr. Harvey in his sphere was equal to the emer- 
gency, and to the perplexing duties devolving upon 
him as Legislator, Senator and Governor. Twelve 
years of turmoil and strife had trained the inhabitants 
to know no rest save in motion, and no safety ex- 
cept in incessant vigilance. Under this discipline 
their character had become as peculiar as the expe- 
riences through which they had passed. A rest- 
less energy was the controlling element, and the life 
of ease and peace was one so foreign to their ex- 
perience as to strike them as almost unnatural. 
They, however, under the fortunate rule of a wise 
executive, turned to the pursuit of the peaceful arts 
and conquered the right to the free soil they now 
tread. Mines were opened, railroads built, hus- 
bandry and manufactures brought wealth and plenty, 
and peace and prosperity reigned. 

Along with the happy state of affairs just above 
mentioned, there were also built up the indispensa- 
ble adjuncts of churches, schools and charitable 
institutions, together with happy homes, villages 
and cities, and all else which marks the develop- 
ment of a civilized and free people. Every man 
who at that critical period performed his duty de- 
serves to be perpetuated in history. Among these 
James M. Harvey was likewise equal to the emer- 
gency, and is amply entitled to have his name en- 
rolled among the patriots of that period, who labored 
efficiently in bringing about the future prosperity 
of the commonwealth which now occupies a proud 
position among the States west of the Mississippi. 



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5H0MAS A. OSBORN, one 
of the most popular and 
distinguished gen 1 1 e m e n 
who ever served the State 
of Kansas as her Executive, 
is to-day an honored citi- 
zen of that great common- 
wealth and a resident of her capital 
city. He was chosen to this high 
position at a critical time in the 
history of the State. While it 
is true that no commonwealth in 
our glorious galaxy of States has 
l"?^ been so sorely tried or passed 
\i through so many and such severe 
. , 4, w^ ordeals, there have been some peri- 
^ & ods of greater trials than others. 

One crisis after another has come upon this people, 
but there was always a firm and wise hand ready 
and able to guide the ship of State through the 
storm and over the shoals. Kansas found in the 
person of Mr. Osborn a safe leader, a patriot and a 
statesman. From the year 1872 to 1877 was an 
important period in the history of Kansas, and during 
this time Thomas A. Osborn stood at the head of 
its affairs. Many vital questions were forced upon 
the Executive during these eventful years, and the 
record he made then will ever endear him to tlie 
hearts of the people of the State he so efficiently 
served. When tried he was not found wanting, 
but demonstrated that he possessed a sound judg- 
ment, a keen foresight, and an unfaltering devotion 
to the well-being and prosperity of the State. Though 
a stanch Republican as a citizen, as a Governor he 
was non partisan, and worked impartially to the bet- 
terment and welfare of the whole people. Not only 



has he been a valued citizeu of the State because 
he so ably filled the Gubernatorial Chair for two 
terms, but because for over a quarter of a century 
he has stood in the front rank of her most progres- 
sive and patriotic citizens, aiding in every laudable 
enterprise having for its object the public good. 

Thomas A. Osborn was born nearly fifty-two 
years ago, at Meadville, Pa., Oct. 26, 1836. He 
attended the common schools of his neighborhood 
during his boyhood, and at the age of fifteen com- 
menced life as a printer by carrying the newspapers, 
of the office. Here he served a full app'renticeship, 
and in the meantime pursued the CQurse of study 
which had been interrupted by the necessity of 
making his own living. By his labors at the case 
he was enabled in due time to earn enough money 
to pay his way through Allegheny College, and in 
1 856 he commenced the study of law in the office 
of Judge Derrricksou, of his native town. The 
year following he came to Michigan, and was soon, 
afterward admitted to the bar. In November, 
1857, he migrated to Kansas, and began his career 
in the Territory at Lawrence, as a compositor in the 
office of the Herald of Freedom. Such was his 
fidelity to duty, and his industry and efficiency, 
that he was soon promoted to the iwsition of foreman, 
and in March, 1858, the editor of the paper, after 
a two-weeks absence, expressed his thanks "to his 
worthy foreman, T. A. Osborn, Esq., for the very 
satisfactory manner in which Tie has conducted its 
columns." 

Before Mr. Osborn was twenty-two years old he 
commenced the practice of law at Elvvood, D.oni- 
phan County, and soon acquired a fine reputation 
in his chosen profession. Politicallj', he was a strong 



THOALA.S A. OSBORN. 



Republican and Free-State man, anrl in 1859 was 
elected Senator from Doniphan County to the first 
State Legislature, taking his seat in 1861, when 
twenty-five years old. The year following he was 
chosen Piesident pro tern of the Senate during the 
absence of the Lieutenant Governor, and during 
the impeachment trial of Gov. Robinson and others. 
His next promotion was his election to the office of 
Lieutenant Governor over his competitor, Hon. J. J. 
Ingalls. 

In 1864 Mr. Osborn received the appointment of 
United States Marshal in Kansas, by Tresident 
Lincoln, and occupied the position until 1867, re- 
siding during and after his term of office at Leaven- 
worth. In the fall of 1872 he accepted from the 
hands of his party the nomination for Governor of 
Kansas. The convention assembled atTopcka, and 
their candidate was elected by a majority of 34,000. 
He was duly inaugurated in January, 1873, and 
served with so great ability and rendered such sat- 
isfaction that he was again chosen at the State Con- 
vention of his party for a second term. The fol- 
lowing November he was duly elected, and served 
another two years. 

It is proper in this connection to give a resume 
of some of the occurrences in Kansas at the time 
Gov. Osborn occupied the position of State Execu- 
tive. In May, 1874, during his second year as 
Governor, the Indians on the southwestern frontier 
commenced depredations upon the settlers in Bar- 
bour County, which were confined for a time to the 
stealing of their cattle and horses. In an attempt 
to recover some of the plunder, a detachment of 
United States Cavalry fatally wounded a son of 
Little Robe, a chief of the Cheyennes. This in- 
cited the Indians to open outrages, and in June five 
murders were committed. These outrages alarmed 
the entire southwestern border, and action was at once 
taken to place the more exposed points in as good 
a condition of defense as was possible. Companies 
were organized and»armed in readiness for an emer- 
gency, and stockades were constructed by the set- 
tlers at Medicine Lodge, Kiowa, Sun City, and at 
points midway between the two latter places. Not- 
withstanding these precautions, hundreds of people 
deserted their homes and sought pi-oteetion in the 
larger towns. In July other murders were com- 
mitted, and suspicion pointed strongly to the Osage 
Indians. Early in August a party of these, twenty- 
five in number, appeared near the town of Kiowa, 
claiming to be out on a buffalo hunt, and upon be- 
ing ordered to return to their reservation the}' re- 
fused to do so. This was communicated to Capt. 
Ricker, who was in command of a company of 
mounted militia, and who in setting out to find 
them, overtook them about fifteen miles northeast 



of Medicine Lodge. In the skirmish which ensued 
four Indians were killed. The savages now grew 
more bold and decided in their onslaught upon the 
white settlers, and by the 1st of September they 
had slain sixteen citizens, six of whom were resi- 
dents of Lawrence and peaceably engaged in sur- 
veying public lands forty miles south and twenty 
miles west of Dodge City. Gov. Osborn was com- 
pelled to keep the volunteer militia companies on 
the border in active service until nearly the close 
of 1874, and between those who urged extreme 
measures and those who, more timid, advised a pol- 
icy of extreme forbearance, he was in a position re- 
quiring gTcat ingenuity and temperance of action. 
Few men in his position could have done better, 
and more would probably have failed in assisting to 
bring all these troubles to a peaceable conclusion. 

After leaving the Gubernatorial Chair in 1877, 
Mr. Osborn was appointed by President Hayes, 
United States Minister to Chili. In this position he 
remained for four j'ears, when be was tendered by 
President Garfield the position of Minister to the 
Empire of Brazil. This he accepted, and remained 
near the court of Don Pedro until the administra- 
tion of President Cleveland came into power. 

Mr. Osborn's record as a foreign Minister was 
not only highly creditable to our own Nation, but 
doubly so to him as an official and a citizen of the 
great peace-loving Republic of America. While in 
Chili he was quite active in trying to bring to an 
end the bloody war in which that country was en- 
gaged with Peru and Bolivia, and in 1880 presided 
over a conference of representatives of the bellig- 
erent power on board the American man-of-war 
"Lackawanna" in the bay of Arica, which had in 
view that object. He also interested himself in 
bringing to a peaceful conclusion the long-pending 
boundary dispute between Chili and the Argentine 
Republic. For his valued and able services in this 
connection he received the thanks of both nations. 

Since Gov. Osborn's return to the United States 
he has occupied himself in various enterprises, and 
while not entirely eschewing politics, h.as made 
known his desire to be excused from filling further 
official positions. He stood at the head of tiie Kansas 
delegation to the National Republican Convention in 
1888, and in that august assembly was a prominent 
figure. He is a man whose opinions are universally 
held in respect, and one who has no unimportant 
influence in the councils of his party. His early 
life and training served to build up within him that 
patience and self-reliance, and that perseverance in 
behalf of a worthy principle, which has been the 
secret of his standing among his fellowmen, and 
distinguished him as a man of more than ordinary 
ability, and one eminently to be trusted. 




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EORGE T. ANTHONY, 

the seventh Governor of 
the State of Kansas, came 
of an excellent family of the 
Empire State, who were or- 
thodox Quakers religiously, 
and who in point of the ele- 
ments which go to make up the bone 
and sinew of the social fabric, pos- 
sessed all the characteristics of that pe- 
^^^W% culiar people. He was born in Maj-- 
t^^l field, Fulton Co., N. Y., June 9, 1824, 
ATP^ and spent his boyhood and youth on a 
farm, acquiring his education mostly 
in the winter season, and making him- 
self useful at agricultural pursuits in summer. 
About the age of nineteen he commenced learning 
the tin and copper smith's trade at Union Springs, 
Cayuga County, which he followed as a journey- 
man five years, then repaired to Ballston Spa, and 
clerked in a hardware store until his removal to 
Medina, in 1850. 

In the town above mentioned Mr. Anthony found 



his future wife. Miss Rose A. Lyons,' to whom he 
was married Dec. 14, 1852, and thereafter for a 
period of nine years was engaged in trade in hard- 
ware, tin and stoves, and also carried on the manu- 
facture of stoves and agricultural implements. Later 
he engaged in the commission business, and in due 
time was made Loan Commissioner for Orleans 
County, being thus occupied three years. 

During the late Rebellion and under the call of 
July 2, 1862, for additional troops, Mr. Anthony 
was selected by request of Gov. Morton as one of a 
committee of seven to raise and organize troops in the 
Twenty-eighth District of New York, embracing the 
counties of Orleans, Niagara and Genesee. In Au- 
gust following he was authorized to recruit an inde- 
pendent battery of light artillery of six guns, and 
which was subsequently known as the 17th New 
York Independent Battery. Such was the in- 
dustry with which he set about this commission, 
that in four days the maximum number was secured 
and mustered into service, with Mr. Anthony as 
Captain, and they proceeded at once to Washington. 



GEORGE T. ANTHONY. 



Capt. Anthony served with his battery until the 
close of the war, operating between Washington and 
Richmond, and in front of the latter city and Pe- 
tersbm-g, being with the 18th Army Corps during 
the last year of the war. He was breveted Major 
for services in the last campaign ending at Appo- 
mattox Court House, and after the surrender of the 
Confederate forces, was mustered out of service at 
Richmond, Va., June 12, 1865. 

In November, 1865, Mr. Anthony changed his 
residence from Rochester, N. Y., to Leavenworth, 
this State, and became editor of the Leavenworth 
Daily Bulletin, also of the Leavenworth Daily Con- 
servative, filling the position two years and one-half. 
He subsequently assumed proprietorship of the Kan- 
sas Fanner, whicli he conducted six years. In the 
meantime such had been the zeal with which he in- 
terested himself in the affairs of a State struggling 
for recognition, and only needing good men for 
leaders, that he was recognized as a man eminently 
fitted for promotion, and in December, 1867, was 
appointed United States Internal Revenue Assistant 
Assessor, and the following year Collector of Inter- 
nal Revenue. For three years he was President of 
the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, and for two 
years held the same position on tlie Board of Cen- 
tennial Managers for the State, and was discharging 
the duties of the three offices at the time of his 
election as Governor, on the 7th of November, 
1876. 

Gov. Anthony, while State Executive, presided 
wisely as counselor over the many difficult ques- 
tions arising at that time, and retired from the 
office with the best wishes of those who had realized 
how faithfully he had endeavored to perform his 
duty. He continued his residence in Leavenworth 
after the expiration of his term of office, and there- 
after was employed much of the time in a respon- 
sible position, in connection with the extension of 
the great Santa Fe Railroad through New Mexico 
and into Old Mexico. 

That Gov. Anthony was popular during his in- 
cumbency of the Executive office, is indicated by 
the fact that the county seat of Harper County was 
named in his honor. Over the establishment of 
this town there was much earnest debate in regard 
to its location and many other important details in 



connection therewith. It is now a city of impor- 
tance, and was honored with a post-office in the 
summer of 1878. At first the service was only 
weekl3-, but in due time became daily, and it was 
made a money-order office in 1880. Previous to 
this, however, a bank had been established in a 
small frame structure standing on the street, and 
its business was soon conducted in a store building, 
with a capital of 120,000. The Globe Mills were put 
up in 1880-81, at a cost of over $25,000, and in due 
time commanded a large trade from points in the 
Indian Territory ,*as well as the surrounding towns. 

Churches and newspapers sprang up in due time 
in the town of Anthony, and various lodges of the 
different societies were named in honor of the 
Governor. The town itself lies on the edge of a 
beautiful valley, a trifle over two miles from the 
geographical center of Harper County, and the site 
was selected after much deliberation by the Town 
Company, which had been formed at Wichita for 
the purpose, as it was found desirable to establish a 
town not far from the center of Harper County, 
which embraced large tracts of beautiful rolling 
land. The projected town was considered a 
matter of serious importance, and not the least 
among the matters connected with Its establishment 
was the name by which it should be called. The 
descendants of Gov. Anthony may be pardoned if 
in preserving their family history they keep prop* 
erly in view this fact in connection therewith. The 
town site was made to cover 320 acres, and the first 
work of the company was to build a barracks for 
the accommodation of emigrants, and to dig three 
public wells. 

About as soon as the announcement went forth 
that the " city of Anthony " was ready for settle- 
ment, about a dozen box houses sprang up as if by 
magic, and were soon followed by a store of general 
merchandise, a hardware and a drug-store, and closely 
upon the heels of these came a physician and an 
attorney. The new town grew rapidly, and now 
occupies a proud position among the other cities 
adjacent, going in some respects ahead of those 
which are older. As may be supposed, the patriot, 
the ex-soldier, and one of the most conscientious 
men who ever occupied the Gubernatorial Chair of 
Kansas, has watched its growth with lively interest 






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OHN P. >ST. JOHN, eighth 
Governor of the State of 
Kansas, was born in Brook- 
field, Franklin Co., Ind., 
Feb. 25, 1833. The family 
is of Huguenot descent. 
Daniel St. John, the paternal 
grandfather, was a native of 
Luzerne Count}', Pa., and for 
sixty years was one of the fore- 
most ministers of the Universalist 
denomination, preaching with un- 
swerving faith the doctrines he 
had espoused, and illustrating their 
purity by aguileless and untarnished 
reputation. He wiis the friend and 
contemporary of Murray, Ballou, Streeter and 
Thomas, and was numbered with them as one of 
the American fathers of this religious faith. He 
was also a Freemason, and at the time of his 
death, which occurred in Broad Ripple, Ind., was 
the oldest member of the fraternity in the State. 

The subject of this sketch was the son of Samuel 
St. John, who was born in Orange County, N. Y., 
and was a man of more than ordinary ability. The 
mother, Sophia (Snell) St. John, was of English 
extraction, a lady of rare intelligence, with a char- 
acter adorned by all the Christian virtues. The 
children of farmers in the rural districts of Indiana 
lorty years ago were taught by such instructors as 
the limited means of the inhabitants could com- 
mand, and who dispensed knowledge usually only 
two short terms each year. Under these circum- 



stances the early education of John P. St. Johi. 
was acquired. He soon mastered the elementary 
branches taught in the district school, but deter- 
mined to carry on his education as soon as he could 
secure the means, and for this purpose, while yet 
a youth, entered a store, but devoted his leisure 
hours to his books. 

In 1852 Jlr. St. John made his way to the Pa- 
cific Slope, and employed himself at whatever he 
could find to do — wood-chopping, steamboating, 
mining, merchandising, etc. During the period of 
eight years, which were pregnant with adventure, 
hardship, danger and toil, if not of profit, he made 
voyages to Central America, South America, 
Mexico, Oregon and the Sandwich Islands. He 
was engaged in the Indian Wars of Northern Cali- 
fornia and Southern Oregon in 1852-53, in which 
he suffered all the perils and hardships incident to 
the struggles of that time, and was several times 
wounded in the service. 

During his mining life in California the long- 
cherished predilection of Mr. St. John for the legal 
profession ripened into a definite purpose. He 
accordingly procured a few elementary law books, 
and under circumstances calculated to try the 
courage of one less determined, he commenced his 
law stvidies in his mining camp, reading each even- 
ing after the close of the. day's labor by the light 
of a burning pine knot or the camp fire. He thus 
pursued his studies laboriously for two years. In 
1860 he returned eastward with but little more ^of 
tills world's goods than when he set out eight years 
before, but equipped with a vieh experience, a 



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knowledge of the world and a fair idea of common 
law. With the view of perfecting himself still 
further in his studies, he entered the office of 
Messrs. Starkweather & McLain, at Charleston, 111., 
<ind at the expiration of a year's time was admitted 
to practice at the bar, and became a member of the 
firm above mentioned. 

The anticipated professional career of Mr. St. 
John, however, was rudely broken in upon by the 
mutterings of Civil War, and laying aside his per- 
sonal interests, he enlisted as a private in Company 
C, 68th Illinois Infantry. The regiment was soon 
sent to Alexandria, Va., and St. John was assigned 
to detached duty as Assistant Adjutant General. 
He continued in this capacity until his term of 
enlistment had -spired, but subsequently at Camp 
Mattoon, 111., he was placed in command of the 
troops there, given the commission of Captain, and 
upon the organization of the 143d Illinois, was 
elected Lieutenant Colonel of this regiment. They 
operated subsfequcntly in the Mississippi Valley, and 
Col. St. John continued in the service until 1864, 
when he retired to private life, and resumed the 
practice of law in connection with Judge McLain) 
the surviving partner of the old firm. 

In February, 1865, Mr. St. John with his family 
removed to Independence, Mo., where he first 
became prominent as a politician, and as a most 
effective and popular orator. During his four- 
years residence at that point he took an active part 
in the political campaign of 1868, making an effect- 
ive and vigorous canvass of Western Missouri in 
behalf of the nominees of the Republican party. In 
May, 18G9, he changed his residence to Olathe, 
Kan., and associated himself with M. V. B. Parker 
for the practice of law. This continued until 1875, 
and Mr. St. John then formed a partnership with 
Hon. I. O. Pickering, of Olathe, and continued the 
practice of his profession until pressing public 
duties forced him to abandon it. 

The prominence of Gov. St. John in public life 
seems to have become his unsought, and as the re- 
sult of circumstances entirely outside his individ- 
ual purposes or designs. Up to 1872 he had given 
only such attention to political affairs as was 
vouchsafed by all intelligent and patriotic voters. 
He had held unsought the various local offices 



which fall to the lot of responsible citizens in th; 
administration of town affairs, and as an ardent Re- 
publican had done acceptable work on the stump 
during the canvass of 1868. Four years later he 
was elected State Senator from Johnson County, 
and at once took a leading position, both on the 
floor as a debator, and in the committee rooms as 
an efficient business member. 

The temperance movement found a sturdy and 
fearless advocate of prohibition in Mr. St. John. 
Consequently when the question came to be an 
issue in the politics of Kansas, he was at once rec- 
ognized as the fit exponent and defender of the 
then unpopular doctrine. The Kansas State Tem- 
perance Convention accordingly nominated him as 
its candidate for Governor, in 1876. He declined 
the nomination, although in full accord with the 
convention on the issue it presented. That same 
fall he was on the first ballot in the Republican 
convention, the leading gubernatorial candidate. 
On the seventh ballot he withdrew his name, which 
action resulted in the nomination and subsequent 
election of Hon. George T. Anthony. 

At the Republican State Convention held two 
years later at Topeka, in August, 1878, Mr. St. 
John received the Republican nomination for 
Governor. Considering the distracting element of 
a third party, the campaign was brilliant and effect- 
ive, and the result one of the most decisive politi- 
cal victories ever achieved in the State. In 1880, 
in a total vote of 198,238, Mr. St. John was re- 
elected by a majority over the next highest candi- 
date of 51,647 and a majority over all of 32,170, a 
fact which shows how satisfactory to the people 
had been the manner in which he had discharged 
the duties of his office during his first term. 

The great exodus of the colored people from the 
Southern States to Kansas began in 1879, and Gov, 
St. John at once took an active interest in their 
behalf. Through his influence, personal and official, 
the necessities of thousands of these destitute and 
suffering people were relieved and themselves 
placed in a position to become self-sustaining. In 
1882 his friends nominated him as Governor for a 
third term, but he failed of a re-election. In 1884 
he was the nominee of the Prohibition party for 
President, and received 150.000 votes. 




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EORGE W. GLICK, ninth 
Governor of Kansas, was its 
first Democratic State Ex- 
ecutive. He was born at 
Greencastle, Fairfield Co., 
Ohio, July 4, 1827, and on 
the paternal side is of Ger- 
man descent. His great-grandfather, 
Henry Glick, was one of five brothers 
who left the beautiful Rhine country 
prior to the Revolutionary War. In 
this immortal struggle they all partici- 
pated and subsequently settled in Penn- 
sylvania. George Glick, grandfather 
of the Governor, served as a soldier 
in the War of 1812, and was severely wounded at 
the battle of Ft. Meigs. 

Isaac Glick, the father of George W., and who 
was prominent as a farmer and stock-raiser of San- 
dusky County, Ohio, held for three consecutive 
terms the office of Treasurer of that county, and 
was a man accounted above reproach, both in his 
business and private character. He married Miss 
Mary Sanders, daughter of George Sanders, who 
was a soldier patriot in the War of 1812, in which 
he ranked as a Captain and bore the marks of his 
bravery in bodily wounds of a serious nature. Mrs. 
Mary (Sanders) Glick is a lady of high culture and 
great piety, active in the work of Christian charity, 
and of that retiring disposition which fully car- 
ried out the command of the great teacher, "Let 
not thy right hand know what thy left hand doeth." 
As a boy, George W. Glick was more than usually 
studious, and acquired a good English education, 
embracing the higher mathematics and the lan- 
guages, which lent a polish to his practical sense and 
business qualifications, and enabled him to succeed 



almost uniformly in his undertakings. When he 
was a little lad of five years thfe family removed to 
Lower Sandusky, now Fremont, where, after com- 
pleting his education, he entered the law office of 
Buckland <fe Hayes, the junior member of the firm 
being afterward President of the United States. In 
due time he passed a thorough examination in con- 
nection with the Cincinnati Law School students, 
and was admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court. 

Mr. Glick commenced the practice of his profes- 
sion at Fremont, Ohio, where his careful attention 
to the interests of his clients secured him a large 
patronage. Later he removed to SandusKy City, 
and in 1858 was made the Congressional nominee 
of the Democratic party in his district, but declined 
the honor in the presence of the convention, but 
accepted later the nomination for State Senator. 
Although defeated, he ran nearly 2,000 votes ahead 
of his party ticket. Later he was elected Judge 
Advocate General of the 2d Regiment of the Sev- 
enteenth Division of the Ohio Militia, with the rank 
of Colonel, receiving his commission from Gov. 
Salmon P. Chase. 

Late in 1858 Mr. Glick came to Kansas, locating 
in Atchison, and associated himself in the practice 
of law with Hon. Alfred G. Otis. This gentleman 
was well versed in jurisprudence, and as Judge of 
the Second Judicial District from January, 1877, to 
January, 1881, won golden opinions as an adminis- 
trator of justice. The firm of Otis & Glick contin- 
ued fifteen years, and was finally dissolved in con- 
sequence of a throat affection from which Mr. Glick 
had suffered for some time. The firm settled up 
its affairs annually, never a dispute occurring, 
its last settlement having been effected within an 
hour. 

At the first election held under tlie Wyandotte 



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Constitution, Dec. 6, 1859, Mr. Glicli was made the 
Democratic nominee for Judge of the Second Judi- 
cial District, and received a vote larger tlian that 
of any candidate on his ticket. He was elected a 
member of the House of Representatives from the 
city of Atchison, in 1862, and each consecutive year 
thereafter until 1867. He was re-elected in 1875 
and again in 1 H80. During these years he was Chair- 
man of the Judiciary Committee, and was chosen 
to fill this position by the Republican Speakers of 
the House, wLo manifested the utmost confidence 
in his wisdom and integrity. Thereafter he served 
on the most important committees existing, and 
during the session of 1876 was Speaker ^ro fe»i, of 
the House. In iVIay, 1874, he served as State Sen- 
ator, having been elected to fill the vacancy caused 
by the resignation of the Hon. Joseph C. Wilson. 
From this time on Mr. Glick was constantly called 
into requisition by his party, being in 1886 a dele- 
gate to the Union Convention at Philadelphia, and 
in 1870 a member of the Democratic State Central 
Committee. Subsequently he was a member of the 
State Central Relief Committee, and was 3om mis- 
sioned a Centennial Manager by Gov. Thomas A. 
Osborn in 1876. Subsequently he was elected 
Treasurer of the Board of Manageis, and was pres- 
ent at the first meeting in Philadelphia, when tlie 
arranging of the display was completed. In Jul^' 
1882, he was nominated by acclamation as the Dem- 
ocratic candidate for Governor, and at the election 
received considerable support outside of his part^'. 
Mr. Glick was County Commissioner of Atchison 
County upon his accession to the office of Governor, 
and was also holding the position of Auditor. In 
his election to this office he received about forty- 
six per cent of the votes cast, and was outdone by 
only one man in this respect, namely, John P. St. 
John, who, in 1880, received about fifty-eight per 
cent. Although a man of temperate habits, he does 
not consider prohibition a sovereign remedy for 
the evils arising from the use of, and traffic in, in- 
toxicatinp; drinks. In February, 1876, while a 
member of Aie House and during the tendency of 
the proposed amendment to the Dram Shop Act, he 
entered a protest, which was spread upon the House 
Journal, in which he maintained that the Prohibi- 
tory Liquor Law had, wherever tried, failed to ac- 



complish its purpose, and that this proposition was 
conceded by all who were not controlled by fanat- 
icism ; that no one would attempt to enforce sucn 
a law, and that regulation and control of the traffic 
was an absolute necessity for the preservation of 
the peace and good order of society, and that this 
control was made of no effect by the proposed 
amendment. 

Mr. Glick furthermore contended that the reve- 
nue derived from the sale of intoxicating liquors 
aided in paying the burdensome expenses following 
the wake of such sales, and that by the proposed 
law the burdens upon the public were increased 
while its ability to prevent them was decreased. 
He believed that if the bill became a law it would 
increase the number of places where liquor would bo 
sold, thereby resulting in the increase of the evils of 
the traffic, and also the expenses of protecting life and 
propert}' and preserving the i)ublic peace. 

The early Kansas railroads found in Gov. Glick 
a stanch and efficient assistant, and he was one 
of the first Directors of the Central Branch of the 
Union Pacific, running west from Atchison. He 
was also a Director of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa 
Fe — the important transportation line of the State 
and of the country west of the Mississippi. From 
the time of the organization of the Atchison & Ne- 
braska, he was its President to its completion, and 
spent four years of incessant labor in order to effect 
its construction from Atchison to the capital city 
of Omaha. He organized the Atchison Gas Com- 
pany and secured the building of the works. Many 
of the buildings in the city of Atchison, both busi- 
ness and dwelling-houses, were erected by him, and 
he has generously disbursed his capital to encourage 
those enterprises best calculated to increase the im- 
portance of the city. 

Mr. Glick was married at Massillon, Ohio, Sept. 
17, 1857, to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Dr. A. 
Ryder, of Fremont, that State. While he was State 
Executive his son Frederick was his private secre- 
tary. This son and a daughter Jenn'c are his only 
children. Mr. Glick was tlic first Master of the 
Shannon Hills Grange of thcP.atrons of Husbandry. 
He has been a member of tlic IMasoiiic fraternity 
nearly forty years, and aided in organizing the 
Royal Arch Chapter and Commandery, of Atchison. 



$o]xn M' M^^^iri. 





[E tenth Governor of Kansas 
was born March 10, 1839, at 
Brownsville, Pa., and in his 
early flays, after an ordinary 
education, learned the prin- 
ter's trade. In 1 857 he went 
to Pittsburgh, and was em- 
ployed in the office of the Commer- 
cial Journal, iind early in October 
of that year he emigrated to 
Kansas and located in Atcliison. 
He purch.Tsed the office of the 
Squatter Sovereign in February, 
1858, and changed its name to the 
Freeman's Champion, and on the 
20th of the month commenced his 
editorial career in this State, by 
the issue of the first number of the paper which he 
has since been identified with. He was always a 
stanch free-State man, and an earnest and ardent 
Republican, being among the organizers of that 
grand old party in his native State. He was Sec- 
retary of the Wyandotte Constitutional Convention, 
and was elected State Senator before he was of age. 
During the summer of 1861 Mr. Martin assisted 
in organizing the 8th Kansas Infantry, of which he 
was appointed Lieutenant Colonel. The regiment 
served on the Missouri border during the fall and 



winter of 1861. Early in 1862 he was appointed 
Provost Marshal of Leaveaworih, and in March of 
the same year his regiment was ordered to Corinth, 
Miss., Lieut. Col. Martin in command. A few weeks 
after, when at Corinth, the regiment with the 
division to which it was attached, was ordered to 
join Gen. Buell in Tennessee, and thereafter during 
the whole war it served in the Army of the Cumber- 
land. Lieut. Col. Martin was promoted to be 
Colonel on the 1st of November, 1862, and was 
Provost Marshal of Nashville, Tenn., from Decem- 
ber, J862, to June, 1863. The regiment, under his 
command, took part in the battles of Perryville 
and Lancaster, Ky., the campaign against Tul- 
lahomaand Chattanooga, the battle of Chickamauga, 
the siege of Chattanooga, the storming of Mission 
Ridge, the campaign of East Tennessee, in the win- 
' ter of 1863-64, the campaign from Chattanooga to 
Atlanta, and tlie subsequent pursuit of Hood north- 
ward. Col. Martin commanded the 3d Brigade, 1st 
Division, 20th Army Corps, on the second day of 
the battle of Chickamauga, and during the siege of 
Chattanooga, and commanded the 1st Brigade, 3d 
Division, 4th Army Corps, from August, 1864, untiK 
his muster out at Pulaski, Tenn., Nov. 17, 1864. 

In a lengthy description of the battle of Mission 
Ridge, published in the New York Times of July 



JOHN A. MARTIN. 



18, 1876, Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Wood, who com- 
manded the 3d Division, 4th Corps, Army of the 
Cumberland, says: 

"Willich's brigade, in the center, had with it the 
heroic, accomplished Martin, Colonel of the 8th 
Kansas. What that regiment could not take it was 
not worth while to send any other regiment to look 
for. Martin was among the foremost to set the 
example of the upward movement, and among the 
first to reach the crest." 

In a letter published in the Cincinnati Commer- 
cial of Jan. 24, 1876, the late Brig. Gen. August 
Willich, commander of the 1st Brigade, 3d Division, 
4th Army Corps, after stating that the orders he 
received at Orchard Knob, concerning the advance 
to Mission Ridge, were to "take the rifle pit at the 
foot of Mission Ridge, and to keep that position," 
and describing the advance to the base of the ridge 
and the capture of the rifle pits there, says : 

"Herein the work assigned by Gen. Grant was 
accomplished. But now the fire of the enemy be- 
came very severe; the shells rent the ground in 
every direction; our lines were infiladed from the 
different spars of the ridge, where the enemy was 
protected against our fire by his works and his 
dominant position. There appeared at first thought 
to Gen. Willich, holding position about 100 yards 
behind the rifle pits, to be only three chances, viz : 
To obey orders and to be shot without effective 
resistance ; to fall back, or to charge. The second 
chance being out of the question, I galloped with 
Lieut. Green, of my staff, up to the 8th Kansas, 
lying in line behind the rifle pits. Col. Martin, 
commanding the regiment, seeing me, jumped on 
the breastworks and shouted : 'Here we are. Gen- 
eral, what more ?' 'Forward, storm ! We have to 
take the works on the ridge,' was the answer. The 
Colonel: 'Altogether, boys, forward! Hip, hip, 
hurrah!' Like one man, the whole line, with one 
leap, cleared the breastworks; forward they moved 
and the air was soon filled with the sound, 'Forward ! 
Forward !' extending more and more, right and left." 

Returning home. Col. Martin resumed control of 
the Atchison Champion early in January, 1865, and 
on the 22d of March issued the first number of the 
Daily Cliampion. He has been commander of the 
department, a delegate to the National Republican 



Conventions of 1860, 1868, 1872 and 1880; was a 
United States Centennial Commissioner, and one of 
the Vice Presidents of that body ; was one of the 
incorporators of the State Historical Society, of 
which he was President for one term; was elected 
by the two Houses of Congress one of the Board of 
Managers of the National Soldiers' Home, in 1878, 
and re-elected in 1882, being now Second Vice 
President of that body. He was married, June 1, 
1871, to Miss Ida Challiss, eldest daughter of Dr. 
William L. Challiss, of Atchison, and has seven 
children. 

At the Republican State Convention, held in 
Topeka July 17, 1884, the rules were suspended and 
John A. Martin was nominated for Governor by 
acclamation. At the November election following 
he was elected Governor by a plurality of 38,495 
votes. At the Republican State Convention, held 
in Topeka July 7, 1886, he was again unanimously 
nominated for a second term, and at the November 
election following was elected Governor by a plu- 
rality vote of 33,918. He was the first and only 
Governor of Kansas who was twice unanimously 
nominated by his party for that office, and has 
served with distinction, filling the honored position 
occupied by his able predecessors with equalability, 
and giving to the people as the Chief Executive of 
the populous and growing State, satisfaction. Ho 
is a man of honest, upright character, and abhors 
trickery and deceit, and in looking over his long 
and useful life he may well feel a just pride at the 
position he has won in the esteem and confidence 
of honest men, and the respect of all good citizens. 
There are but few men of the stirring State of 
Kansas who have been more closely identified with 
all public movements for the general welfare and 
prosperity of the State than John A. Martin. His 
name may be found on almost every page of the 
memorable history of Kansas, from the holding of 
the first Republican Convention, held at Osawato- 
mie in 1859, until to-day, when he is the leading 
spirit among the enterprising men of the most pro- 
gressive State of the Nation. A man of excellent 
judgment, moved by honest purpose and love for 
the general welfare of the whole State, he is always 
found identified with the right, and, as might be 
expected, popular with the people. 




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L. U. HUMPHREY. 

This distinguished gen- 
tleman was chosen Gov- 
ernor of Kansas, at the 
election held in Novem- 
ber, 1888. He had made 
for himself an honorable record on 
the deadly battle-field, as well as in 
the more monotonous, though not 
less courage-requiring hours of po- 
litical life, in the fields of journal- 
ism, in the forensic arena, and in 
the various capacities in which he 
has labored for the public weal.. It 
is not our purpose in this brief 
sketch, to dwell at great length upon his private 
life, his public record sufficing to indicate that his 
character is noble, and his example a worthy one. 
Gov. Humphrey was born in Stark County, Ohio, 
July 25, 1844. His father. Col. Lyman Humphrey, 
who was a native of Connecticut, of English de- 
scent, and a lawyer of distinction, died when the 
subject of tliis sketch was but eight years of age. 
At the outbreak of the Civil War, in 1861, Gov. 
Humphrey was attending the High School at Mas- 
siiion. ana nis lervld, patriotic heart was thrilled to 
the utmost, with an enthusiastic desire to serve his 
country, and uphold the flag which he had been 
tadgbt to revere. Though only a boy of seven- 



teen, he enlisted in Company I, 76th Ohio Infan- 
try, a regiment famous for its bravery, and for the 
eminent men who belonged to it. Sucli w.as the gal- 
lantry, and the proper conception of a soldier's du- 
ties exhibited by him, that he had been promoted 
to the office of 1st Lieutenant, had acted as Adju- 
tant of his regiment, and had commanded a com- 
pany for a year, before he was out of his minority. 

Much active service was experienced by Capt. 
Humphrey, and among the battles in which he par- 
ticipated, were those of Donelson, Pittsburg Land- 
ing, Corinth, the siege of Vicksburg, Chattanooga, 
Atlanta, and the fighting around that city, he be- 
ing under fire five or six weeks in that single cam- 
paign. He was with Sherman in his march to the 
sea, was present at the capture of Savannah, and 
was engaged in many other trying scenes. He was 
with his regiment in the campaign through the 
Carolinas, and took part in the battle of Benton- 
ville, as well as in the capture of Gen. Joe John- 
ston's army. He was twice wounded, once at 
Pittsburg Landing, and once at Chattanooga, but 
refused to retire from the field. During the four 
years of his military service, he never was absent 
from duty for a day. The regiment of which he 
was a member, belonged to the 1st Brigade, 1st 
Division, 15th Corps, Army of the Tennessee. 

At the termination of the war Capt. Humphrey 
resumed the studies whicb had been interrupted by 



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the "irrepressible conflict," feeling the need of a 
more thorough education to fit him to act well his 
part in the battle of life. He entered Mt. Union 
College, and soon after matriculated in the law de- 
partment of the Michigan University, from which 
he was graduated after having completed his stud- 
ies in the legal profession. Returning to his native 
State he was admitted to practice in the several 
courts of Ohio, in 1868, but feeling that the West 
would afford a broader field for his labors, he re- 
moved to Shelby County, Mo., where for a time he 
assisted in editing the Shelby County Herald. 

The newer Slate of Kansas, which had already 
become the home of many men eminent in various 
walks of life, seemed to beckon Capt. Humphrey 
still further West, and in February, 1871, he crossed 
the Missouri and located at Independence. He 
formed a law partnership with the Hon. Alexander 
M. York, the attempt at whose bribery by Senator 
Pomeroy in 1873, during the contest for United 
States Senatorial honors, brought his name promi- 
nently before the people of Kansas as an opponent 
to fraud and corruption. The legal relation be- 
tween the two gentlemen lasted until 1876, after 
which time Gov. Humphrey continued the practice 
of his chosen profession alone. The Independence 
Tribune was founded by Messrs. A .M. York, 
W. T. Yoe and L. U. Humphrey, the latter with- 
drawing from the firm at the expiration of a j'ear. 

Gov. Humphrey had not long been a resident of 
Kansas before his talents were known and his fit- 
ness for public office appreciated. In 1871, the 
year of his arrival in the State, he was honored by 
the Republican nomination as candidate for a seat 
in the State Legislature, but because of his vigor- 
ous opposition to the issue of questionable bonds 
to the L. L. <fe G. Railroad Company, he was de- 
feated b}' a small vote. In 1876 he was vindicated 
by an election to the House from a district form- 
erly Democratic, and served two years as a member 
of the Republican State Central Committee. In 
1877 Melville J. Salter having accepted a position 
in the land office at Independence, resigned his 
position as Lieutenant Governor, and our subject 
was chosen to fill the vacancy. His principal op- 
ponent was the Democratic candidate, Thomas W. 
Waterson, who received 24,740 votes, while Mr. 



Humphrey received 62,750, his majority over ali 
other candidates being 27,381. The following 3^e.ar 
he was re-elected; the covention which nominated 
him having, after a protracted and exciting strug- 
gle, placed John P. St. John at the head of the 
ticket. 

In 1884 Mr. Humphrey was elected to the State 
Senate for the term of four years, and upon the or- 
ganization of that Legislative bod^' was chosen 
President, pro tern, by a unanimous vote. On 
July 25, 1888, that being the forty-fourth anni- 
versary of his birth, he was nominated for Gover- 
nor of the State of Kansas, and was elected by the 
splendid majority of 73,361. Gov. Humphrey 
carried 104 out of the 106 counties in the State, 
his opponent in the contest being no less prominent 
a person than Judge John Martin. 

Gov. Humphrey has been frequently called upon 
to preside as a Judge, pro tem, of the District 
Court, an honor which indicates the degree of con- 
fidence reposed in him by the public. He has been 
an active Republican, and has an enviable record 
both as a speaker and writer in behalf of the prin- 
ciples to which he is a devotee. He is deeply in- 
terested in the promulgation of the fundamental 
doctrines of true government, and the loyal prin- 
ciples for which our forefathers in earlier years and 
our nearer kinsmen in recent times, gave their 
strength and even their lives. He belongs to the 
I^oyal Legion, a body made up of those who, like 
himself, are intensely patriotic. Also is a member 
of the G. A. R., and a prominent Mason. His affa- 
bility, his frankness, and his justice in dealing witli 
men, has won for him a high place in the esteem of 
all with whom he comes in contact, either personally 
or through the medium of his published addresses. 
His keen perception as to the wants of the growing 
.State, his desire that she shall be built up in all the 
elements that constitute the true greatness and glor3' 
of a government or of a people, and the powers of 
discrimination, which lead him to discern right from 
wrong, justice from injustice, especially qualify him 
for the high office to which the people called him. 

Gov. Humphrey was married at Independence on 
Christmas Day, 1872, to Miss Leonard, d.aughter of 
James C. Leonard. Thej' have two ch Idren- Ly- 
man L., and A. Lincoln. 




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introduqt:"ory. 






5HE time has arrived when it 
becomes the duty of the 
people of this county to per- 
petuate the names of their 
pioneers, to furnish a record 
of their early settlement, 
and relate the story of their 
progress The civilization of our 
day, the enlightenment of the age 
and the duty that men of the pres- 
ent tmie owe to their ancestors, to 
themselves and to their posterity, 
demand that a record of their lives 
and deeds should be made. In bio- 
graphical history is found a power 
to instruct man by precedent, to 
enliven the mental faculties, and 
to waft down the river of time a 
safe vessel in which the names and actions of the 
people who contributed to raise this country from its 
primitive state may be preserved. Surely and rapidly 
the great and aged men, who in their prime entered 
the wilderness and claimed the virgin soil as their 
heritage, are passing to their graves. The number re- 
maining who can relate the incidents of the first days 
of settlement is becoming small indeed, so that an 
actual necessity exists for the collection and preser- 
vation of events without delay, before all the early 
settlers are cut down by the scythe of Time. 

To be forgotten has been the great dread of mankind 
from remotest ages. All will be forgotten soon enough, 
in spite of their best works and the most earnest 
efforts of their friends to perserve the memory of 
their lives. The means employed to prevent oblivion 
and to perpetuate their memory has been in propor- 
tion to the amount of intelligence they possessed. 
The pyramids of Egypt were built to perpetuate the 
names and deeds of their great rulers. The exhu- 
mations made by the archeologists of Egypt from 
buried Memphis indicate a desire of those people 



to perpetuate the memory of their achievements. 
The erection of the great obelisks were for the same 
purpose. Coming down to a later period, we find the 
Greeks and Romans erecting mausoleums and monu- 
ments, and carving out statues to chronicle theii 
great achievements and carry them down the ages. 
It is also evident that the Mound-builders, in piling 
up their great mounds of earth, had but this idea — 
to leave something to show that they had lived. All 
these works, though many of them costly in the ex- 
treme, give but a faint idea of the lives and charac- 
ters of those whose memory they were intended to 
perpetuate, and scarcely anything of the masses of 
the people that then lived. The great pyramids and 
some of the obelisks remain objects only of curiosity; 
the mausoleums, monuments and statues are crum- 
bling into dust. 

It was left to modern ages to establish an intelli- 
gent, undecaying, immutable method of perpetuating 
a full history — immutable in that it is almost un- 
limited in extent and perpetual in its action; and 
this is through the art of printing. 

To the present generation, however, we are in- 
debted for the introduction of the admirable system 
of local biography. By this system every man, though 
he has not achieved what the world calls greatness, 
has the means to perpetuate his life, his history, 
through the coming ages. 

The scythe of Time cuts down all ; nothing of the 
physical man is left. The monument which his chil- 
, dren or friends may erect to his memory in the ceme. 
tery will crumble into dust and pass away; but his 
life, his achievements, the work he has accomplished, 
which otherwise would be forgotten, is perpetuated 
by a record of this kind. 

To preserve the lineaments of our companions we 
engrave their portraits, for the same reason we col- 
lect the attainable facts of their history. Nor do we 
think it necessary, as we speak only truth of them, to- 
wait until they are dead, or until those who know 
them are gone: to do this we are ashamed only to 
publish to the world the history of those whose lives 
are unworthy of public record. 



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r_^ ON. HENRY G. "WEBB, attorney-at-law and 
Wfjjlj a prominent citizen of Parsons, was born in 
/^^^ Ridgebury Township, Bradford County, Pa. 
(^ He is a son of Hon. John Leiand Webb, a 
native of Fairfield County, Conn., who was there 
reared, removing thence to Pennsylvania and be- 
coming an active business man of Bradford County. 
He engaged in contracting and building, and was 
one of the first contractors of the North Branch 
Canal in northern Pennsylvania. Politically he 
was a Democrat, firm in his allegiance to party 
principles and nominees. 

Among the positions in which John L. Webb 
served may be mentioned those of Commissioner 
and Sheriff of the county of Bradford. He was 
twice elected to the State Legislature, and in that 
responsible position served with credit to himself 
and to the satisfaction of his constituents. In his 
religious belief he was identified with the Christian 
Church, and was devoted to the success and growth 
of that religious organization. He married Miss- 
Anise Hammond, a native of Chemung, N. Y.,and 
they became the parents of seven children, four of 
whom are now living. 

Reared to manhood in Pennsylvania, the sub- 
ject of this sketch received a fair education in the 
common schools. In September, 1848, he was ad- 
mitted to the Bar at Wellsboro, Pa., having studied 
law after the death of his father in October, 1846. 
He conducted his readings in the office of John C. 



Knox, who afterward was elected Judge of the 
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. After having 
been admitted to the Bar, Mr. Webb removed to 
Wisconsin in 1849 and located at Princeton, Mar- 
quette County, removing thence to Wautoma, 
Waushara County, where he engaged in the prac- 
tice of his profession until the spring of 1868. 
That j'ear witnessed his arrival in Kansas, where 
for a time he resided in Mound City. 

In the spring of 1870 Mr. AVebb came to Oswego, 
Labette County, and in the fall of the same year 
he was chosen Judge of this judicial district, re- 
taining that position until 1873, when he resigned. 
He then formed a legal partnership with W. B. 
Glass, and the connection continued for about nine 
years, when it was dissolved. The Judge then 
associated with himself L. C. True, under the firm 
name of Webb & True, and this partnership con- 
tinued for fifteen months. Judge Webb then re- 
moved to Cherokee County, and made his home 
there until January, 1889, when he came to Par- 
sons. Here he formed a partnership with C. L. 
Caldwell, under the firm title of Webb & Caldwell, 
and the two conducted an extensive legal- practice 
until the 20th of May, 1893. 

On the 20th of May, 1849, Judge Webb and 
Miss Susan J. Abbott were united in marriage. 
Mrs. Webb was born and reared in Lorain County, 
Ohio, and was a daughter of Justin Abbott. She 
died on the 3d of September, 1864. The Judge 



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was again married, April 13, 1866, his bride being 
Miss Amanda J., daughter of Linford Gower. She 
was born in Pennsylvania and accompanied her 
parents to Wisconsin when a child, growing to 
womanhood in Plainfield Township, Wausliara 
County. Of his first union, the Judge has one 
child, Emma E., wife of Christopher C. Wenzell, a 
builder and contractor residing in Kansas City, 
Mo. 

An independent Republican in politics. Judge 
Webb has been elected upon the ticket of his party 
to numerous positions of trust. In 1860 he was 
elected to represent his district in Wisconsin in 
the Lower House of the Legislature. In 1864 he 
was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate, and two 
years later re-elected to that position. In the fall 
of 1876 he was chosen to represent this district in 
the Stale Legislature, and while an incumbent of 
that honored position was instrumental in advanc- 
ing the interests of his constituents. 

In his social affiliations the Judge is identified 
witli the hidependent Order of Odd Fellows and 
the Masonic fraternity, belonging to the chapter. 
He is a man who has ever maintained a deep inter- 
est in the welfare of the people and the progress 
of the county and state, and his labors have 
been instrumental in accomplishing many greatly 
needed reforms. Having been the incumbent of 
various important positions, he has been situated 
so as to render the people much valuable service, 
and with justice it may be said that no citizen of 
Parsons has .accomplished more for the develop- 
ment of the resources of the city and county than 
hus he. While residing in Wisconsin he served as 
Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, and by vir- 
tue of that office became a member of the County 
Commissioners' Board. 

Judge Webb has ever been prominent in the 
cause of truth and justice. His legal attainments 
are widely known, and have been recognized by 
the Bar of the state, his position among those of 
his profession being one of eminence and influ- 
ence. His opinions in important cases are eagerly 
sought, and, as given, are indicative of his ability 
and thorough knowledge of legal technicalities. 
His decisions in important matters are well wortliy 
to be placed side by side with those of the past, 



which have sustained the dignity of the highest 
judicial tribunals of the state. 



y^LLIAM W. WILSON, since August, : 
an energetic 'citizen and enterprising 
^^ eral agriculturist of Mound City T 



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sliip, Linn County, Kan., was born in Jay County, 
Ind., August 27, 1839. His parents, Joseph and 
Sabina (Grisell) Wilson, were long-time residents 
of Indiana, and tiiere enjo^'ed the high esteem of 
many friends. By his marriage Joseph Wilson 
became the father of ten children, four of whom 
arrived at adult age. Hannah married D. F. Hoover 
and makes her home in Jay County, Ind.; Maria 
is the wife of E. M. Hyatt, a well known citizen 
of Mound City Township; and Joseph A. is a suc- 
cessful business man of St. Louis, Mo. 

The father of our subject, with two of his chil- 
dren and a half-brother, T. F., came to Kansas, 
and took up a claim in Mound City Township, 
where he passed his declining years and died De- 
cember 13, 1866. A Republican and active in 
local affairs, he occupied with ability various of- 
fices of trust while a citizen of Indiana, efficiently 
performing the duties of County Treasurer and 
Postmaster. Our subject, reared and educated in 
Jaj- County, Ind., when about sixteen years of 
age removed with his parents to Iowa, locating 
in 1856 in Lee County. When they journeyed to 
Kansas two years later, Mr. Wilson, who then had 
not attained his majority, was legally given his 
time by his father. He pre-empted a claim in 
Mound City Township, which he afterward sold, 
homesteading the place where he now resides. 

Our subject is the owner of one hundred and 
ninety acres of land, finely cultivated and de- 
voted to mixed farming. For some years he fol- 
lowed stock-raising almost exclusively, and han- 
dled large flocks and herds of graded cattle and 
hogs. A cyclone at one time wrought great de- 
struction of property in this immediate neighbor- 



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hood, and tore to pieces houses, barns and gran- 
aries. A largo and (.■oniniodious barn arose from 
the foundation of the old l)uikiing, and the hand- 
some and modern stone residence lias since been 
repaired and is one of the most attractive homes 
in the township. In 1860 our subject was united 
ill marriage with Miss Elizabeth Souder. Two 
children blessed the union: Joseph, who married 
Anna Kr.uiM>; and Sabina, who died in infancy. 

Mrs. W ilxjii. linrn in Coliiinbiana County. Ohio, 
October --'2, ISoS, is the daughter of Michael and 
Margaret (Cannon) Souder, natives of the same 
county, widely known and highly respected. The 
paternal grandfather, Michael Souder, was of Ger- 
man parentage and settled in Columbiana County 
in 1802. Mr. and Sirs. Souder later removed from 
their native state to Knox County, 111., and re- 
sided near Galesburgh. In 1859, journeying to 
Kansas, they settled for a time in Mound City 
Township, but after some years removed to Mis- 
souri, making their home in Pettis County, where 
Mr. Souder died January 4, 1888. The mother 
yet survives and enjoys comparatively good health. 

Mrs. Wilson was one of eight children. Amanda 
married John Armstrong and died in Linn Coun- 
ty, Kan.; Mahala is the wife of Thomas Seran, a 
citizen of Pettis County, Mo.; Elizabeth was the 
third in order of birth; John died at the age of 
seventeen j'ears; Frances M. resides in Saline 
County, Mo. ; Armiua married David Gelder and 
resides in Oklahoma; Mathew lives in Pettis Coun- 
ty, Mo.; and Lindsay C. also lives in Pettis Coun- 
ty, Mo. In 1888 our subject and his estimable 
wife experienced the pleasure of an extended ab- 
sence in California, the home farm being rented. 
They spent a twelvemonth in Placerville, El Do- 
rado County, and visited in Oregon for about 
three months. 

In 1892 Mrs. Wilson made a second trip to 
California, sojourning mostly in a valley near San 
Francisco. The inviting Wilson homestead is one 
of the most desirably located in Moun"d City 
Township, and is the abode of thrift and plenty. 
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson are Congregationalists, and 
have ever been foremost in the extension and 
support of religious work and influence. Our sub- 
ject for many years voted the straight Republican 



ticket, but of late has been independent in poli- 
tics, and gives his hearty support to the best 
man for the place. In all matters of local inter- 
est and enterprise he has long been an important 
factor, and for nearly thirty-five changing years 
has been associated with the upward growth and 
rapid development of Linn County. 



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\|f OSEPII T. LEONARD. Prominent among 
I the solid Snancial institutions of Crawford 
^\ County stands the First National Bank of 
^^ Girard. Organized in 1884 with J. D. 
Barker as President, it enjoyed a steady growth 
and won the confidence of the people to an ever- 
increasing extent during the entire period of that 
gentleman's connection with it. At the close of 
July, 1893, nine years luaving elapsed since the 
foundation of the institution, $65,000 had been 
paid in dividends at twelve per cent, per annum, 
and a special dividend declared of twenty per 
cent. 

The present officers of the First National Bank 
are: H. P. Grund, President; Joseph T. Leonard, 
Cashier; D. Corning, Vice-President; Directors, J. 
D. Barker, W. C. McMillan, D. Corning, H. P. 
Grund, J. E. Raymond, T. McLaughlin and J. T. 
Leonard. The stockholders are men of promi- 
nence in the county, and without an exception are 
wealthy and successful men. Mr. Grund, who 
served as Vice-President during the Presidency of 
Mr. Barker, and who was elected President in 1892, 
is one of the most prominent merchants in the 
county, having a large establishment and conduct- 
ing an extensive business at Girard. 

The capital stock of the bank is $50,000, and 
the surplus $10,000, the entire capital being intact. 
The location of the bank is central, the building 
occupying the southwest corner of the public 
square. The interior furnishings are appropriate 
and substantial, and the safe is one of the- most 
modern styles, having a time lock and all the 
latest improvements. To an unusual degree the 
bank enjoys the confidence of its customers, and 



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during the financial stringency of 1893, when in 
every part of tiie United States banks were sus- 
pending business, the First National of Girard 
honored every demand made upon it. This was 
the first National bank oi'ganized in Crawford 
County, and although others have been established 
since, none have gained the popularity and the 
substantial success of this. 

The Cashier of the bank, J. T. Leonard, was 
born in Beardstown, 111., January 12, 1854. His 
father, E. B. Leonard, likewise a native of Cass 
County, 111., is at present engaged in the mercan- 
tile business at Joplin, Mo. In his boyhood our 
subject was a student in tlie common schools of 
Beardstown, where lie acquired a fair education. 
At the age of fifteen he became a surveyor on the 
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, and con- 
tinued thus engaged for two years. In 1872 he 
came to Kansas, and locating in Girard, became a 
clerk in the employ of H. P. Grund,with whom he 
remained until the fall of 1878. He then formed 
a partnership with G. D. Kincaid, and for a time 
conducted a general mercantile business. 

In 1877 Mr. Leonard became Cashier of the 
Merchants' & Farmers' Bank, and continued in 
that capacity for one year. He did not, however, 
abandon his mercantile enterprise, but continued 
in that business until the fall of 1891, when his 
store was burned to the ground, causing a total 
loss of stock and building. In February, 1882, 
Mr. Leonard, together with H. P. Grund and J. D. 
Barker, purchased the private bank of Mr. Booth, 
which they conducted under the name of the Citi- 
zens' Bank, our subject being Cashier. In July, 
1884, this institution was merged into the First 
National Bank, of which Mr. Leonard has been 
Cashier since its establishment. 

In 1878 Mr. Leonard married Miss Anna M., 
daughter of Ira D. Carpenter, a prominent and 
wealthy farmer residing near Toronto, Canada. 
Mrs. Leonard was born and reared in Canada, and 
is a cultured and amiable lady, occupying a promi- 
nent position in social circles. Mr. and Mrs. Leon- 
ard are the parents of two cinldren, Howard and 
Alice. Politically a Democrat, our subject has 
been influential in the councils of his party, and 
has served as a member of the State Central Com- 



mittee, the Congressional Committee, and has been 
Chairman of the County Central Committee. For 
a number of years he has officiated as Treasurer of 
the Board of Education and Treasurer of the city 
of Girard, and is at present a member of the City 
Council. In his social relations he is identified 
with the Masonic fraternity. 



Jn OllN W. HOLT, a successful general agri- 
culturist and stock-raiser of section 36, 
I Ceutreville Township, Linn County, is a 
' self-made man and representative American 
citizen, and from small beginnings has with natu- 
ral ability and unswerving industry steadily won 
his upward wa^' to a comfortable competence and 
position of usefulness and influence. Mr. Holt is 
by birth an Ohio man, a native of Knox Countj', 
and was born September 16, 1838. His parents, 
Jonah and Betsy Elizabeth (Mathews) Holt, were 
the descendants of long lines of thrifty and hard- 
working ancestors. The father was born in Penn- 
sylvania, and the mother, a native of the Buckeye 
State, was born, reared, educated and married in 
Knox County, where the parents continued to re- 
side for a number of years. Finally the}' joined 
the steady stream of emigration to the further 
west and journeyed to Tazewell County, 111., where 
after lives of care and busy toil they passed away 
mourned by many friends and relatives. Eight 
children had blessed their fireside and been cared 
for tenderly through the early years of infancy 
and childhood. The sons and daughters who clus- 
tered in the old home were: William, Sarah A., 
Fidelia, John W., Thomas, Jesse, Jonah and Carrie. 
John W., reared to twelve years of age in the old 
Knox County home, attended the district school of 
his birthplace, and was a sturdy lad when he ac- 
companied his parents to Illinois, where he attained 
to manhood. When the Government issued its 
appeal for troops in the disastrous days of the 
Civil War, our subject patriotically responded, and 



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with courage enlisted in August, 1862, in Companj' 
B, Seven ty-tliird Illinois Infantiy, serving with 
brave fidelity until the close of the war. At the 
fierce battle of Franklin, Tenn., he was twice 
knocked down, once by the concussion of a shell, 
and at another time by his gun being struck. 
Among the engagements in which Mr. Holt active- 
ly participated were the battles at Perryville, Ky., 
Stone River, Tenn., Chickaraauga, Ga., Resaca, 
Ga., Kenesaw Mountain, the Atlanta campaign, D.al- 
las, Ga., Peach Tree Creek, Ga., Atlanta and .Tones- 
boro. Our subject also took part in the campaign 
after Generals Bragg, Johnston and Hood, and al- 
though constantl}' exposed to death and capture, 
escaped without any serious wound and, mustered 
out of service in Springfield, 111., at the close of 
the war, returned at once to his home in Tazewell 
County. 

For the next few years Mr. Holt continued to 
till the soil of Illinois, but in 1870, in the spring 
of the year, located in Kansas, and renting land on 
Lost Creek, remained in that locality for two years- 
He then worked out by the month at farming dur- 
ing the busy seasons and in the winter labored at 
an\thing his hands could find to do. Carefully and 
prudently our subject managed to accumulate a 
small capital, which he invested in his present farm 
of one hundred and sixty-seven acres, now under 
fine cultivation and one of the most productive 
homesteads in the township. Mr. Holt has added 
improvements from time to time and. owns good 
stock of a high grade. 

Before leaving Tazewell County, 111., John W. 
Holt and Miss Louisa Keliog were united in 
marriage. This excellent lady, a native of Taze- 
well County, did not long survive, but lived to 
become the mother of one child, who d.ied in 
infancy. The young mother also passed to her 
rest in the home of her youth. A second time 
entering the bonds of wedlock, our subject married 
in Centreville Township Miss Sarah Vinton. She 
was a native of the sunn}' south and was born in 
Mississippi. Of the large family which brighten- 
ed the Kansas home seven children now survive. 
Macy is the only son; then follow in the order of 
their birth, Blanche, Mary, Bertha, Jessie, Maud, 
Ella and Elsie. The latter is now deceased. 



Mr. and Mrs. Holt are valued members of 
the Methodist Episcopal Church, and together 
with their family are active in the social and benev- 
olent enterprises of their denomination and home 
neighborhood. Our subject, interested in both 
local and national issues, has held with efJicient 
discharge of duty the i)osition of Road Overseer. 
His record as a citizen, a soldier and business man 
is untarnished, and, possessed of sterling integrity 
of character, John W. Holt receives the deserved 
confidence of liis fello\v-townsmen. 



Ily)\ ORRIS CUNNINGHAM, a thoroughly 
/// l\\ practical and enterprising general agricult- 
jl IK urist and a pioneer settler of Kansas, culti- 
^ vating a valuable and extensive farm, de- 

sirably located upon section 20, Osage Townsliip, 
Miami County, Kan., handles upon his broad acre- 
age some of the best stock in the state. Mr. Cun- 
ningham is, in the fullest sense of the word, a self- 
made man, wlio has with earnest purpose, untiring 
industry and sterling integrity made his way up- 
ward to a position of useful influence, commanding 
universal respect and esteem. Born in County 
Kerr}', Ireland, in 1835, our subject was the son of 
honest, hard-working and upright ancestors, who, 
generation after generation, had lived and died in 
their native land. Old Erin. He received his educa- 
tion in the common schools of Ireland, and being in 
liumble circumstances in life, early began to earn 
his livelihood. Although young in years, he de- 
veloped atnbition and a determination to rise in 
the world. America, the land of promise, was 
drawing to her shores the energetic and enter- 
prising sons and daughters of old Ireland, and 
when Mr. Cunningham was only about fifteen 
years of age he, in 1850, embarked for the 
land beyond the sea. Safely crossing the broad 
Atlantic, our subject was in due timfi' landed 
upon the shores of the Canadian Dominion. 

After spending about two weeks in Quebec, Mr. 
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to the United States, and crossing over into New 
York, remained in Ogdenshurgh for some six 
months, finding ready employment in that locality. 
Continuing for about three years in the Empire 
State, our subject removed from Ogdensburgh to 
Elmira, where he worked as a laborer for a rail- 
road corporation during the remainder of his so- 
journ in New York. In 1853, journeying to In- 
diana in the hope of receiving more profitable em- 
ployment, Mr. Cunningham worked as a section 
hand upon a railroad and made his home in New 
Castle, Henry County, until October, 1857, when 
he emigrated to the farther west and located in 
Miami County, Kan. For some length of time he 
lived in Osawatomie Township and worked at any 
employment which he could find. With frugality 
and industry he managed to accumulate a 
small capital, and in 1857, buying a claim in 
Osage Township for the sum of ^30, laid the foun- 
dation of his future success. In 1858 our subject 
settled upon his claim and with zeal entered into 
the cultivation and improvement of his land. 
After bringing a portion of the land under profit- 
able cultivation, Mr. Cunningham sold one-half 
of his homestead for the eighty-acre tract where 
he now resides. 

To the original acres of his valuable farm our 
subject, financially prospered, has since added un- 
til he now owns two hundred and thirty-three 
acres of some of the best land in Kansas, whose 
fertile soil annually returns him an abundant har- 
vest. The farm has been liberally improved with 
excellent buildings, a comfortable and attractive 
dwelling, large and substantial barns and granary. 
While in New Castle, Morris Cunningham married 
Miss Mary Collins, a native of Count}' Limerick, 
Ireland. Five children have blessed the union. 
George was the eldest born; Emma J. is the wife 
of John Chamberlain; William H., Annie and 
Kate complete the list of sons and daugliters who 
gathered in the pleasant home. Independent in 
politics, our subject gives liis vote to the best man, 
and although never an office-seeker is well posted in 
both local and national affairs. A participant in 
the struggles and privations of the early days in 
Kansas, Mr. Cunningham has lived to realize 
prosperity and to behold the rapid advancement of 



his adopted country and home state. Together 
with his good wife and intelligent family our sub- 
ject enjoys the regard of the surrounding com- 
munity, and is widely known as an excellent busi- 
ness man, a kind neighbor, sincere friend and 
loyal citizen. 



^f NDREW H. CHAMBERS, a leading citi- 
@0| zen of Kansas since 1855, and for many 
III li years a representative general agricultur- 
^ ist, prosperously tilling a valuable farm 

located on section 31, Mound Township, Miami 
County, is a native of Pike County, Ind., and was 
born January 25, 1844. His father, born March 
15, 1815, was likewise a native of Pike County, 
and was the son of John Chambers, who passed 
away near Petersburgh, having spent nearly all 
of his life within the borders of the state. Here 
he shared the privations and experiences of fron- 
tier days in the then wilderness of the territory, 
the scene of many terrible conflicts between the 
redmen and the pioneer citizens. When the fa- 
ther of our subject was a boy, wild game was 
abundant within rifle range of the old homestead, 
and wagons were the only vehicles of travel cross- 
ing the broad prairies. The mother, Catherine 
(Grubb) Chambers, was born in North Carolina in 
March, 1816. Her parents, emigrating from North 
Carolina in a very earl}' day, made their home in 
Pike County, Ind., where they later died. The 
father, Andrew B. Chambers, married his wife in 
Pike County in the year 1836, and the parents at 
once locating upon a farm gained their living 
from the fertile soil of Indiana until 1855, when 
in the month of April they journeyed by wagon 
to Kansas, and in Osawatomie Township, three 
miles southwest of the village of Osawatomie, lo- 
cated a Government claim. 

The hard-working and energetic father died Jan- 
uary 8, 1858, and the devoted mother passed away 
February 16, 1875. The nine children who gathered 
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drew Henderson, Elizabeth, Rachael, Maria, Na- 
thaniel and Susan. Margaret and Maria are now 
deceased. Our subject, accompanying his parents 
to Kansas, remained with his mother until twenty 
years of age assisting in the conduct of the farm. 
Upon the 1st of January, 1864, answering to the 
appeal of the Government, Andrew H. Chambers 
enlisted in Company G, Sixteenth Kansas Cavalry, 
and served with courage until December 16, 1865, 
when he was mustered out at Ft. Leavenworth. 
Our subject spent almost a year of service near 
Ft. Leavenworth and took part in the Price raids, 
and for almost nine months was on duty in tbe 
Black Hills country. Prior to his enlistment Mr. 
Chambers was in the emploj' of the Government 
as teamster and cook. When he was mustered 
out of service, our subject returned at once, to his 
old home and engaged industriously in the pursuit 
of agriculture. 

In Osawatomie Township, November 24, 1867, 
were united in marriage Andrew H. Chambers 
and Miss Sarah C. Veach, who was born in Ross 
County, Ohio, near Chillicothe, March 29, 1848. 
Her father, Harrison Veach, was a native of 
Virginia and was born near Petersburgh in No- 
vember, 1816. Her mother, Matilda (Shafer) 
Veach, was likewise a native of Ross Count}^, Ohio, 
and was born April 1, 1829. 

The grandparents of Mrs. Chambers were among 
the pioneer settlers of Ross Count}', where the 
grandfather entered into rest while the mother 
was very young and left a large famil}' with but - 
extremely limited means of support. Mr. and Mrs. 
Veach were married in Ross Countj- June 10, 
1846. They remained for about two years in their 
early home, then journeyed by boat to Iowa, 
locating in Van Buren County in 1848. In 
June, 1857, they removed to Kansas and settled 
upon a Government claim in Osawatomie Town- 
ship, where the father died, lamented b}' all who 
knew him, February 15, 1879. 

The five children of Mr. and Mrs. Veach were: 
Sarah C, Elmira, Winfleld S., Annette and Will- 
iam R. Winfleld S., a bright, promising young 
man, was drowned in the Indian Territory while 
herding cattle. Immediately after his marriage 
our su\)ject settled on a farm in Osawatomie 



Township, and having purchased one hundred and 
sixty acres of wild land entered with energj' into its 
cultivation and improvement. He remained upon 
this homestead until January, 1886, when he sold 
the property and invested in his present valuable 
farm in Mound Township, one hundred and 
twenty-one acres desirably located on section 31. 
The farm, now highly improved with excellent 
buildings, and annuallj- yielding an abundant 
harvest, is one of the best in tli-e township. 

Our subject and his estimable wife have been 
blessed by the birth of four children. Ida M. re- 
sides in Boise City, Idaho; Irma B. is the wife of 
Harvey Ball, of Boise City, and was married De- 
cember 1,1892. William Scott and Clarence H., 
the two brothers, are intelligent youths attaining 
to manhood. Our subject is politically a reformer 
and advocates progress and needed changes for 
the better. Mr. and Mrs. Chambers are both lib- 
eral in their religious belief and are foremost in 
kindl}' words and generous deeds. In March, 
1892, our subject rented his farm and spent six 
months in Idaho, but returned to his home fully 
satisfied with the outlook in Kd-nsas. A man of 
superior ability, and recognized as a practical ag- 
riculturist thoroughly posted in the details of 
farming, Mr. Chambers enjoys the esteem and con- 
fidence of old-time friends and neighbors with 
whom he shared the perils of long ago and has 
since rejoiced in the prosperity of to-day. 



^^l NDREW RUSSELL LEE. Early in Janu- 
(@/ul! aiy of 1882, Mr. Le(! came to Linn County 
|f A from Cowley County, Kan., and has since 
'^ resided on section 2, Liberty Township, 
where he owns a finely improved farm of two i>un- 
dred and forty acres. He is a descendant of Irish 
ancestors, his paternal grandfather, James Lee, 
having been a native of the Emerald Isle. ^ In an 
early day he left the land of his birth in company 
with the other members of his fatiier's familj', but 
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the vessel was wrecked on Delaware Ba}' and he 
was the only member of the family who was saved. 
Upon arriving in this country, he settled in Wash- 
ington County, Pa., where he died at an advanced 
age. 

The parents of our subject, Samuel and Jane 
(Russell) Lee, were natives of Washington County, 
Pa., the former born in 1807, and the latter in 
1805. The maternal grandfather of our subject, 
Andrew Russell, was born in the eastern part of 
Pennsylvania, and after his marriage settled in 
Washington County, Pa., where both he and his 
wife died. Samuel Lee married and settled in 
Washington County, Pa., and afterward removed 
to Guernsey County, Ohio, where he was bereaved 
bj' the death of liis wife in 1880. He still survives, 
having attained to an advanced age. His six chil- 
dren were named: Ann I., Elizabeth, Nancy C, 
Mary J., Andrew R. and Maria E. 

Born in Guernsey County, Ohio, Januarj- 8, 
1839, our subject was reared to manhood upon his 
father's farm, receiving his education in the com- 
mon schools. In that county on the 28th of Jan- 
uary, 1869, he waSs united in marriage with Miss 
Emma R. Johnston, who was born there March 10, 
1848. The Johnston family is of Scotch origin, 
and for one hundred years or more thej' have 
been represented in Carlisle, Pa. The grandfather 
of Mrs. Lee, James Johnston, was a native of the 
Keystone State, and a son of Alexander Johnston. 
The father of Mrs. Lee was also named Alexander, 
and was born in Noblestown, Pa., September 21, 
1821. He married Mary Jane Mason, who was 
born in Ireland in January, 1823. Her father, 
William Mason, emigrated to America in 1835, 
and soon afterward settled in Guernsey County, 
Ohio, where he died June 13, 1884. 

In the Johnston family there were nine children, 
namely: Emma R., Anna M., Alice A., James M., 
Charles S., Susan J., Marietta, Myrtle and Laura 
B. The mother of these children still survives. 
Our subject, after his marriage, continued to reside 
in Guernsey County, Ohio, until 1874, when he 
removed to Cowley County, Kan., and there en- 
gaged extensively in agricultural pursuits until his 
removal to Linn County, in 1882. Here he has 
valuable and large property interests and is num- 



bered among the progressive and enterprising 
farmers of the township of Liberty. He and his 
wife have one child, a daughter, Jessie E., whose 
birth occurred in Cowley County, Kan., December 
23, 1878. 

Prior to the Civil War Mr. Lee was a strong 
Abolitionist and used his influence for the cause 
of the Union. Since that time he has supported 
with his ballot and influence the principles of the 
Republican party. In his religious connections, 
he IS identified with the United Presbj^terian 
Church, in which he is an Elder. Mrs. Lee is also 
a member of that denomination and is an earnest 
worker in all religious enterprises. 



,>j^^ AMUEL CURTIS, an extensive stock-raiser 
^^^^ and successful agriculturist, prosperously 
Iv^lJ)) cultivating a fine farm of two hundred 
and seventy acres located upon section 15, 
town 22, range 22, Blue Mound Township, Linn 
County, Kan., has been intimately associated with 
the growth of the county for about twenty-three 
years. Born in Steuben Count3-, N. Y., February 
26, 1842, our subject is the son of Thomas M. and 
Martha C. (.Scott) Curtis, long-time residents of 
the Empire State, who early emigrating to Michi- 
gan, located in St. Joseph County in 1844, then 
making their home on a farm near Constantine. 
Later the father purchased one hundred and sixty 
acres of land, which he cleared, cultivated and 
improved, the family remaining in Michigan until 
1865. At this latter date the parents journejed 
to Iowa, and engaged in farming in both Muscatine 
and Louisa Counties, and are residing in Letts- 
ville. 

The father and mother reared a family of ten 
children, all now living. Samuel, our subject, 
is the eldest in order of birth; Shepherd R. is a 
mechanic employed in Chicago; John is an en- 
terprising farmer of Louisa County, Iowa; Mary- 
Ann is the wife of Madison Hutchinson, of But- 
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in the tile drainage business; Thomas lives in 
Lettsville; Ellen marriefl Mark Furuas, a resident 
of Lettsville; Ollie, the wife of David Parsons, 
makes her home in the same place; Minerva, Mrs. 
Harrison, resides with her husband and family in 
Muscatine County, Iowa; Hattie is yet with her 
parents in Lettsville. 

The father of our subject, aside from the pur- 
suit of agriculture, was while in Michigan also 
engaged in contracting and building railroad 
grades, and worked on the Illinois Central Rail- 
road. He likewise furnished large timber for 
building purposes, and through some extensive 
contracts lost heavily, but in his farming ventures 
was successful. Thoroughly posted on the ques- 
tions of the day, and interested both in local and 
national issues, Thomas M. Curtis has been from 
the formation of the party an active Republican, 
and has held with ability the ofHcial position of 
Justice of the Peace. The parents, now over 
three-score 3'ears and ten, are both earnest mem- 
bers of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and have 
ever been distinguished by their Christian char- 
acter. Our subject arrived in Michigan a little 
child of two years, and in the Wolverine State at- 
tained to manhood, receiving an excellent educa- 
tion in the schools of his home district. In 1862, 
answering the call of the Government, he enlisted 
in Company D, Nineteenth Michigan Infantry, 
and served with faithful courage until the 
close of the war, in April, 1865. The regiment was 
stationed near Nashville for some time, during 
which period Mr. Curtis, being taken very ill, was 
sent to the hospital, where he remained for six 
mouths. 

Rejoining his regiment as soon as he was able, our 
subject participated in the following engagements: 
Stone River Bridge, where he was captured, but 
only held for a few hours, then being released; Res- 
aca, Peach Tree Creek, Goldsboro, Big Shantj' and 
Atlanta. Mr. Curtis was with the command which 
marched with Sherman to the sea, and took part in 
the Grand Review in Washington, soon after 
which he was mustered out and returned to Michi- 
gan. In a brief time he accompanied his parents 
to Louisa County, Iowa, and renting land, en- 



gaged in farming in the Hawkeye State until he 
emigrated to Kansas, in 1870. 

April 12, 1867, were united in marriage Samuel 
Curtis and Miss Alice, daiighter of Amos and Julia 
(Eubanks) Harrison. Mrs. Curtis, a most estima- 
ble lad}' and a native of North Carolina, was born 
in Jones County, July 10, 1848. Her parents, also 
born in the Tar State, removed with their family 
in 1855 to Louisa Count}', Iowa, where the father, 
first engaging in farming, subsequentl}' entered 
into the mercantile business in Lettsville. Mrs. 
Harrison died in Iowa, and afterward her hus- 
band, who was a mr»n of enterprise and native 
ability, removed in 1870 to Kansas, where he had 
previously owned a large tract of land. He had 
at one time, prior to the latter date, given to his 
children a half-section of Kansas land. Pros- 
pered financially, he spent his declining years in 
Blue Mound Township, Linn County. 

Mr. and Mrs. Harrison welcomed to their hearts 
and home ten children, of whom nine, surviving 
the perils of infancy, lived to adult, age. They 
were in the order of their birtli, Harriet, Eugene, 
Christiana, Sarah, Alice, Allen,Wyc'he,Rovella and 
Thompson. Mr. Harrison, a second time entering 
matrimonial bonds, became the father of three 
children, Fred, Colyer and Blanche. Amos Harrison 
was a man of strong character, universally re- 
spected, and in political affiliation was a Democrat; 
He was a valued member of the Methodist Epis- 
copal Church, and one of its most liberal sup- 
porters. His death was mourned as a public loss. 

Mr. and Mrs. Curtis have resided constantly in 
Blue Mound Township since 1870, and beginning 
with eighty acres, a gift from Mr. Harrison, our 
subject has steadily made his way upward. His 
highly cultivated homestead of two hundred and 
seventy acres, well improved with excellent build- 
ings and stocked with graded cattle and horses, 
attests to the energetic thrift and excellent 
management of the owner of one of the best farms 
in the township. Of the four children who bright- 
ened the home, Ellen, a most promising daughter, 
born June 10, 1869, died on June 16, 1881." The 
three survivingare: Charles, born October 5, 1872; 
Mabel, born May 15, 1878; and Leo, born Februarj' 



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15, 1882. Mr. Curtis is a valued member of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church, of which his family' 
are regular attendants. Politically, our subject is a 
Republican, and lias with faithful efficiency occu- 
pied the lespousible position of Treasurer of the 
township. Fraternally, he is a member of the 
Ancient Order of United Workmen,. and within and 
without the order has many sincere friends. 



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^ILLIAM WHITEHEAD, a prominent gen- 
eral agriculturist and successful stock- 
^^^ raiser residing upon section 11, Stanton 
Township, Miami County, Kan., is widely known 
and highly respected as one of the pioneers of 
the state, who, settling October 14, 1855, in 
Franklin County, side by side with John Brown, 
maintained tlie inalienable right of Kansas to 
be admitted into the Union a free state, uncon- 
taniinated by human slavery. From those early 
days of privations, struggles and border warfare 
up to the present prosperous and peaceful times, 
our subject has been intimately associated with 
the rapid growth and progress of his present lo- 
cality, and has been ever ready to aid in the pro- 
motion of all matters of mutual welfare. 

Mr. Whitehead is a true western man and a na- 
tive of Shelby County, 111., and was the son of 
Samuel and Sarah (Davis) Whitehead, both na- 
tives of Kentucky. The father was only three 
years of age when his parents emigrated to Illi- 
nois, where he was reared to manhood. The mother 
was five years old when her parents followed the 
tide of emigration to the westward and likewise 
located in Illinois. The father and mother hav- 
ing attained to mature years were united in mar- 
riage in Madison County. The father had aided 
in the establishing of the first brickyards in St. 
Louis, but after his marriage devoted himself en- 
tirely to agricultural pursuits, and settled perma- 
nently in Shelby County in 1820, upon wild land 
which he cultivated and improved with excellent 
buildings. 

The father was a man of courage and resolu- 
tion, and took an active part in the Black Hawk 



War. He died mourned by many friends in 1866, 
but the mother survived him a number of years, 
passing away in 1882, aged seventy-four years. 
They were the parents of twelve children, two of 
whom are yet living: William, our subject, and 
Abagail Adkins, living in Ottawa, Kan., and the 
mother of four children. William Whitehead, 
born January 17, 1836, was reared upon a farm 
and educated in the neighboring district school. 
He remained at home until he attained his major- 
ity, and early becaniB a practical general agricult- 
urist, thoroughly versed in the tilling of the soil. 

In the year 1856 William Whitehead and Miss 
Jane White were united in marriage. The estim- 
able wife of our subject was the daughter of 
Martin and Vashti White, her father being a pio- 
neer citizen and a strong pro-slavery man of Kan- 
sas. Mrs. Jane (White) Whitehead had one daugh- 
ter, Velma, the wife of DeWitt McDaniel, living 
in Bates County, Mo., and who is the mother of 
four children. Our subject, emigrating to Kansas, 
settled in 1855 on the Old Mission farm, in the 
southeastern part of Franklin County, where the fa- 
ther later died. In a brief time Mr. AVhitehead made 
his permanent home upon his present farm, then all 
wild land, but now one of the most highly im- 
proved places in the township. The first wife of our 
subject survived only a short time, passing away 
deeply mourned by all who knew her. 

March 20, 1861, William Whitehead and Miss 
Statira Reed were united in wedlock. Mrs. White- 
head, a native of Sandusky, Ohio, became the 
mother of two children, of whom, Myrtle, the wife 
of O. A. Buchanan, resides in this count}'. Mr. 
and Mrs. Buchanan have three children. The sec- 
ond wife, a most excellent lady, died in 1863, 
and for a third time our subject entered into mat- 
rimony, wedding in the latter part of the same 
year Miss Mary E. Lee, a native of Illinois. 
This union was blessed by the birth of seven 
sons and daughters, four of whom are now living: 
Samuel; Marietta, wife of George Rouse, a resi- 
dent of Franklin County; Clarence and Jamej<. 
The third wife entered into rest in 1878. In 1879 
Mr. Whitehead married Miss Sarah II. Raglan, a na- 
tive of Illinois. She bore one child, now deceased, 
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our subject was married to Miss Martha Keene, a 
native of Kentucky. This excellent lady died 
September 1, 1886. 

In April, 1887, BIr. Whitehead was united in 
•marriage with his present wife, then Miss Mary 
J. Anderson, a native of Indiana, born Decem- 
ber 11, 1849. Mr. and Mrs. AVhitehead are both 
active members of the Baptist Church and are 
foremost in good work. Our subject has taken 
an abiding interest in the schools of the town- 
ship, aiding in organizing those of his district, 
and was a valued officer of the School Board 
for over sixteen years. He gave his children as 
good an education as his home locality afforded. 
Now owning three hundred and ninety-four val- 
uable acres of highly cultivated land, he is num- 
bered among the substantial men of Miami Coun- 
ty. Politically a Republican and devoted to the 
party, he was its candidate for the Legislature 
three years ago. He was in Topeka during the 
memorable fight of the Populists and Republicans 
in the Legislature of 1892-93. Many years have 
come and gone since the Price and Quantrell 
raids, during which Mr. Whitehead so courage- 
ously assisted in the defense of the homes and 
families of the Kansas settlers, and yet to-day he 
is the same as then, a true and loyal citizen, ever 
ready to aid in the behalf of right and justice. 



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I I^ILLIAM H. WEATHERMAN, a successful 
\^// farmer residing in Centreville Township, 
\^^ Linn County, furnishes by his useful and 
honorable life an illustration of the fact that pa- 
tient perseverance and untiring energy brin'g to 
their possessor, almost invariably, a large measure 
of success. Coming to Kansas poor in purse, hav- 
ing only about $300, he nevertheless was rich in 
hope, ambition and enterprise, and it was not long 
before prosperity smiled upon his efforts. He is 
now the owner of four hundred and seventy acres 
and is one of the moneyed men of the county. 

The parents of our subject, James and Lucy 
(Pitts) Weatherman, were natives respectively of 



North Carolinia and Virginia, and after their mar- 
riage settled in Sullivan County, Ind. About 1846 
they removed to Missouri, but after a short sojourn 
there, returned to Sullivan Count}', whence about 
1875 they went to Chautauqua County, Kan. 
There they resided until called from earth. They 
were a worthy couple, thoughtful and considerate 
in their intertourse with all, and generous to the 
poor and needj-. Their family consists of fifteen 
children, ten daughters and five sons, our subject 
being the eldest of the number. 

Born in Sullivan County, Ind., November 5, 
1830, the subject of this notice spent his boy h rod 
years in his native place. The eldest child of a 
large famil}- whose circumstances were straightened, 
it is not strange that his educational advantages 
were of the slenderest kind; in fact, his education 
is principally the result of self-culture, and through 
reading, observation and experience he has become 
well informed. He accompanied his parents to 
Missouri, returned with them to Indiana and 
thence removed to Linn County, Kan., iji 1858, 
settling southeast of where Parker now stands, in 
Liberty Township. Two years. later he came to 
section 12, Centreville Township, where he has 
since resided. He has embellished his place with 
first-class improvements and all the modern con- 
veniences, making it one of the best farms of the 
county. 

In Centreville Township, Linn County, Kan., 
January 8, 1860, Mr. Weatherman married Mjss 
Violet Sadler, who was born in Perry Count}', Mo., 
September 3, 1835. Her parents, James T. and 
Lucinda M. (Sercy) Sadler, were born in North 
Carolina, where they married and commenced 
housekeeping. Thence they removed to Tenn- 
essee and from there came to Kansas in the fal4 of 
1857, settling in Ceutrux-ille Township, Linn 
County, where they resided until death. They 
were the parents of thirteen children, two sons 
and eleven daughters,' Mrs. Weatherman being the 
third in respect to age. Our subject and his wife 
were the parents of six children: Joseph A.; James 
F., who died when four years|old; Lucy E.; William 
H., Jr.; Margaret . I., the wife of John W. Gorrell, 
and one child that died in infancy. 

A Democrat in his political opinions, Mr. 



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Weatherman takes an intelligent interest in all pub 
lie measures aud has been honored by election to a 
number of important offices. In 1862-63 he filled 
the position of County Assessor, and is the only 
man who ever assessed the county. For several 
years he has held the office of Justice of the Peace 
and has also filled the school offices. He and his 
wife are identified with the Christian Church, in 
which they are active workers. 



eAPT. HENRY C. REPPERT. who follows 
farminj^ on sections 18, 20 and 21, Reeder 
Townsliip, Anderson County, is one of the 
honored veterans of the late war, who ably and 
faithfully defended the Union in her hour of 
peril and followed through many a hard battle the 
Old Flag which now floats so triumphantly over 
the united nation. 

The Captain was boru in Greene Countj% Pa., 
]\Iay 10, 1836. Ilis grandfather, George Reppert, 
was a native of Germnny, and tlie founder of the 
family in America. The father of our subject, 
Louis Reppert, was born in Greene County, Pa., 
and married Susan Jenkins, a native of the same 
county. They there located, but afterward re- 
moved to Washington County, Ohio, in .1838. In 
1875, they went to Ashland, Kj'., where they spent 
their remaining days. They had a family of five 
children: Henry C; Valeria, wife of Colonel Doug- 
las, of Putnam, Ky.; Anna, wife of Hon. J. S. Cone, 
of Red Bluff, Cal.; Walter, who died in Red Bluff 
in 1891; and Phalauris, who died in Walla Walla, 
Wash., about 1889. 

Our subject was about two years old when his 
parents removed to Washington County, Ohio, 
and he was reared on his father's farm four miles 
south of Marietta. He remained at home until 
eighteen years of age, when he crossed the plains 
to California, driving an ox-team from Ft. Scott 
to vS.acramento and arriving at his destination af- 
ter five months of travel. He engaged in mining 
aud steamboating, meeting with very good success. 



Soon after his return to Ohio, he went to West 
Virginia, where he was engaged in the oil business 
for two 3'ears, but in April, 1861, was obliged to 
leave on account of the troubles that preceded the 
war. On the 15th of September following, he 
became a member of Compan}- L, First Ohio Cav- 
alrj', and served as a private until February 14, 
1863, when he was commissioned Second Lieuten- 
ant. A month later he was made First Lieutenant, 
and December 14, 1864, became Captain, in which 
capacity he served , until receiving his discharge, 
September 26, 1865. His company was body guard 
for Gen. George H. Thomas for two years. Cap- 
tain Reppert was absent from duty only twenty 
days, while home on a furlough. He was always 
found at his post, encouraging his troops and 
leading them on to victory. 

After receiving his discharge in Nashville, Tenn., 
the Captain returned to Washington County, Ohio, 
and in the following December came to Anderson 
County, Kan. After two years he took up his 
residence upon his present farm in Reeder Town- 
ship, where he owns four hundred acres of valu- 
able land that is highly cultivated. He has erected 
good buildings and made ail necessary improve- 
ments, and the place is considered one of the model 
farms of the community. 

While home on a furlough, the Captain was 
married near Marietta, Ohio, on the 24th of Sep- 
tember, 1864, to Miss Ann Briggs, who was born 
in that locality on the 3d of December, 1836, 
and. is a daughter of Dean and Sarah (Scott) 
Briggs, the former a native of Massachusetts, and 
the latter of Washington County, Ohio. Her 
parents married and settled in the latter county, 
where her father died in 1884. Her mother still 
survives. They had two children: Ann, and 
Martha, wife of E. F. Murdock, of Chillicothe, 
Ohio. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Reppert were born six 
children: Martha B., who died in childhood; Val- 
eria, who became the wife of Samuel Dushane and 
died in Kansas City, Mo., May 4, 1892; Sidney C, 
Louis v., Henry C. and Rutherford H. 

The Captain takes a very prominent part in 
political affairs, is a stanch advocate of Republican 
principles, and in the fall of 1874 was elected a 
member of the Legislature. For several terms he 




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served as Township Trustee, and has filled every 
public office with credit to himself and satisfaction 
to his constituents. Socially, he is a member of 
Cloud Post No. 176, G. A. R., of Central City. 
His possessions have been acquired through his 
own efforts, and he may truly be called a self-made 
man. His life has been well and worthily spent, 
and he is as true in times of peace as he was when 
the Union was in peril. 



(^^HOMAS ELWOOD SMITH, a prosperous 
|4^^ miller and leading business man of Mound 
^^^^ City, has occupied important positions of 
trust, having been the first President of the town. 
For many years he was a member of the Common 
Council, and also otHciated with ability as Mayor. 
Born January 4, 1827, in Bucks County, Pa., our 
subject is the son of John Smith, a native of Penn- 
sylvania, and the son of David Smith, also born in 
the Quaker State. The paternal ancestors, settling 
in Pennsylvania in the latter part of 1600, were 
immediately associated with the early struggles 
and triumphs of our country and occupied posi- 
tions of usefulness and influence. The mother, 
Jane (Buckman) Smith, daughter of Jesse Buck- 
man, belonged to an old Quaker family numbered 
among the pioneer settlers of Bucks County. 

Until the Civil War the parents resided in their 
native state, and the father, a leading farmer, was 
also prominent in local affairs, being a reform 
politician, an advocate of temperance, and a strong 
anti-slavery man. He was one of seven among 
the ten thousand voters of Bucks County wBo 
cast their ballots for James C. Birney for Presi- 
dent. With his wife he held membership in the 
Society of Friends, but was quite liberal in his re- 
ligious views. Of the three children who blessed 
the Pennsylvania home, two are now living: 
Thomas El wood and a sister, Kate H. Trego, yet 
residing in the Quaker State. 

Reared upon the old homestead, our subject at- 
tended the common schools of the district and 
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completed his studies at Alexandria, Va., under 
Professor Hallowell, who was intrusted with the 
education of the sons of many prominent south- 
erners, senators and representatives of Congress. 
While in Virginia, Mr. .Smith, then a strong anti- 
slavery man, became acquainted with the sons of 
Gen. Robert E. Lee, General Windsor and General 
Jessup, all advocates of slavery. Only four or five of 
the students were Abolitionists in sentiment, but 
although opposed to the majority in. his political 
views, he was popular among the others. He fin- 
ished his course of instruction with honor, and af- 
terward returned to the old homestead, upon wlii'ch 
generation after generation of the Smith family- 
had resided since 1718, and which is yet in the pos- 
session of the family. The roomy and venerable 
stone residence was built in 1738, and is still in a 
fine state of preservation. 

In 1853, Thomas Elwood Smith and Miss Re- 
becca S. Betts were united in marriage. The es- 
timable wife of our subject is the daughter of 
Thomas and Margaret Head (Baker) Petts, both - 
members of the Society of Friends and natives of 
Pennsylvania. The mother was a' descendant of 
the aristocratic Head family of England. The fa- 
ther died at the advanced age of ninety-six years, 
after a career of honored integrity and industry. 
Mrs. Smith was born August 5, 1829, in Bucks 
County, Pa., and completed her education in a 
female seminary in Chester County, Pa., under the 
care of Professor Martin, enjoying the benefit of a 
three-years course of instruction. 

Our subject remained a citizen of Bucks Coun- 
ty until 1857, when, in company with Dr. Trego 
and Edwin Smith, he journeyed to the far-off 
state of Kansas and settled in his present locality. 
Desiring to attract congenial neighbors and in- 
duce early settlement, the young men put up a saw- 
mill and later erected a gristmill, and were ready 
for work in February, 1858. It was the first mill 
in this part of the country, and customers came 
from a distance of one hundred miles west. Mr. 
Smith became acquainted with John Brown, Mont- 
gomery, Jamison and Jim Lane. He particinated 
in the border troubles, and engaged in some of the 
Missouri raids, going to the rescue of friends held 
by the slavery men. When the war began he went 



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rOKTlJAIT ANO I'.KKnjAlMI'CAL KKCORD. 



east, and was in Pliiladclplna at the time the Sixth 
IMassachusetts Regiment was mobbed in the streets 
of nallimore. Ueturninij to Kansas, ho was re- 
(liu'sted to stay here and operate tiie mill, while 
most of the men were necessarily absent from their 
homes, engaged upon the battlefield. He was a 
lo;i(iing member of the state militia, and occasion- 
ally saw service during the perilous limes of the 
next eight years. Living upon historic ground, 
ho actively engaged in the preservation of the 
I'nion, taking part in the Price raids and defend- 
ing with fearlessness the homes of those so far 
away. The mill was destroyed by an incendiary, 
who later upon his dying bed confessed the crime. 
Mr. Sniith rebuilt his mill and also cultivated a 
line farm of two hundred and forty acres, which 
has now for thirty-tive continuous years yielded 
an abundant harvest. 

Unto our subject and his excellent wife were 
lunii ton children, six of whom are yet surviving, 
namely: T. Elliott, Jessie B., Mary B., Walter, Sus- 
annah and Maggie C. The youngest is a promis- 
ing student in the State University of Lawrence. 
One son, Howard, deceased, was a young man of 
talent and a graduate of the law department of 
tlie State University; Jessie B. was graduated in 
Trenton, N. J.; Mary B. was a student in the State 
University and took a kindergarten course in 
I'liiladelphia; Susannah is a graduate of Oberlin; 
Walter took a course in a business college at Kan- 
sas Cit3', and now assists his father in the conduct 
of the mill; and Elliott is a mining engineer and 
is engaged in the mountains of the west 

In the support of various religious denomina- 
tions located here. Mr. Sniith h.as liberally aided, 
but is not identilied with any church, lie was 
one of twenty men >y1io organized the town of 
Mound City, and has been a most important fac- 
tor in its rapid growth and development. Few of 
the twenty are now left, but he still works with 
unimpaired vigor. A friend to educational ad- 
vancement, he was a valued member of the School 
Board and long its able Treasurer. Fraternally, 
he is connected with the ^Lasonic order and the 
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and has a 
host of friends in these organizations, lie takes 
an active part in politics, and was lornierly a 



Greenbacker, but is now a member of the People's 
party. He voted for John P. Hale, John C. Fre- 
mont, Abraham Lincoln and U. S. Grant, and then 
abandoned the party. He came to Kansas ani- 
mated by a desire to make this part of the Union 
a free state, and was immediately recognized as a 
man of sterling integrity and high order of abil- 
ity, lie took a leading place among the councils 
of his fellow-townsmen, and was elected one of 
the lirst Justices of the Peace in his locality. 

A progressive man, possessing extended informa- 
tion, Mr. Smith filled with elHeiency the position 
of Mayor, and has been a prominent adviser of 
the City Council. He is an energetic business man, 
and personally manages his large mill, which has a 
capacity of one hundred barrels; it is fitted with full 
roller system and has steam and water power at its 
command. For thirty-seven years intimately asso- 
ciated with the history of Kansas, he has made an 
enviable record as a friend and citizen, and will 
leave to his children as a precious bequest the mem- 
ory of loyalty and self-sacrificing devotion to 
principle and the uplifting of humanity-. Surviv- 
ing to witness the wonderful [uosperity of Kansas, 
he may well congratulate himself upon the fruition 
of his early hopes and efforts and rejoice in the 
victory of right and justice. 



\tpsDWARD E. MUNCHMEYEK. Prominent 
1^ among the residents of Linn County is 
J^"-^ i the gentleman whose name introduces 
these pai-agraphs, and who came to Kansas in 
the fall of 1870 from W.ashington County, Ohio. 
His farm comprises one hundred and fifty-five acres 
on section L"), Potosi Tow nship, upon which he con- 
ducts general farming and stock-raising. In all 
his enterprises he displays the possession of sound 
judgment and tact, and he has met with success in 



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his chosen occupation, being now one of the pros- 
perous agriculturists of the county. 

Tiie late William Munchmeyer, father of our 
subject, was a native of Germany, and emigrated 
to the United States at the age of twenty-one 
years. He married Miss Mary Spencer, and after- 
ward settled in West Virginia, whence he removed 
to Wasliington County, Ohio, and in tiic fall of 
1870 came to Kansas and settled in Sheridan 
T<jwnship, Linn County, where liis death occurred 
in 18«(i. His wife survived him for a short time, 
passing away m February, 1892. She was a woman 
possessing in a high degree the attributes most 
winning to all. Kind in her intercourse with 
friend and stranger alike, thoughtful of the wel- 
fare of others, devoted to the interests of her hus- 
band and children, it is not strange that her mem- 
ory is revered by all by whom in life she was held 
dear. 

The second in a family of six children, our sub- 
ject was born in Wood County, W. Va., July 10, 
1855. At the age of seven years he accompanied his 
parents to Ohio, and there passed his boyhood 
years, receiving a common-school education in the 
home district. He was early trained to habits of 
industry, and aided his father upon the home farm. 
Since 1870 he has resided continuously in Linn 
County. For nine years after locating here he 
worked out by the month and prudently saved his 
earnings, so that he was enabled at the expiration 
of that time to buy a home and commence the 
improvement of his land. He has always' engaged 
in agricultural pursuits and understands every de- 
tail of the work. 

November 13, 1879, our subject was united in 
marriage with Miss Mary Green, who was born in 
Rush County, Ind., November 13, 1858. Her 
father, Jesse Green, was born in one of the CaTO- 
linas, and in boyhood removed to Rush County, 
Ind., where he married Miss Elizabeth Roddick, a 
native of that county. She died in 1861; he sur- 
vived her for twenty years, passing away in Feb- 
ruary, 1881. They were the parents of two chil- 
dren, of whom Mrs. Munchmeyer was the younger. 
To the union of our subject and his wife there 
have been born three children, Arthur E., Clar- 
ence H. and Lena F. Under the wise traininj^ of 



their parents the children are receiving the best 
advantages, and arc being prepared for positions 
of usefulness and honor in the business and social 
world. 

After his marriage Mr. Munchmeyer settled upon 
the place where he has since resided. He and his 
wife are active and devoted members of the Chris- 
ian Church, to the support of which they gener- 
ously contribute. They are very popular in the 
church and among the people of the township, 
their noble qualities being recognized and appre- 
ciated. No i)ublic enterprise is considered feasible 
unless Mr. Munchmeyer is enlisted in its behalf, 
and he has done much to advance the interests of 
the county. 



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^^ A. 15LAIR, M. D., junior memiier of the. 
Ill f- — . firm of Gardner & Blair, phj'sicians and 
^^J|( surgeons at Girard, was born in Hunting- 
don County, Pa., on the 6th of June,. 1857. He 
traces his ancestry to a titled family of Scotland, 
famous in the history of that country. His grand- 
father, John Blair, was born in the "land of this- 
tles," and emigrated thence to the United States, 
making settlement in Pennsylvania, where he built 
and operated a mill in Huntingdon County. 

The father of our subject, John II. Blair, was 
born in Huntingdon County, Pa., and there grew 
to man's estate, becoming familiar with the mill- 
ing business at an early age. He has for many 
years conducted the mill which his father estab- 
lished in 1831, and in addition thereto he has en- 
gaged in the mercantile business, being a man of 
energy, perseverance and excellent judgment. He 
I still makes his home in the county of his birth. 
His wife, who passed away on the 4th of March, 
1876, bore the maiden name of Mary Holmes Mc- 
Connell, and was of Scotch-Irish descent. Her fa- 
ther, George McConnell, was a captain in the War 
of 1812. 

In Huntingdon County, Pa., the subject of this 
sketch was reared to manhood, receiving a good 



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education in the common schools and in Hunting- 
don Academ}', from which institution he was 
graduated in 1873. Ui)on starting out in life for 
himself, he engaged for a time as a clerk in a store. 
In 1875, having resolved upon a professional 
career, he commenced the study of medicine under 
the guidance of Dr. J. M. Morrison, at Waterloo, 
Pa. In the s[)ringof 1877 he entered Rush Medi- 
cal College, at Chicago, wlieie he prosecuted his 
studies for several months. In the fall of 1879 he 
became a student in the College of Physicians & 
ISurgeons at Baltimore, graduating from that in- 
stitution on the 4tli of March, 1880. 

Immediately after completing his professional 
studies, the Doctor , commenced the practice of 
medicine at Blair's Mills, Pa. Later he went to 
Huntingdon, and from that place proceeded to 
Scotland, where he engaged in practice for seven 
\ears, establishing in the meantime an enviable 
reputation for skill in the diagnosis of cases and 
success in their treatment. He then came to Kansas, 
and for three and one-half years conducted an ex- 
tensive practice in Plainville, whence, in 1890, he 
came to Girard, opening an ofHce at this place in 
partnership with Doctor Gardner. While a resi- 
dent of Plainville, he engaged in practice with Dr. 
J. U. Catudal,who is now in Paris, taking a special 
course of study. 

In 1881 Doctor Blair was united in marriage 
with Miss Jeannette Dice, who was born and 
reared in Scotland, Pa. They are the parents of 
three children, Lucretia G., Gertrude and Phcebe. 
Tlic Doctor served as County Physician for one 
year. He is prominently connected with the Kan- 
sas State Medical Society and the Southern Kansas 
Medical Society, and takes a deep interest in all 
matters of general importance to the profession. 
He makes a specialty of diseases of the eye and 
ear, in which he took a special course under Prof. 
'A. Friedenwald, M. D., of Baltimore, Md. His 
reputation as a specialist in the treatment of these 
diseases is not limited to Girard or the surround- 
ing country, but extends throughout the state, 
and he has an extensive practice in these lines, as 
well as a large general practice. During all the 
years of his professional career, he has never lost 
sight of the fact tlrat his vocation is to relieve the 



suffering, and this he does, not so much for the 
money it brings him, as for the pleasure it gives 
him to be able to bring relief and comfort to suf- 
fering humanit}'. If his time and strength per- 
mit, he never refuses a call, even though he knows 
there will he no remuneration. This is the testi- 
mony of many of the poor, who have never ap- 
pealed to him in vain. His broad sympathy, ex- 
tended charity and inherent kindness of heart have 
made him deservedly popular with all classes. 

While not an actiye partisan, Dr. Blair gives his 
support to the principles and nominees of the Re- 
publican party, and is a firm friend of that politi- 
cal organization. In his social affiliations, he is 
identified with the Ancient Order of United Work- 
men. As a citizen, he is progressive and gives his 
support to all measures having for their object the 
promotion of the best interests of Girard and the 
advancement of the material welfare of Crawford 
County. 



'^,1! T. BROOK. Instances of men who have 
V 1 obtained wealtb through the cultivation 

I 14 of the soil of southeastern Kansas are too 
^ numerous to be considered exceptional. 
Hundreds there are who, coming to Kansas with- 
out capital, have caused the land to give its in- 
crease and have witnessed the results of their 
labors in a rapidly increasing prosperity. Such an 
one is the subject of this biographical notice, who 
is a well known and influential citizen of Blue 
Mound and an extensive land-owner, his posses- 
sions aggregating some eighteen hundred acres. 

Elsewhere in this volume mention is made of 
Hugh M. Brook, a brother of our subject, the two 
occupying adjoining residences in the city of Blue 
Mound. Their father, the late I. J. Brook, was 
born near Zanesville, Ohio, being the son of John 
Brook. After his marri.age to Miss Jane Marshall, 
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now Henderson County, 111., where he accumulated 
large and valuable possessions, and where his 
death occurred August 8, 1890. He and his wife 
were the parents of ten children, viz.: John, Maria, 
J. W., Smily, Hugh M., Margaret E., Mary, A. T., 
Charles F. and Jessie. 

Born in Henderson County, 111., July 28, 1854, 
our subject grew to manhood upon his father's 
farm. He received an excellent education, which 
was commenced in the district schools and com- 
pleted in the United Presbyterian College of Mon- 
mouth, 111. He remained at home witii his father 
until he came to Kansas in the spring of 1879 and 
settled in Blue Mound Township. He continued 
to make his home there, devoting his attention to 
improving his land, until the spring of 1887, when 
he came to the city of I^lue Mound, and has since 
been a citizen of this place. Though residing in 
the eit}', his interests are still in the countr3^ and 
he engages quite extensively in farming. He is 
also financially interested in the Queen City salt 
factory, at Hutchison, Kan. 

The lady who on the 13th of April, 1881, was 
united in marriage with Mr. Brook, and who since 
that time has been his devoted helpmate, dividing 
his sorrows and doubling his joys, was in maiden- 
hood Miss Clara L. Cable. She was born in Warren 
County, 111., and there resided until her marriage 
at Berwick, that county. She graduated at Mon- 
mouth College in 1876. Her parents, Ezra and Mar- 
tha (Latimer) Cable, reside in Floyd Township, 
Warren County, being among the most prominent 
people of their section of country. They have 
had six children: Addle M., Clara L., Ettie, Carl 
D., Grace and Roy E. To the union of Mr. and 
Mrs. Brook there have Ijeen born three children, 
namely: Charles F., who was born December, 28, 
1882; I. J., .January 11, 1888; and Bessie C, Feb- 
ruary 16, 1890. 

Mr. Brook takes a commendable pride in Blue 
Mound and its advantages, and every movement 
looking to the material advancement of the city 
meets with his encouragement and active support. 
In politics a Republican, he advocates with en- 
thusiasm and fidelity the platform of his chosen 
party and supports its candidates with his ballot. 
His wise discrimination of men and things, excel- 



lent judgment and high abilities have contributed 
to secure for him the highest material success, and 
considerable proniinence in the city and county as 
well. 



PRANK ADAMS, who carries on general 
farming on section 10, Sheridan Township, 
Crawford County', is the owner of a good 
farm of one hundred and sixty acres, upon which 
are a comfortable residence, good barns and out- 
buildings and all the necessary' improvements that 
go to make up a model farm. His fields are well 
tilled, and in connection with the cultivation of 
his land he buys, feeds and ships stock quite ex- 
tensively, lie is a practical farmer and business 
man, and in his dealings has been quite successful.- 

Mr. Adams was born in Christi.an County, 111., 
in 1845, and is the third in a family of ten chil- 
dren who were born unto Leason and Amelia 
(Ralston) Adams. The father was born in North 
Carolina in 1816, and was a son of Francis Adams, 
whose father came to AmericJt with General LaF.ay- 
ette during the Revolution. The mother of our sub- 
ject was a native of Indiana. Frank grew to man- 
hood in his native county, acquired his education 
in the common schools, and in February, 1870, 
v.'as united in marriage with Miss Matilda J. Bul- 
pitt, who was born and reared on Prince Edward 
Island. Her father, James Bulpitt, was the first 
preacher of the Church of England on that island, 
and there he spent his entire life. 

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Adams were born two chil- 
dren: Elmer D. and Amelia L., who are still with 
their parents. In 1877, Mr. Adams brought his 
family to Crawford County, and purchased the 
farm on which he now resides. He and his family 
are all members of tlie Methodist Episcopal 
Church, and socially he is connected witlk the 
Masonic fraternitj- and the Ancient Order of 
United Workmen. In politics, he takes quite an 
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PORTEAIT AND BIOGRAPfflCAL RECORD. 



His father cast his first vote for William Henry 
Harrison, and his last vote for Gen. Benjamin Har- 
rison, the illustrious grandson of the Tippecanoe 
hero. For fifteen consecutive years, Mr. Adams 
held the office of School Treasurer in his district 
and proved a capable and faithful official, but has 
never been an office-seeker. 

A self-made man, our subject began life for him- 
self empty handed, but has made the most of his 
privileges and advantages, and has steadily worked 
his waj' upward. His industry and enterprise 
have overcome the difficulties in his path, and he 
is now the possessor of a comfortable competence, 
which numbers him among the substantial citizens 
of the community. He is well and favorably 
known as one of the self-made business men of 
southeastern Kansas. Liberal in the support of 
every worthy enterprise which is brought to his 
notice, the community finds in him a valued citizen, 
and he certainly deserves representation in tlie his- 
tory of his adopted county. 



J JOHN McHENRY. Having been a resident 
of Linn County since the fall of 1867, Mr. 
I McHenry has been a witness of its develop- 
' ment, and has contributed to its progress. 

Perhaps no citizen is more widely known through- 
out the county than he, and certainly none is more 
highly respected than "Uncle" John, as he is fa- 
miliarly called. A man of enterprise and public 
spirit, he has, while securing his individual success, 
also contributed to the material advancement of 
the county. Since locating in the comity, he has 
resided on section 17, Potosi Township, where lie 
is extensively engaged in farming. 

A native of Pennsylvania, Mr. McHenry was 
born in Indiana County, November 26, 1810, and 
was reared to manliood in the place of his birth. 
After completing his education in the common 



schools, he embarked in farming pursuits, and was 
thus engaged during the period of his residence in 
Indiana County. In 1850 he removed to Illinois 
and settled in Henry County, where he followed 
the occupation in which he had previously en- 
gaged. During the seventeen years of his resi- 
dence there, he became well known throughout 
the county, and was recognized as one of its most 
progressive agriculturists. In 1867 he came to 
Kansas, and has since resided in Linn County, 
where he owns and Cultivates two hundred acres 
of fine farming land. His residence is a commo- 
dious structure, adapted to the comfort and con- 
venience of his family, wiiile he has also erected 
suitable buildings for the shelter of stock and stor- 
age of the various cereals raised on the farm. 

While residing in Indiana County, Pa., Mr. Mc- 
Henry was married, in June, 1831, to Miss Mary 
Williamson, who was born in the Keystone State 
on the 14th of October, 1810. They are the par- 
ents of sis surviving children: Sarah J., who is the 
wife of lidward Bell; Hiram, a resident of Lead- 
ville, Colo.; Isaac, who makes his home in Potosi 
Township; John J., who also resides in Potosi 
Townsliip; Devenia C, who is the wife of Joel 
Griffin, and resides in AVilson County, Kan.; and 
Martha, who is at home. The deceased children 
are: Mary and Catherine, who died in Pennsyl- 
vania; Samuel, who passed away in Henry County, 
111.; and Nancy, formerly the wife of William A. 
Kaster, and who died in Red River County, Tex. 

To the township of Potosi Mr. McHenry has al- 
ways held a most devoted attachment, and what- 
ever contributes to her growth and advancement 
he is read}' to espouse. Although lie is an out- 
spoken Republican in politics, yet some of his 
warmest friends are among the opposing party, 
and the ties of party are always with him less 
strong than those of friendship. He and his wife 
are devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church, and formerly he took a prominent part in 
all religious enterprises, but with advancing 3'ears 
he has been obliged to desist from active labor. 
Surrounded by everj' comfort of life, and minis- 
tered to by loving hands, he is quietl}' passing the 
twiliglit of his useful existence in his pleasant 
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and upon his future without fear, and, cheered by 
the Christian's hope, he awaits the summons to his 
heavenly home. 



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located in December, 1855, upon a claim on sec- 
tion 22, town 22, rano;e 23, where he yet resides, 
having brought up from its wild condition to its 
present productive state of cultivation a pre-emp- 
tion for which he paid $1.25 per acre. Mr. Wayne 
is a native of Bourbon County, Ky., and was born 
October 1, 1830. His parents, Temple and Laura 
(Peyton) Wayne, were also natives of Kentucky. 

In about 1831 the father and mother removed 
to Missouri, and not long after the mother died, 
leaving seven sons and daughters. AVilliam died 
in Missouri early in life; Mary became the wife of 
Robert Thockmorton, and died in Linn County, 
Kan.; Temple makes his home in Missouri; Jo- 
seph passed away at the age of twenty-two years; 
Laurinda has been married twice and now resides 
in Idaho; her first husband was Cornelius Garner, 
and her second Mr. White. Our subject, John XL, 
was the next in order of birth; and James H. lives 
in Missouri. The father subsequently marrying 
Miss Elizabeth Gregg, they became the parents of 
nine children, seven of whom survived to adult 
age. Lucy married John Ruark, and died in But- 
ler County, Kan.; George resides in Oregon; Eliza- 
beth married H. Jasper Dingus; Emily is deceased; 
Susan Martha is the wife of George Mitchell, of 
Linn County; Alfred and Franklin reside in Linn 
County. 

In 1855 the i)arenls of our subject made their 
home in Kansas and settled in Mound City Town- 
ship, where later the father took ui) a homestead. 
He died at the age of sixt}- -three, his wife surviving 
him many years and passing away in Kansas. 



The father devoted his life to the pursuit of 
agriculture, and was a man of tireless indus- 
try, upright in character and highly respected by 
all who knew him. Our subject, reared upon a 
farm, grew up manly and self-reliant, and was well 
fitted to Like an active part in any work of life 
which might in the future devolve upon him. 
He received in the district schools of the home 
neighborhood a good common-school education, 
and remained continuously amid the scenes of his 
childhood until the fall of 1855, when he jour- 
neyed to Kansas on horseback, and from that 
time has made this state his permanent residence. 

Upon December 25, 1857, were united in mar- 
riage John H. Wayne and Miss Naney Park, 
daughter of William and Elizabeth Park. Tiie es- 
timable wife of our subject was born in Randolph 
Count}% Mo., and came to Kansas with her )3ar- 
ents. Her father, William Park, was one of the 
pioneers of 1855, in the spring of which year he 
pre-empted a claim in Mound City Township. Mr. 
Park was born in Madison County, Ky., May 19^ 
1810, and was the son of David Park. William 
Park married in Kentucky MiSs Elizabeth Mc- 
Analley, and with her made his home in Randolph 
County about 1836. He became the owner of a 
farm, which he cleared, cultivated and improved. 
He was Justice of the Peace for many years. In 
1855 he journej'ed to Kansas by team, and after 
many years the mother of Mrs. Wayne i)assed 
away, mourned by all who knew her, in December, 
1884. 

Mr. Park after a time married the widow of a 
brotherand resides in Johnson County, lud. Prior 
to the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Park, eight of her 
nine children had married and settled near their 
parents. Doctor Frauklin, the eldest, now lives 
in San Diego, C'al.; M.irtha, married to Thomas 
Waldcn, is now deceased; Susan, wife of Theo 
Tedford, died in Linu County; Nancy is the 
wife of John H. Wayne; Louise; the wife of 
Samuel Baldwin, makes her home in Oregon: Lu- 
cinda is the wife of the Rev. John Baldwin, a 
minister of the Baptist Church; John R.jnake? 
his home in Oregon; William H. resides in Linn 
County; and Sarah died in childhood. Mr. Park, 
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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 



upward and cared tenderly for his children, giv- 
ing to his sons and daughters each a good educa- 
tion and thus starting them worthily in life. In 
belief a Baptist, he is a devout Christian, earnest 
in good work and a liberal supporter of religious 
enterprises. 

Our subject has constantly resided upon his 
present farm ever since his arrival in Kansas, and 
devotes himself to the culture of two hundred and 
twenty-eight acres of land, also handling a .'supe- 
rior grade of stock, horses, cattle and hogs. Three 
children have blessed the home with their pres- 
ence: James W., a citizen of Leavenworth Coun- 
ty, Kan.; Carrie May, the wife of Edward Bell, of 
Linn County, Kan.; and Charles E., a book-keeper 
in Topeka, Kan. For many years Mr. Wayne has 
been a valued member of the Baptist Church and, 
possessed of sterling integrity of ciiaracter, ever 
exerts his influence in behalf of right and justice. 
During the troublous days of the Civil War, our 
subject was Quartermaster of the Sixth Regiment of 
state militia, and was called out for duty several 
times. Passing through the vicissitudes and trials 
which beset Kansas in her early days, Mr. Wayne 
has attained to financial success, and is numbered 
among the substantial citizens of Linn County. 



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^f MOS DURBIN, a representative agricultur- 
(©yt-Jl l ist and successful stock-raiser of Mound 
I li' City Township, Linn County, is desirably 
^ located upon a fine farm of two hundred 

and six acres, situated on section 10, in one of 
the most fertile districts of the state. A constant 
resident of the township since 1860, he enjoys an 
extended .acquaintance and the high regard of all 
his fellow-townsmen, with many of whom he has 
borne the heat and burden of the day in the vicis- 
situdes which Kans.as has experienced during the 
past thirty-three years. Enterprising, energetic 
and a leading citizen of Linn County, he has 



aided in the advancement and stimulated the pro- 
gressive interests of the community, and has never 
been known to withhold his assistance in any mat- 
ter of mutual welfare. 

The parents of our subject, Amos and Susan 
(White) Durbin, were natives of the sunny south, 
having been born in Maryland. They were there 
married and afterward removed to Mississippi, 
where tliey remained one year, returning thence 
to the home of their childhood, Maryland. After 
a brief time they sojourned to Kentucky and set- 
tled in Greenup Count}', which they made tlieir 
abiding place for a full score of years. Finally 
they again changed their residence and located 
in Indiana, where some time later they died. 
Their nine children were Betsey E., Nancy, Polly, 
David, Susan, Thomas, William, Amos and Jack- 
son. Amos was born in Greenup County, Ky., 
July 4, 1813. He was a mere boy when liis father 
and mother removed to Johnson County, Ind., 
where he received his education and was trained 
to habits of industrious thrift. 

Upon the 10th of October, 1833, our subject was 
united in marriage with Miss Nancy Ann Forsyth, 
a lady of worth, who was born in Oldham County, 
Ky. Two children were born unto this marriage, 
one of wliom died in infancy'. The other, Cas- 
sandra, a lovely and accomplished j'oung lady, 
married Edward Kingsbury, a native of Oliio, and 
passed away, beloved by all who knew her, in No- 
vember, 1869. Mrs. Nancy Ann Durbin died in 
Johnson County, Ind., in 1837, having survived 
her marriage but four years. Upon the 7th of 
November, 1837, Amos Durbin married Miss Mar- 
garet Featlieringill, who was born in Oldham 
County, Ky., February 6, 1820. Until 1839 Mr. 
Durbin continued his residence in Johnson Coun- 
ty, Ind., but at that time located in Winnebago 
County, 111., and settled fourteen miles west of 
Rockford. For many years he was numbered 
among the leading farmers of that locality, but in 
the fall of 1860, selling his Illinois property, he 
with his family journeyed to Kansas and located 
permanently in Linn County. 

Mr. Durbin purcliased one hundred and lift}- 
four acres on section 10, Mound City Township, 
and being a thoroughly practical farmer, has 



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brought the land to a high state of cultivation 
and made many valuable improvements, beside 
adding to his original investment one hundred 
acres. Aside from the tilling of the soil he profit- 
ably handles a fine grade of stoclc and has upon 
his farm some of the best horses and cattle in the 
county. Mr. and Mrs. Durbin are valued members 
of the Metliodist Episcopal Church, to which he 
has belonged for over a half-century, and for 
thirty years has been a Class-leader. Mrs. Dur- 
bin is a lady of intelligence and ability and has 
been prominent in the social and benevolent en- 
terprises of her locality, and together with her 
husband enjoys the esteem of many friends. Al- 
though never a politician in any sense of the 
word, Mr. Durbin takes a deep interest in the 
management of both local and national affairs and 
is known as a man of sterling integrity and a sub- 
stantial and public-spirited citizen. 



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ellARLES HALLER. Just outside of the 
corporate limits of the village of Prescott, 
on section 7, lies one of the best farms of 
Linn County. This attractive place is the prop- 
erty of Mr. Haller, one of the honored pioneers 
of Kansas, whose residence in Linn County dates 
from the 21st of June, 1857. He was born in 
Frederick County, Md., Januar}' 14, 1827, being 
the son of Jacob and Catherine (Bolingcr) Ilaller. 
His father, who was a native of Bavaria, Germany, 
was a soldier under Napoleon Bonaparte. After 
his marriage he emigrated to the United States 
and settled in Maryland, where he secured em- 
ployment as a day laborer. There he passed his 
remaining j'ears until at tlie age of eighty-six he 
closed his eyes upon the scenes of earth. His wife 
survived for a few years. 

In the parental family there were seven chil- 
dren, who grew to mature years and are now liv- 
ing. Jacob resides in Frederick County, Md. 
Ann Maria married Joshua Murray and makes her 



home in Maryland. Elizabeth, also a resident of 
Maryland, is the wife of David Minnick; Catherine 
married John Ringel, of Maryland; Charlotte, 
Mrs. Harman Fulmer, resides in Maryland; Daniel 
makes his home in Linn County. Our subject, 
who is the fourth in order of birth, spent his 
youthful j-ears in his native county and state, 
where he attained his majority. In boyhood he 
attended the common schools, and later he was em- 
ployed on a farm. 

Removing to Ohio at the age of twenty-one. 
our subject sojourned for a time in Montgoraer}' 
County and worked on a farm near Dayton, his 
wages ranging from ^11 to $20 per month. He 
also dealt to some extent in horses. On the 15th 
of April, 1857, he removed to Cooper County, 
Mo., and in June following he came to Kansas and 
settled on Indian lands in Bourbon County-, 
where he purchased a claim consisting of one hun- 
dred and sixty acres. In the fall of 1857 he jjur- 
chased a claim, this one being located in Linn 
County on the Miami Reservation. He jn-e-, 
erapted the claim and made it his home until in 
September, 1861, when he enlistetl us a member of 
Company G, Seventh Kansas Cavalry. ■ The regi- 
ment was mustered into service on the 1st of Sep- 
tember at Leavenworth, Kan., and after receiving 
instructions went to Kans.is City, and later oper- 
ated in Missouri until February, 1862. From that 
month until April of the same year, they remained 
at the headquarters at Humboldt, Kan. 

From Humboldt the regiment was ordered to 
Lawrence, thence to Ft. Riley, and from there to St. 
Louis, Mo., and Columbus,. Ky., reaching the latter 
place on the 2d of June, 18G2. They were next 
ordered to Union City, then to Corinth, Miss., 
where they participated in the second battle of 
Corinth under General Rosecrans. Later under 
General Grant our subject took part in the ad- 
vance on Vicksburg. He was also present at Wa- 
ter Valley and fought at the engagement on the 
Yellow Busliey. When the enemy from the rear 
captured Holly Springs, our subject with his regi- 
ment marched to that place, arriving the day^after 
the battle. They followed the rebel force to Bol- 
iver, Tenn., and by riding all night succeeded in 
getting ahead of the enemy. In the morning the 



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pickets were attacked, lines formed, and with six- 
teen hundred cavah-y Van Dorn's army was routed 
and pursued into Mississippi. Once more tliey 
went to Holly Springs and from there marched to 
Summerville, looking after Colonel Faulkner. 

After passing the winter at Germantown, the 
regiment proceeded to Tuscumbia. Ala., on the 
Dodge expedition, and after a brief engagement 
with the enemy fell back to Tuscumbia, then to 
Town Creek, where a fight took place. While 
scouting for General Dodge several skirmishes 
ensued. From Corinth they marched to Barns- 
ville, whence one thousand of the best-mounted 
men rode to Tupelo, where a battle took place. 
The company of which our subject was a member 
was dismounted. They made a charge on the 
enemy, scattering the ranks and disorganizing the 
forces, whom they followed into the country, so 
that when the bugle sounded the recall the\' were 
out of hearing. In number the}' were forty, and 
after the enemy rallied these fortj' men were 
within the rebel lines and thus cut off from the 
command. After the engagement the rebels fell 
back on these forty men, who opened fire and 
stampeded the enemy, thus succeeding not only 
in effecting their own escape, but also in capturing 
fifteen prisoners. They killed many of the con- 
federates, but did not lose one of their number. 
For their valorous and heroic action they received 
great praise. 

In July, 1864, the regiment took part in the 
battle under A. J. Smith at Tupelo. At the lime 
of the assassination of President Lincoln, our sub- 
ject was stationed at Pilot Knob, and later was 
ordered to southern Missouri. In July, 1865, he 
went to Cape Girardeau, Mo., from there by 
steam to Omaha, Neb., next to Ft. Kearney, and 
from there back to Leavenworth, Kan. At the 
expiration of hostilities he was discharged, Decem- 
ber 29, 1865. During the period of his active 
service he had several horses shot under him and 
frequently his clothes were pierced by bullets, but 
he fortunately escaped uninjured and was always 
ready for duty, with the exception of eight days 
spent in a hospital. During the latter months of 
his service, he was Commissary-Sergeant. 

Returning to Linn County, Mr. Haller resumed 



farming operations and also dealt extensively in 
real estate, having at different times owned a large 
amount of real estate. At present he is the owner 
of three hundred and forty-seven acres of land, 
which is subdivided into three well improved 
farms. Prior to coming to Kansas he had through 
econom}' saved 1600, but in 1858 he unfortunately 
lost all he had by fire. Undaunted by this catas- 
trophe, he commenced once more to build up his 
fortune, and with what success we have already 
noted. In politics he is*a Republican. He has served 
as Township Trustee, having been nominated for 
that position without his knowledge. He has been 
twice married, his first wife having been Amanda, 
daughter of William and Sarah Osborn, natives of 
North Carolina. Mrs. Amanda Haller was born 
in Indiana and died in Kansas, leaving a son, 
William O. The second wife of Mr. Haller bore 
the maiden name of Mary Woodman and is a 
daughter of Samuel and Mar}' E. (Miller) Wood- 
man, natives of Vermont and Pennsylvania. Our 
subject is a man of energy, keen in his business 
transactions and thoughtful in his intercourse 
with others. 



J'OHN W. BENNETT. Carlyle we believe 
it was who said that "the true delineation 
of the most humble man and his scene of 
^ pilgrimage through life is capable of inter- 
esting the greatest men; that all men are to an un- 
speakable degree brothers, each man's life a strange 
emblem of every man's; and that human portraits, 
faithfully drawn, are of all pictures the welcomest 
on human walls." Within the limits of the pres- 
ent volume, it will be impossible to present a por- 
trait, and it shall be our attempt merelj' to give a 
faithful sketch of the events which have been es- 
pecially noteworthy in the life of Mr. Bennett. 

Now a resident of Parsons, where he is engaged 
in the .agricultural implement business, the subject 
of this sketch is a native of Kane County, 111., 
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Elias Bennett, was born in Chemung County, N. 
Y., and grew to manhood in that place, where he 
married Miss Sarah, the daughter of John and 
Elizabeth Reser. After iiis marriage he engaged 
in farming in Ciiemung County until about 1833, 
when he settled in Kane County, 111., and em- 
barked in farming pursuits. In 1862 he enlisted 
in the artillery under the command of Capt. 
George Renrick, and continued in active service 
until, as a result of exposure and long marches, 
he contracted disease, which caused his death at 
Knoxville, Tenn., in January, 1863. His widow 
survived for a number of years, passing away on 
the 12th of December, 1891. He was a man of 
prominence in his community, and an ardent ad- 
vocate of the Democratic party. 

In the parental famil5 there were nine children, 
of whom seven are still living. John W. was 
reared in Kane County, and there received a fair 
education. In 1881 he came to Kansas, and for a 
time conducted a livery business at Parsons. Af- 
ter eight years thus spent, he started in the agri- 
cultural implement business, in which he has since 
engaged. As a business man, he is conservative 
and cautious, prudent in making investments and 
judicious in the conduct of his business, yet he is 
energetic and pushing. 

In Newaygo Count}', Mich., March 14, 1875, Mr. 
Bennett was united in marriage with Miss Clara 
M., daughter of Charles Warren, a resident of 
Ionia County, Mich. Mrs. Bennett di^d on the 
19th of February, 1892, after having become the 
mother of three children, Mabel, Grace and Cora. 
Grace died February 12, 1893, at tlieageof eleven 
years and fifteen da3's. In his political opinions, 
Mr. Bennett is a Republican and an active worker 
in the party. He has served for six years as a 
member of the City Council, and for twoyears was 
a member of the Board of Education. At the Re- 
publican County Convention, in August, 1893, he 
was nominated for Sheriff of the county, and was 
elected by a majority of four hundred antl eightj-- 
six. 

Sociall}', Mr. Bennett is identified with the Ma- 
sonic fraternity, being a member of Parsons Lodge 
No. 117. He is connected with the Knights of 
Pythias, Uniformed Rank, and has been an active 



member of the lodge. He is also a member of the 
Ancient Order of United Workmen and the Select 
Knights of the city. In every enterprise calcu- 
lated to promote the interests of Parsons, he is 
warmly interested, and gives his support to every 
public-spirited enterprise. 



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OHN BURDUE, the owner of the northeast 
quarter of section 18, Centreville Town- 
ship, is one of the well known farmers of 
Linn County, and occupies a high place in 
the regard of his neighbors. He is one of the pio- 
neers of the Sunflower State, whither he came in 
the spring of 1857 from his former home in 
Huron County, Ohio, and has been, closely con- 
nected with the history of the township since the 
date of his ariival here. A practical and indus- 
trious man, he devotes his attention closely to the 
details of farm labor, and has met with success in 
his undertakings. 

The Burdue family is of French origin. The 
grandfather of our subject was Nathaniel Burdue, 
a native of France, and a long-time resident of 
the Kej'stone State. William Burdue, father Of 
John, was born in Erie County, Pa., and in his 
early manhood married Elizabeth Blazier, a native 
of Hanover Township, Washington County, Pa. 
The father of Mrs. Burdue was George Blazier, 
who was presumably a descendant of German an- 
cestors. The parents of our subject settled in 
Huron County, Ohio, soon after their marriage, 
and made it their permanent home until called 
from earth. Tliej' were the paients of seven chil- 
dren who lived to maturity, namelj': Nathaniel, 
George, William W. (deceased), John, Jacob (de- 
ceased), Isaac and Benjamin. The members of 
the family who still survive are highly respected 
and prominent in their various communities. 

Born in Huron County, Ohio, Februaiy 22, 
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reared to manhood in that county, and remained 
there until the time of his removal to Kansas, al- 
though meantime he had made temporary sojourns 
in other places. In the fall of 1844 he left Huron 
County and removed to Cass County, Mich., where 
he resided for two years, working for others by 
the month. He did not feel satisfied to make his 
permanent home in Michigan, and accordingly re- 
turned to Ohio in 1846, and continued to reside 
there until 1857, when he located in Linn Count}'. 
En route to Kansas, he stopped in Iowa, remain- 
ing there through the winter and coming to Linn 
County in the spring. 

In Centreville Township Mi: Burdue secured a 
claim to a tract of land and has since made this 
his home. Farming has been his life occupation, 
and he is now the owner of two hundred and forty 
acres, which he secured through industry and the 
exercise of good judgment. His marriage was 
solemnized in Huron County, Oiiio, on the 20th 
of June, 1848, his wife being Miss Sarah Hill, who, 
it is thought, was born in the state of New York. 
A stanch Democrat in his political opinions, Mi\ 
Burdue gives his support to the principles of his 
chosen party, and his ballot may always be relied 
upon in behalf of its candidates. 



^^f NDREW TIIRONDSON. As indicated by 
W/Ui the name, the subject of this sketch is a 
/// ll) Norwegian. He was born in Norwa}', and 
^J was reared to manhood in his native land, 
whence, in the fall of 1865, he set sail for America. 
Alone, with little money and no friends, he landed 
in the city of New York, and shortly afterward 
came west to Chicago, where he remained for three 
years. lie then located in Kansas City and for 
two years followed the trade of a currier and tan- 
ner. 

While a resident of Kansas City, Mr. Throndson 
w.as united in marriage with Miss Maria L. Eman- 



uelson, who was a native of Sweden. With his 
wife, he removed in 1871 to Kansas and resided 
for a time in Bourbon County, removing from 
there to Crawford County in 1874 and locating up- 
on the farm where he now resides. In Bourbon 
County he was engaged in mining, but since 
coming to this county he has followed farming and 
stock-raising. Entering upon this vocation in a 
small way, he has steadily advanced and prospered, 
and is now one of the most successful farmers and 
largest landowners of-this section of the state. 

Tiie farm which Mr. Throndson owns and oper- 
ates is located in Sherman Township and consists 
of six hundred and twenty-eight acres, all of which 
he has accumulated since coming to this count}'. 
The place is well stocked with cattle and valuable 
horses, and Mr. Tlirondson has been quite success- 
ful in his efforts as a stock-raiser. In addition to 
farming and stock-raising, he has had the manage- 
ment and control of the Kansas City, Ft. Scott & 
Memphis Railroad tree farm at Farlington, having 
accepted tiiat position at the solicitation of the 
owners. 

Tiie first marriage of Mr. Throndson resulted in 
tiie birth of six children: Alma, Hylmer, Oscar, 
Signe, Julius and Gustav. The mother of these 
children died at her home March 23, 1886. By his 
second marriage, which united him with Mamie 
Traver, there were born three children: Clarence, 
Irene and Cecil. Though not a native of this 
country, no native-born citizen takes a deeper or 
more intelligent interest in its welfare than does 
Mr. Throndson. In politics, he gives his support 
to the men and measures of the Republican party, 
of which he is a loyal adherent. lie has served as 
Treasurer of Sherman Township for one term and 
has occupied other positions of trust and responsi- 
bility. He is also interested in educational affairs, 
and has given his children the best advantages 
possible in the wa}' of obtaining an education. 

In religious connections, Mr. Throndson is iden- 
tified with the Methodist P^piscopal Church and 
gave liberally of his time and means toward the 
erection of the new church edifice at Farlington. 
In his social relations, he is a member of the Ma- 
sonic fraternity and is prominent in that order. En- 
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of, and lends his substantial assistance to, all pro- 
jects which are likely to benefit his locality. His 
life furnishes an excellent illustration of the suc- 
cess due to honesty and fair dealing in connection 
with energy and economy. 



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JJOHN A. IlKNNING, M. D., Pii. D. The 
healing art has always been held in honor, 
whatever the state of society. Among all 
people to-day the curer of ills, by what 
name soever called, is esteemed a friend of his 
kind. Prominent among the close students of 
his profession and in his mission of healing the 
sick, Dr. John A. Henning's generous treatment 
of his patients, his liberality and kindness of 
heart, have won for him not the respect alone, 
but the earnest regard of the large clientele wiiich 
he has gathered around him. He is a native of 
Bucks County, Pa., born September 7, 1829, and 
his ancestors for manj' generations have been resi- 
dents of that state. 

The parents of our subject, David and Eliza- 
beth (Schuartz) Henning, were born in the Key- 
stone State in 1798 and 1802 respectively, and 
the father was a farmer by occupation.' In 18.35 
he removed with his family to Darke County, 
Ohio, and thence in 1848 to Wayne County-, 
Ind., and settled on a farm near Richmond, where 
his death occurred in 1877. His wife passed away 
the year previous. They were the parents of ten 
children, nine of whom attained their majmity, 
.John A. being the fourth in order of birth. The 
early life of the latter was passed on the farm 
and he attended the country schools, where the 
"three Rs" were taught. In those days a per- 
son who understood arithmetic and could read 
and write was well qualified to teach school. 

When young Henning was seventeen years of 
age he met with an accident while working around 
a threshing-machine. One of bis lower limbs was 



caught and he was crippled for life. His parents 
being poor, he was obliged to choose some occupa- 
tion whereby he would \je enabled to earn his own 
livelihood, and he chose teaching. During the 
winter seasons he attended the high school at 
Richmond, and in the summer he taught school 
to earn suflicient means to clothe himself and at- 
tend school the following winter. When nine- 
teen years of age, an accident occurred which 
changed his course in life. A professor of phre- 
nology came to the neighborhood, and among the 
numerous persons to have their heads examined 
was our subject. The professor informed hin) that 
he would make an excellent architect or a fine 
mechanic, but as he was a cripple he would ad- 
vise him to study medicine. Young Henning de- 
clared he would never be a doctor, that he had 
no desire to studj' medicine, and that he had very 
little respect for phj^sicians. 

Returning to Ms school, our subject remained 
there for some time, but within a year began the 
study of medicine under the instruction of Dr. 
George W. Reynolds. At the same tfmehe taught 
school, and in the spring of the year 1856 he 
took a course of lectures in the Eclectic Med- 
ical Institute of Cincinnati, Ohio. In May of 
the same 3'ear, he hung out his sign as Dr. .J. A. 
Henning, at Dunkirk, Ind., and is was thought by 
many that he could not make a living. He at- 
tended closely to his business, however, and at the 
end of his first year's practice had ^900. For 
eight years he remained at Dunkirk, and then re- 
moved Uj Farmland, Randolph County, Ind., and 
five years later changed his location to Redkcy, 
Ind. There he gave up his profession, and for 
two years he engaged in merchandising. He be- 
came the owner of a gristmill., but this was. de- 
stroyed by fire, and as he met with other losses, 
which satisfied his ambition as a merchant, he re- 
turned to his profession. In 1880 he was gradu- 
ated from the Bennett Medical College, of Chi- 
cago, after which he located in Indianapolis, 
where he assisted in founding the Indiana Eclec- 
tic Medical College, in which he occupied the 
chair of materia medica and therapeutics. He 
was well pleased with the position, but on account 
of his wife's poor health and to please his son, 



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who wislied to go west, he turned his face toward 
the setting sun, and came to Kansas January 3, 
1883. He located at Garnett and entered upon a 
lucrative practice, which he still continues. 

The Doctor is a close student, and in 1892 the 
degree of Ph. D. was conferred upon him bj' the 
Society of American Literature and Art of Buf- 
falo, N. Y. He is a frequent contributor to med- 
ical journals, and his name is well known among 
the medical fraternity. Being a careful financier, 
he has accumulated enough of this world's goods 
to pLace him in very comfortable circumstances. 
He h.as no desire to save money, but wishes to 
got solid enjoyment out of it as he goes along, 
and to rest his mind from his practice he and his 
wife frequently take extended trips. 

Dr. Henning was married in 1853 to Miss Ase- 
nath, daughter of Boyd and Rebecca Lindville. 
She was a native of Delaware County, Ind.,and was 
born May 7, 1836. To Dr. and Mrs. Henning were 
born two children, a daughter and son, the former 
of whom died in infanc}'. The son, whose birth oc- 
curred in 1855, married Miss May Green and is a 
successful farmer, residing six miles northeast 
of Garnett. In politics the Doctor is a Repub- 
lican, and is now County Physician. He is a 
member of the State Medical Society of Kansas, 
Missouri and Indiana, and sociall^^ is a member of 
the Masonic fraternity. He and his wife are prom- 
inent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 
with which they have been connected for man3' 
years. 



^^EORGE H. McD 
|/| the District Coi 

^^i\ dent of Girard, ■ 



! EORGE H. McDonald, Deputy Clerk of 
Court, and a prominent resi- 
was born in Butler County, 
Pa., on the 20th of August, 1825. He is of imme- 
diate Scotch descent, his father, Norman McDon- 
ald, having been born in the land of thistles. 
From that country he emigrated to America in 
boyhood, and settled in Pennsylvania, where for a 



number of years he made his home in Butler 
County. Thence he removed to Ohio, and resided 
in Meigs County until his death, which occurred 
in 1851. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, 
and participated in tliat memorable and useless 
struggle at New Orleans, under the brave leader- 
ship of General Jackson. 

In Butler County, Pa., the subject of this sketch 
passed the days of his youth in a comparatively 
uneventful manner, alternating attendance at the 
common schools with^hard work upon the home 
farm. At the .age ef twenty-four years lie re- 
moved to Meigs County, Ohio. Prior to that 
event, however, he had engaged in teaching school, 
having entered that profession at the age of sev- 
enteen. In 1863 he enlisted .as aftiember of Com- 
pany M, Fifth Illinois Cavalry, and remained in 
the service until the close of the war. After re- 
maining for a time in the Quartermaster's depart- 
ment, he took charge of the Brigade Commissary's 
department, and continued in that capacity until 
October 29, 1865, when he was honorably dis- 
cluTrged. 

Upon retiring from the army, Mr. McDonald 
went to Wayne County, 111., where he continued 
to make his home until 1878. He removed from 
that state to Iowa, and remained there for four 
years. Later he sojourned in Illinois for one 
year, and from there came to Kansas, where he 
and each of his sons pre-empted claims in Clark 
County. In 1890 he came to Crawford County, 
where he has since made his home. He was united 
in marriage in 1851 with Miss Sarah F. Martin, 
and they are the parents of six living children: 
Emma, wife of C. L. King, and a resident of Clark 
County, Kan.; Mrs. Viola Hardin; William W., 
who is the popular District Clerk residing in Gir- 
ard; Norman, who lives in F'arlington; George W., 
one of the editors of the Herald; and Clara, who 
lives at home. 

In all public and political matters, Mr. McDon- 
ald takes an intelligent interest, and gives the 
weight of his influence to the Republican party, 
believing the principles of this political organiza- 
tion best adapted to promote the welfare of the 
people. He affiliates with the Grand Army of the 
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ligious coiineclioiis, he and his wife are identified 
with the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which 
they are active and prominent members. For 
some years he has engao;ed as a dealer in stock, 
which he keeps on his land in Clark County, and 
from the sale of which he receives a good income. 
While a resident of Wayne County, 111., he served 
.as a member of the County Court. For seven 
years he filled the position of Assessor of the 
township, and he has also served as Justice of the 
Peace, and in other oflices of trust. 



^f I^ONZO APPLEGATE, a practical and suc- 
WfJ\\ cessful general .agriculturist cultivating a 

/// ll finel3' improved farm of two hundred 
^y acres located in Centreville Township, 

Linn County, Kan., has been a leading citizen of 
this part of the state for about a score of years. 
Our subject is a native of New Jersey, and was 
born April 8, 1842, near Tom's River, Ocean 
County. His parents, Moses and Euphemia (Hey- 
er) Applegate, were both born in New Jersey, the 
mother being a native of Morris County.. The Ap- 
plegates were of sturdy Scotch ancestry, but the 
paternal grandfather, Ebenezer Applegate, was for 
a long time a resident of New Jersey. In that state 
he spent his declining years, and died at an ad- 
vanced age. 

The Hej-er family was descended from a Jong 
line of German forefathers, thrifty, hard-working 
and upright people. The mother, after a life of 
faithfulness to her husband and family, passed 
away in the state of her birth in the year 1875. 
Tlnee children of the parents survived" to adult 
age, Alonzo, Peter C. and James. The father was 
by occupation a farmer, and upon the old home- 
stead our subject gained much of the pr.actical 
knowledge which has aided him upward in the 



struggle of daily life. He spent the years of 
youth in assisting his parents and receiving in- 
struction in the home schools of the district. 

Upon May 16, 1861, were united in marriage 
Alonzo Applegate and Miss Sarah W. Moore, the 
latter of'whom was born in Pennsylvania, Decem- 
ber 26, 1843. The parents of Mrs. Applegate, 
Michael and Elizabeth (Mears) Moore, were also 
natives of the Quaker State, where they spent the 
first part of their married life. They afterward 
located in New Jersey, and Anally removed to 
Linn County, Kan., in 1867. This state was their 
permanent home — with the exception of the tliree 
years spent in Missouri — until 1892, when' they 
returned to New Jersey, where they now reside. 
Of their large family of twelve sons and daugh- 
ters, eleven survived to reach adult age, and are 
in the order of their birth: Joseph, Nathan, Sarah, 
Ann, Rachael, Fannie, Mary, Elizabeth, Lewis, 
John and Carrie. John died in Centreville Town- 
ship, Linn County, in 1874. 

Our subject was manned in Ocean County, N. J., 
and with his excellent wife was making his hom'e 
in his native state when, in 1863, he enlisted in 
Company F, Fourteenth New Jersey Infantry, and 
remained in the service of the Government for 
one year, at the end of which time he was dis- 
charged for disability. During the twelvemonth 
Mr. Applegate had courageously participated in 
the battles of the Wilderness, Cold Harbor, Ber- 
muda Hundred and Petersburgh. Constantly ex- 
posed to the perils of the battlefield and the vicis- 
situdes of the weather, he was taken ill with 
typhoid fever and was discharged on account of 
his feeble condition from the hospital at Newark, 
N.J. 

Our subject returned to Ocean County and en- 
gaged in the pursuit of farming near his old liome 
until the fall of 1873. Emigrating to Kansas, 
lie for four years rented and worked land in Cen- 
treville Township, then homesleaded forty acres 
where he now resides. In these passing 3-ears he 
has been financially prospered, and has increased 
his homestead by the addition of one hundred and 
sixty acres. He has brought his land up toa high 
state of cultivation, h.as improved his property 
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now ranks among the prosperous and substantial 
citizens of the county. 

Twelve children blessed the union of ]\Ir. and 
Mrs. Applegate, one of whom passed away in in- 
fancj'^ and one in early childhood. Tlie surviv- 
ing sons and daughters are: Alonzo E., who mar- 
ried Jane Randall; Sarah, the wife of John Won- 
derley, Jr.; Effle, the wife of Wesley Hale; Editli, 
the wife of Eugene Shoemaker; Moses, who mar- 
ried Miss Clara Elington; Fannie, Michael, Ona, 
Jesse and Pearl. The brothers and sisters enjo}' a 
wide acquaintance and the affectionate regard of 
a large circle of old-time friends. Politically our 
subject is a Republican and has ever been inter- 
ested in local and national issues, and, a liberal- 
spirited and patriotic citizen, is an important fac- 
tor in matters of mutual welfare. Fraternally he 
is associated with the Ancient Free & Accepted 
Masons, and is a ready aid in good work and 
benevolent enterprises. 



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W EVI SMITH. Among the fine farms of 
I (^ Linn County is the Smith homestead, which 
/IL^. is located on section 18, Potosi Township, 
in the midst of a rich farming country. Original- 
ly consisting of eighty acres, it now comprises one 
liundred and sixty acres, upon which have been 
placed all the improvements modern agriculture 
can suggest. Through a proper rotation of crops 
and fertilization of the soil, the value of the land 
lias been greatly increased, and the place now 
ranks among the finest in the township. The resi- 
dence is a neat and cozy aliode, furnislied in a 
manner indicating tlie refined tastes of the in- 
mates. 

The fourth in a family of ten children, our sub- 
ject is tlie son of John S. and Margaret (Van Gor- 
der) Smith, natives respectively of Orange Coun- 
ty, N. Y., and New York City. The father resides 
in Iowa, but the mother departed this life at her 
home in Iowa County, Iowa. In the county of 



Tompkins, state of New York, the subject of this 
sketch was born on the 6th of January, 1834. 
When lie was about six years of age, he was taken 
by his parents to Michigan, and sojourned for six 
months in .Jackson County, removing thence to 
Calhoun County, where the years of his boy- 
hood and youth were passed. His education was 
limited to the common schools of the home dis- 
trict, but through self-culture he has become well 
informed. 

When about twejity 3'ears of age, Mr. Smitli re- 
moved to Iowa County, Iowa, where lie engaged 
in farming for a number of years, meeting with 
considerable success in his chosen occupation. He 
continued to reside in Iowa until lie came to Linn 
County in July, 1870. Here he made settlement 
on section 18, Potosi Township, where he pur- 
chased eighty acres and commenced the labor of 
tilling the soil. As above stated, his landed pos- 
sessions now aggregate one hundred and sixty 
atres. As a farmer, he introduces all the modern 
machinery and improvements upon his place, and 
keejis abreast with the latest information in the 
agricultural world. 

In Iowa County, Iowa, August 25, 1861, the 
ceremony was performed which united in marriage 
Levi Smith and Miss Sarah A. Coy. The bride 
was an amiable young lady of seventeen years, 
whose winning manners had won for her a host of 
warm friends in her girlhood's home. She was 
born in Jackson County, Ind., March 17, 1844, and 
in childhood accompanied her father's family to 
Iowa, where she grew to womanhood. Her par- 
ents, Moses and Appsla (Ballard) Coy, were na- 
tives of Kentucky, and died in Iowa County, Iowa. 
They had two children, Mrs. Smith being the 
younger. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are the parents of 
four living children: Loretta C, the wife of 
Charles Barker; Rosa M., Mrs. Alfred Smith; Lot- 
tic E. and John M. Three children are deceased: 
one that died unnamed in infancy; Charles D., 
who died when eighteen months old; and Libbie, 
who passed away at tlie age of six years. 

Tlirough his long and honorable career as a 
farmer, Mr. Smith has always displayed the utmost 
probity in all his business transactions and a 
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takes. He affiliates witli tbe Democratic party, 
and on that ticket has been elected to a number of 
the minor offices in Potosi Township. His inter- 
est in educational matters has been deep and un- 
wavering, and he has given his children every ad- 
vantage for acquiring good educations. He and 
bis wife, by their broad sympathy, inherent kind- 
ness of heart, extended cliarity and devotion to 
friends, have gained the lasting regard of all their 
associates. 






FATHER F. 



VERDAN, pastor of St. 



wu/c 

1—^ Aloyssius Parish, in Crawford County, 
jt^ was born in Savo_v, France, and was edu- 

cated in the country of his birth. He began the 
study for tlie ministry at the age of nine. He 
could read long before he could walk, and although 
he was so 3'oung when he began his ministerial 
studies he found no difficulty in keeping up with 
his classes. He was graduated from the highest 
institutions of learning in Paris. 

At the age of twenty -six years. Father Verdan 
came to America, and entered the Notre Dame 
University, in Indiana, where he learned the Eng- 
lish language. Later, he went to New Orleans, 
and taught language in the St. Isadore College, 
where he remained for eight months. He was 
then ordained, and went to Montreal, Canada, but 
left that place after eight months, because of the 
loss of hearing in one ear. From Canada he came 
to Crawford Count}', Kan., where he soon regained 
his hearing. Here he began to build up the church, 
and now the congregation consists of about eighty- 
five families. He established a store for the ben- 
efit of the community, also a creamery and a 
postofflce,and expects soon to start a mill and a 
blacksmith's shop. 

At AValnut, Father Verdan built one of tlie finest 
church edifices in the county, and there is a good 
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congregation at that place. For the first six j'ears 
of his residence in Crawford County he conducted 
services at Girard. He is probably one of the 
best known priests in the soutlieastern part of the 
state. Although he takes no part in politics, he 
keeps himself well informed on the issues of the 
day. He gives his entire attention to cliurch work, 
and is greatly beloved by his people. 

Of a family of three brothers, Father Verdan is 
the only one who took up the work of the church 
and came to America. His youngest brother be- 
came a surgeon in the French army, and died in 
Africa. Although only twenty-seven ye&rs of 
age at the time of his death, he had already be- 
come a noted physician. 



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<^ 1^ T. DUTTON, of Erie, follows farming and 
\/jJ// stock-raising. He was born in Marion 
V^' County, Ohio, on the 16th of September, 
1841, and his father, Virden Dutton, was one of 
the pioneer settlers of that count}-, whither he re- 
moved from Delaware, his native state. He was 
married in Delaware to Miss Hannah Carey. Locat- 
ing in Wabash County, Ind., he there engaged in 
milling untilhis death. In politics, he was a sup- 
porter of the Whig party, and was a man of ster- 
ling worth. 

The subject of this sketcii is the sixth in a fam- 
ily of nine children. He was a lad of only four 
summers when his parents removed to Indiana, 
where he was reared to manhood. In its public 
schools he acquired his education and then began 
working in a brick yard, where he was employed 
for six years. Subsequentlj' he embarked in gen- 
eral merchandising, purchasing his stock with the 
capital he had acquired through his industry and 
economy in previous years. ^ 

In 1863, Mr. Dutton was united in marriage 
with Miss Mary Welch, a native of York, Pa. 
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1869 came to Neosho County, locating in Erie, in 
company with his brother, George F. Dutton, who 
is now living in Los Angeles, Cal. It was not 
long before his fellow-townsmen recognizefl his 
worth and abilitj', and a j'ear after his arrival he 
was elected Constable, which office he filled for six 
years. During this time he was also Coroner of 
the county, and was elected and served as Justice 
of the Peace. When his term as Constable had ex- 
pired, he embarked in the hardware and grocery 
business, which he continued for about nine years. 
In June, 1869, the mother of our subject 
came to this county and entered forty acres of 
land from the Government. She died about 1888, 
but previously her land had been laid off into 
town lots, which form the now thriving city of 
f^rie. Mr. Dutton of this sketch owns two hun- 
dred an(^ sixty acres of land in Erie Township ad- 
joining the town. He at first purchased sixty-six 
acres, but from time to time he has added to this 
until he now has a fine farm, whose extent is given 
above. 

In January, 1880, Mr. Dutton was called upon 
to mourn the loss of his wife. He afterward mar- 
ried Miss Lou Hiniraelright, a native of Clinton 
County, Mo. Mr. Dutton now has three children: 
Charles C, who is now Deputy Count}' Treasurer 
of Neosho County; Dallas D., who is in the employ 
of Bradley, Wheeler & Co., of Kansas City, Kan.; 
and Daisy D., who is at home. 

Since the organization of the party, our subject 
has been a stalwart Republican, and many times 
has he been honored with elections to public office. 
He has served as Township Clerk, Township 
Treasurer, and has been a member of the School 
Board for three years. He was Mayor of the city 
for four years, and was Clerk of the Council. So- 
cially, he is connected with the Masonic fraternity 
and the Order of the Eastern Star, the Odd Fellows' 
society, the Encampment and Rebecca Lodge. He 
is also Past Grand of the Odd Fellows' society, and 
has represented the local lodge in the Grand 
Lodge, also the Encampment and Rebecca Lodge. 
Mr. Dutton now owns and occupies a fine resi- 
dence in Erie, and has about forty town lots. He 
also has another residence and two store buildings. 
He is ojie of the pioneers of this place and has 



been prominently identified with its growth and 
upbuilding and all that pertains to its develop- 
ment. He has been connected with the official, 
social and business interests of the place and is 
recognized as one of the valued citizens whom 
Neosho County could ill afford to lose. 



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JAMES CATON. Nowhere within the limits 
of Miami County can there be found a gen- 
tleman who takes greater interest in agri- 
cultural affairs than does the subject of this 
notice, who is a successful farmer of Richland 
Township and the owner of four hundred acres 
on section 17. For a number of years he has been 
one of the leading stockmen of the township, his 
l)lace being stocked with fine cattle, varying in 
number from two hundred to one thousand. 

The parents of our subject, Robert and Elizabeth 
(Caton) Caton, were natives of Ireland, where they 
were reared and married. About 1830 they emi- 
grated to the United States and settled in New 
York, residing for a time near the city of Utica 
and later making their home in Albany. In 1840 
they went to Canada, where the father engaged 
first in the boot and shoe business, and later con- 
ducted farming operations. He died in Canada 
about 1851, and his wife passed away in 1840. They 
were the parents of eleven children, seven of whom 
were born in Ireland and were left in the Old Coun- 
try when Mr. Caton crossed the ocean. Of the 
four born in America, James is the only survivor. 
The parents were members of the Episcopal 
Church, and the father politically was an old-line 
Whig and a conservative man. 

Born on the 18th of December, 1834, the sub- 
ject of this sketch was obliged to become self-sup- 
porting at the early age of nine. For a time he 
worked on the Welland Canal, in Canada, and 
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when only twelve years old. Later he sold the 
team and went to Hamilton, Canada, where he en- 
gaged as a teamster and later took charge of a 
stable containing forty horses. He managed the 
business for one and one-half years and was suc- 
cessful in winning the confidence of the other 
employes of the firm, although he was the only 
Protestant among a large number of Catholics. 

Leaving Canada, Mr. Caton went to New Or- 
leans, then up the Mississippi River to Stillwater, 
Minn., and from there engaged in rafting down 
the Mississippi to St. Louis. After having made 
two trips, lie went to Chicago on a flat-boat, and 
later secured a position as mate on a small steamer 
on the Illinois River. Subsequently lie engaged 
as an engineer for two years, and in connection 
therewith also learned the trade of a blacksmith. 
He was then hired by Jabez Fisher, the pork 
packer of Lakin, 111., to run a ferry boat across the 
Illinois River at Lakin. This he did, operating 
the first ferry at that place. Subsequently he be- 
came the manager of a sawmill belonging to Will- 
iam P'isher, and then resumed tlie trade of a black- 
smith, which lie followed for two years. His next 
occupation was that of grading a railroad, under 
Contractor Tliompson, at which he made a good 
salary, clearing ^450 in thirty-two days. 

On the 12th of August, 1855, Mr. Caton married 
Miss Julia Martin, who was born in Ireland March 
16, 1834, and emigrated to America in 1843. 
Three years after his marriage, he located in Mar- 
shall, 111., where he conducted a rented farm until 
the spring of 1870. He then came to Kansas and 
purchased one hundred and sixty acres situated 
three miles south of Paola. Tlie land was wild, 
and of cultivation there was not a trace to be 
seen. After farming on that place for four years, 
Mr. Caton located upon the farm where he has 
since resided. At the time of the purchase, the 
estate included eighty acres of partly improved 
land, and the original tract has been added to until 
Mr. Caton is now the owner of four liundred 
acres, tlie most of which is under cultivation. 

Mr. and Mrs. Caton are the parents of ten chil- 
dren, as follows: R. D., Harriet, John H., George, 
James K., Mary, Walter M., Thomas J., Lizzie and 
William L. The three daughters are married, and 



the sons are all independent, being numbered 
among the foremost citizens of their various com- 
munities. James E. is the present candidate be- 
fore the Republican convention for the office of 
County Clerk. Mr. Caton is especially interested 
in stock-raising, and during the year 1893 had on 
his place one hundred licad of cattle, one hundred 
and fifty hogs and other stock of good grades. 

In financial circles, the name of .lames Cuton 
carries considerable influence. In business matters 
he is a leading resident of Richland Township, 
paying more taxes than any other citizen of the 
township and also handling larger sums of money 
tlian any one else in this part of the county. As 
a Republican, he has been active in politics during 
the entire period of his residence in Miami County, 
and is a firm believer in the platform of his chosen 
party. He takes an active interest in the welfare 
of the Baptist Church, in which he is Trustee. He 
has served as a member of the School Board for 
six years. Socially he isidentified with the An- 
cient Order of United Workmen. 



Jn OHN H. MORRISON. In the career of this 
gentleman we find an excellent example for 
young men just embarking in the field of 
' active life of what may be accomplished by 

a man beginning poor, but honest, prudent and 
industrious. In early life he enjoyed but limited 
advantages, nor had he wealth or position to aid 
him in his youth. He relied solely upon his own 
efforts to win prosperity, n'or has his been a success 
only in the sense of accumulating a competence, 
but in doing good to others and in winning their 
i-espect. 

Now a prominent attorney of Oswego, Mr. Mor- 
rison is a native of Pennsylvania, and was born in 
Mifflin County on the 23d of April, 1850. He is 
a son of Samuel and Margaret (Ross) Morrison, 



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natives of Pennsylvania, the former having been 
born In Mifflin County, and the latter in Perry 
County. Samuel Morrison was reared to man- 
hood upon a farm, and followed agricultural pur- 
suits for a time. Later he engaged in mercantile 
business at Newton Hamilton, Mifflin County, 
where he resided until about 1853. Then remov- 
ing to Illinois, he located in Fulton County, where 
he conducted general farming, stock-raising and 
other pursuits until his death in 1887. His wife 
(lied in November, 1893, at Ipava, 111. She died as 
she had lived, a faithful Christian mother. They 
were the parents of two children, J. H. and J. A., 
the latter being a resident of Ipava, 111. The father 
was a man of sincere Christian character and a de- 
voted member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 

At the time the family removed to Illinois, our 
subject was a lad of about three years. He grew 
to manhood in Fulton County, where he received 
the advantages of a common -school education. 
After completing his studies, he engaged in teach- 
ing school for about three years, and in the mean- 
time employed his leisure hours in the study of 
law. In Fulton County, 111., he was admitted to 
the Bar of Illinois in 1878, and at once commenced 
the practice of his profession in that county, re- 
maining there for two 3ears. In 1880 he came to 
Oswego, where he remained for some time. In the 
winter of 1886-87 he served in the State Legisla- 
ture, and from 1889 until 1891 filled the position 
of County Attorney of Labette County, Kan. 

Removing to Portland, Ore., in 1891, Mr. Mor- 
rison remained in that city for one and one-half 
years engaged in the practice of his profession. 
He was not satisfied, however, to establish his 
liome permanently in the far west, having gone 
lliere principally on account of his wife's health. 
Since his return to Kansas he has resided in Oswe- 
go, his former home. 

In his political belief he is a Republican, and 
has served as Chairman of the County Republican 
Committee, being prominent in his chosen political 
organization. He has also served as delegate to 
the state convention. 

In church matters Mr. Morrison is a Congrega- 
tionalist. Socially he is identified with the An- 
cient Order of United Workmen. He was united 



in marriage in 1877 with Miss Loesa, daughter of 
Robert Carithers, a prominent farmer and stock- 
raiser of Fulton County, 111. Two children have 
been born of this union, Maud and Ralph, bright 
and intelligent children, who are being educated 
in the Oswego schools. 



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'f^ OBERT H. MOORE is one of the wealthy 
im^' and progressive agriculturists of Wash- 
■'Ai\V ington Township, Anderson County, own- 
'^^ ing a large'and well equipped farm on 
section 6. In the early days he filled a number 
of township offices, and has always taken an active 
part in all local and political affairs. His influence 
has ever been cast on the side of improvement and 
measures calculated to promote the good of the 
county. 

The birth of our subject occurred in Muskin- 
gum County, Ohio, on the 11th of December, 
1827. His parents were Elijah and Frances (Weed- 
en) Moore. The former was a native of Virginia, 
and came from one of the notable families of the 
Old Dominion, his father being Joseph Moore. 
Both parents of our subject died in Muskingum 
County, where they were numbered among the 
early settlers. The youth of Robert H. Moore was 
passed in his native county, and when only thir- 
teen j'ears of age he commenced learning the car- 
penter's and joiner's trade, serving an apprentice- 
ship of four years. He afterward formed a part- 
nership with his old employer, continuing with 
him for five years. For four successive years, Mr. 
Moore engaged in business alone with fair success. 

It was in April, 1857, that Mr. Moore started 
for the west and located in Anderson County. 
He became the owner of a claim on section 6, 
Washington Township, where he settled and at 
once began to improve the land. He still owns 
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boundaries of the same until it now comprises 
about three hundred and sevent}- acres. Many 
valuable improvements have been placed upon the 
farm by the owner, whicli have added materially to 
its value. He has built a good i-esidence and other 
farm buildings, and has set out numerous shade 
and fruit trees. He is without doubt one of the 
most (jnterprising and progressive agriculturists of 
this region, having accumulated a considerable 
fortune by his industry and perseverance. 

A marriage ceremony was performed in Musk- 
ingum County, Ohio, in March, 1852, whereby 
Miss Martha Hutton became the wife of Mr. Moore. 
The lady was born in the same county in which her 
marriage took place, in July, 1831. Seven children 
have been born of this union. Emeline is the wife 
of Henry Thompson; Laura became the wife of 
Willi.im Manners; William is next; Judson mar- 
ried Miss C. Cullison; Nettie and James and one 
child who died in infancy complete the number. 

The business ability of Mr. Moore is well known 
in this county, and be is now serving as Vice- 
President of the First National Bank of Garnett. 
He is respected and esteemed for his qualities of 
true worth and uprightness of life. He is honor- 
able and just to one and all with whom he has 
dealings, and with his family nuinbei-s a host of 
friends in the neighborhood of his iiome. 



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jjj gentleman is a familiarone to the people o^ 
^t^ Liberty Township, and indeed to all the 
residents of Linn Count.y. His farm is pleasantly 
located on section 34, township 19, range 22, and 
has been his home since 1870, at wliich date he 
came to Kansas. His childhood's home was in New 
York, and he was born in Cattaraugus County, 
N. Y., October 21, 1844, being a son of Harrison 
and Abigail (Luce) Payne. In the Empire State 
he passed the uneventful years of boyhood and 



youth, daily learning in the school of experience 
lessons as useful as those gleaned from the text- 
books of the common schools. He w.as intelligent 
and tlioughtful beyond his years, and early in life 
became very proficient in every department of 
agriculture. 

Orphaned by the deatli of iiis parents when he 
was seventeen, our subject afterward worked by 
the month or day at an}- honest employment 
he could secure. On tiie 17th of June, 1864, he 
enlisted as a member of the Union army, and was 
mustered into service with Company D, One Hun- 
dred and Seventy-ninth New York Infantry, in 
•\\'hich lie served for eleven months. His regiment 
was assigned to the Army of the Potomac, and 
witli it he participated in the battle in front of 
Petersburg, June 17, 1864, as well as in a number 
of minor engagements. At the close of the war he 
was discharged under general orders. 

Returning to New York, Mr. Payne was em- 
ployed as a farm hand until 1870, when he came 
to Kansas and bought the one hundred and sixty 
acres where lie now resides, paying 17^0 for the 
tract of raw prairie land. Not having the money 
necessary to commence the independent career of 
a farmer on his own property, he worked for four 
years in the employ of others, and his knowledge 
of agriculture and his tireless industiy caused his 
services to be highly appreciated in his commu- 
nity. Subsequently he operated for some time as 
a renter, and wliile so doing devoted as much 
time as practicable to the clearing and improving 
of his property, on which he erected a number of 
farm buildings. Since coming to this place he has 
given considerable attention both to general farm- 
ing and stock-raising, and also for some years 
owned an interest in a threshing-machine, which 
he operated. 

In February. 1876, Mr. Payne returned to his 
native county, and was there united in marriage 
with Miss Edith, daughter of Carl and Christina 
(Johnson) Carlson. Mrs. Payne is of Swedish 
birth, and emigrated to this country wlien four- 
teen years of age. She is tlie mother of two chil- 
dren, Lorenzo and Ethel, in whose welf.are and 
that of her husband her interests are centered. 
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with the Patrons of Husbandry, the Ancient Order 
of United Workmen and the Grand Army of the 
Republic, being prominent in these fraternities. 
Formerly he attiliated with tlie Republican party, 
but since the organization of the Populist party 
he has supported its principles. He is a member 
of the Methodist Episcopal Church and active in 
its support. 



\Tp^ UFUS SMITH, a prominent citizen and lead- 
1!^ ing agriculturist residing upon the south- 
diWi east quarter of section 4, Paris Township, 
^pLinn County, has since October, 1869, 
been intimately associated with the upward growth 
and progressive interests of his present locality. 
He has witli ability discharged the duties of Jus- 
tice of the Peace and efficiently served as a mem- 
ber of the School Board. The paternal grandfather 
of our subject, Gideon Smith, was a resident of 
Westmoreland Countj', New Brunswick, where the 
father of Rufus, AVilliam Smith, was born, June 12, 
1808. The mother, in maidenhood Miss Matilda 
Fillmore, was also a native of Westmoreland Coun- 
ty, and w.as born July 12, 1812. The maternal 
grandfather, John Fillmore, who was born on the 
ocean while his parents were coming to America, 
was a man of integrity and was esteemed by all 
who knew him. The parents, reared, educated and 
married in their birthplace, spent tlieir happy mar- 
ried life in New Brunswick. The father died in 
the early '80s, but the mother still survives. The 
seven brothers and sisters who gathered in the old 
home were: Rufus, Mary, John, Elizabeth, Will- 
iam, Judith and Elijah. Our subject, the eldest 
of the family, was born in Westmoreland County, 
February 19, 1834, and remained upon his father's 
farm, assisting in the daily round of agricultural 
pursuits, until he had attained to nineteen years 
of age, when he entered upon an apprenticeship in 
the carriage and wagon manufacturing business, 



continuing in that employment until he reached 
his majority. 

In November, 1855, Mr. Smith emigrated to the 
United States, located for a short time in Missis- 
sippi, and then journeyed to Kane County, 111. 
At Lodi Station, now Maple Park, he worked 
at his trade until he came to Linn County, Kan. 
His first location in the west was Moneka, Paris 
Township, where he followed his trade from Octo- 
ber, 1859, until March, 1861, when he took up a 
Government claim where he now lives. Eight 
months after settling on this land our subject was 
driven away by the troubles which then existed, and 
in September, 1861, as he was preparing to leave 
his home and join the army, which was about to 
confront Price, he found his home surrounded by 
seven armed men. Mr. Smitii, thoroughly under- 
standing his danger, left the house, but had only 
gone a short distance when he was shot through 
the body. He was carried into his home and as- 
sisted bj' one of the posse, another going for the 
doctor. He was confined to his bed for thirty 
days, but as soon as he was able, wisely removed to 
Mound City, where, when he was strong enough, 
he worked at his trade. He continued thus em- 
ployed until 1869, with the exception of the one 
hundred and fifty-six da^'s he served in the army. 
Mr. Smith afterward experienced much trouble in 
holding his claim, but at last it was justly awarded 
to him. He again took possession of tiie land in 
1869, and has made this valuable farm his per- 
manent home when not engaged in the mercan- 
tile business in Pleasanton, where he profitably 
handled merchandise for a number of years. 

Since the year 1889, our subject has devoted his 
entire time to the two hundred and eighty acre 
homestead, whose finely cultivated fields, sub- 
stantial iinprovements and excellent location in 
Paris Township render it one of the best pieces of 
farming property in this part of Linn County. In 
Kane County, HI., September 7, 1856, Kufus Smith 
and Mrs. Charlotte Crabtree were united in mar- 
riage. Tiie accomplished wife of our subject was 
the widow of Charles Crabtree and the daughter 
of Jolin Fillmore. She was born in Westmoreland 
Count}^, New Brunswick. Mr. and Mrs. Smith 
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wife of L. M. Hathaway. Mr. and Mrs. Hatha wa}' 
have been blessed with a family of children, six of 
whom are living: Gaetano M., Rufus C, Arlenius 
B., Lamort, Clarence H. and David. Formerly' a 
Baptist in his religious views, our subject is now 
identified with tlie United Brethren Church, and 
together with his good wife takes an active part 
in the benevolent work and enterprises of the 
locality. Mr. Smith is deeply interested in both 
local and national issues, and. in his official posi- 
tions has given great satisfaction to the commu- 
nity in which he resides. After a successful 
career as a merchant he retired from his business 
in Pleasanton, in 1889. Since occupying him- 
self entirely in the cultivation of his homestead, 
he has taken high place among the agricultur- 
ists of Linn County, and possesses the sincere 
regard of a wide acquaintance. 



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JAMES A. RAMSEY. The rapid advance- 
ment made of late in matters pertaining to 
popular education is due in no small part 
to the brilliant leaders who have risen here 
and there, and who have dedicated their labors 
and energies to the upbuilding of the school in- 
terests of their respective states. Among those 
who have won wide recognition in Kansas is 
James A. Ramsey, who early began the career of a 
teacher and is now filling creditably the position 
of County Superintendent of Schools. He com'es 
of Scotch descent, and inherits all the thrift and 
energy of his ancestors. His grandfather, Robeit 
Ramsey, was born in Scotland, but came to Amer- 
ica at an early date and settled in western Pennsyl- 
vania. There he reared five sons and one daughter: 
Robert (father of our subject), William, Andrew, 
James N., Oliver and Sarah Ann, the latter of whom 
married Samuel Dobbins. 

The father of our subject, Robert Ramsey, Jr., 



was born in Mercer County, Pa., and after grow- 
ing up, followed farming in that state for some 
time. When a young inan, he was tempted by the 
fertile prairies of Illinois to make a settlement 
within that state, locating in Washington County, 
in 18.38. There he was married to Miss Mar}' M. 
McAfee, and there he passed the remainder of his 
days engaged in agricultiunl iiursiiits. He was 
the owner of about three hundred acres of land, 
and being a member of the Covenanter Church 
took no interest in politics. Ifis death occurred 
in Februfiry, 188,5, when sixty-four years of age. 
The niotlier, who was a native of Philadelphia, Pa., 
is still living, and resides with a daughter in New 
York State. Their five children were named as 
follows: Maggie, wife of Hugh Dugan, of Sterling 
Center, N. Y.; Nannie, wife of Rev. T. J. Allen, 
a minister of the Covenanter Church of Sterling, 
Kan.; James A.; Lizzie, wife of William Carson, 
of Oakdale, 111.; and Robert George, a minister 
of the United Presbyterian Church of Xenia, 
Ohio. 

The early scholastic training of our subject was 
received in the common schools and in Coultei-- 
ville Academy, from which he was graduated. 
Later he taught school in Washington County, 
111., for seven years, and then came to Kansas, 
where he continued the same occupation for five 
years. In the fall of 1890 he was elected County 
Superintendent of Schools, and re-elected in 1892. 
Public education in Kansas has no more earnest 
advocate and co-operator than he — no one who 
more thoroughly understands and appreciates its 
needs and interests, and perhaps no one better 
qualified through experience to bring it to that 
high state of perfection which its present rapid 
advancement assures. He is a Republican in his 
political preferment, and only two candidates were 
elected on the titkot in 1890. In 1892 he received 
an inci'.'.'i^cil iii;i jority. 

Mv. KaiiiMV .selected his wife in. the person of 
Miss llattie L. .AicClurkin, only child of Archibald 
McClurkin, of Oakdale, 111., and their union was 
celebrated May 10, 1881. She was born in that 
town Noveirilici- 27, lH(;i. Mr. McClurkin was a 
farmer and :iii cmiIv sciijer of Washington Coun- 
ty, III. His death occurred in 18C3. Two chil- 



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dren were born to Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey: Norman 
F. and Lester A. Mr. Ramsey is a member of the 
United Presbyterian CLurcli, and is one of the rep- 
resentative men of this section. He founded the 
"Anderson County Teacher," a monthly published 
in the interests of the Anderson County schools, 
and is still its editor. It is now on its second vol- 
ume. He taught the public schools of Oakdale, 
111., and Welda, Kan., and met with the best of 
success. His mother was a teacher, and each of 
her five children followed that profession for over 
ten years. In connection with teaching, Mr. Ram- 
sey was also engaged in fanning, and for some 
time owned a farm near Welda. 



OBERT G. STEWART. Time has dealt 
kindly with this venerable citizen of Pa- 
ola and his wife, and has enabled them to 
^ lay aside the labors of former years and 
settle down to the enjoyment of the physical com- 
forts and social pleasures their adequate means 
and refined tastes make possible and agi-eeable. 
They have an extended acquaintance and have 
long been known as being among the best represen- 
tatives of the agricultural class of Miami County. 
Having always been engaged in farming, Mr. 
Stewart is well versed in the principles of agricult- 
ure, employs the best modern methods in the 
cultivation of his land and derives a comfortable 
income from his harvests. On account of advanc- 
ing years he no longer actively engages as a tiller 
of the soil, but still superintends the management 
of his extended landed possessions and gives to 
his valuable business interests the same thoughtful 
attention which characterized bini in life's prime. 
A native of Ohio, the subject of this biograph- 
ical sketcli was born in Warren County in 1814. 
He was one of nine children comprising the fam- 



ily of Alexander and Rebecca (Clarke) Stewart, 
natives respectively of North and South Carolina. 
The Stewart family originated in Scotland and 
from that country several of the name emigrated 
to the United States in an early day and settled 
in the south. The fourth in order of birth in the 
family, our subject spent his boyhood years in the 
parental borne, where he grew to a robust man- 
hood, well qualified physically and mentally to 
discharge his duties as a citizen and fulfill his ob- 
ligations as a man. His educational advantages 
were limited to such* information as could be ob- 
tained in the pioneer schools of the neighborhood, 
and the broad fund of knowledge he now pos- 
sesses is the result of self-culture. 

In Ohio, on the 18th of January, 1843, Robert 
Stewart was united in marriage with Miss Nancy 
Van Dervort, a native of the Buckeye State and 
the daughter of Jonah and Elizabeth (Reed) Van 
Dervort. Her father was born in Virginia and 
removed thence to Ohio, where he resided until 
death. The children born to the union of our 
subject and his wife were seven in number. Fla- 
vins A., the eldest, served in the War of the Re- 
bellion and is at present a resident of Miami 
County. Cassius N. makes his home in Arizona. 
Mary, the third in respect to age, is deceased. 
John and Iva reside with their parents. Sarah is 
the wife of Joseph Bates. Libbie is living at 
home and tenderly cares for her aged parents. 

In 1869 Mr. Stewart brought his family to Kan- 
sas, and here he has since resided. With the aid 
of his sons he has purchased and cleared large 
tracts of land and now owns over one section in 
Miami County, all of which they have improved. 
The sons are manl}- and industrious, and, like 
their father, advocate the principles of the Repub- 
lican party. During the days of the old-line 
Whig party, Mr. Stewart voted that ticket, but 
since the organization of the Republican party he 
has been unswerving in his allegiance thereto. 
While he lakes an intelligent interest in local and 
national affairs, he is not a zealous partisan, and 
has always preferied the quietude of domestic life 
to the excitement of a public career. 

The religious home of the family is in tlie Bap- 
tist Church, with which all the children excepting 




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one are actively identified. Mr. Stewart has never 
been an advocate of secret organizations and is 
not identified witli any fraternal association. In 
addition to general fanning he has made a specialty 
of raising Clydesdale horses and has met with flat- 
tering success in that department of agriculture. 
All the improvements now noticeable upon his 
farm are the result of his efforts, and the place 
ranks among the finest in the county. The build- 
ings are substantial, each adapted to its special 
purpose. The traveler who passes the farm inva- 
riably pauses to admire the handsome residence, 
which Mr. Stewart erected at a cost of $4,000, and 
which is one of the finest in the county. 



^^EORGE ROOKS 
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^^EORGE ROOKSTOOL. The agricultural 
community is its bone and 
lich come the strength and 
vigor necessary to carry on the affairs of manu- 
facture, commerce and the state. When the agri- 
cultm-al class is composed of men and women of 
courage, enterprise, intelligence and integrity, 
prosperity will attend all departments of activity, 
and this is pre-eminently the case in Miami Coun- 
ty. Among the sons of Ohio who have brought 
with them to Kansas the sturdy habits of inde- 
pendence, integrity and industry, which have ever 
marked the native Ohioan, we are gratified to be 
able to mention George Rookstool, whose beauti- 
ful farm is to be found on section 7, township 19, 
range 23, Osage Township. 

Our subject was born in Preble County, OhiO) 
November 6, 1833, to the union of Samuel and 
Mary (Brown) Rookstool. In 1835 his parents 
removed to Elkhart County, Ind., and there 
passed the remainder of his days. TLey were 
honest, upright citizens and were held in high es- 
teem by all. George was but two years of age 
when his parents removed to P^lkhart County, and 
there he grew to mature years, actively engaged 



in cultivating the soil of his father's farm. He 
secured a good practical education in the common 
schools and then began teaching, following this 
profession for one term and meeting with good 
success. 

In 1855 Mr. Rookstool was united in marriage 
with Miss Rebecca Bunger, a native of Elkhart 
County, Ind., and the daughter of George and 
Mary Bunger, who were esteemed residents of that 
county. Following his marriage our subject rented 
land in Elkhart County until 1859, when he started 
westward with his family.. After a journe}- of one 
month in a wagon he reached Kansas and at once 
took a claim where he now resides, and "in due 
time pre-empted the same. On account of ill 
health he was obliged to return to Indiana in 
1862, and for six years followed farming in Elk- 
hart County. He then returned to his Kansas 
home and has since been remarkably successful as 
a farmer and stock-raiser. He is now the owner 
of four hundred and eighty-eight acres of land 
and has one of the finest residences in the town- 
ship. Everything about his place ppoves that h6 
is a man of enterprise and energy, and all his 
farming operations are conducted in a manner re- 
flecting the highest credit upon his management 
and good judgment. For a number of years he 
gave his attention largely to the breeding of 
Short-horn cattle, but in connection is now en- 
gaged in raising draft and trotting horses. 

By his marriage Mr. Rookstool 'became the fa- 
ther of eleven children, of whom the following 
attained years of maturity: Albert, residing in 
Miami County; Martha, wife of Fred Diehin, of 
Linn County; Emma, wife of Jerome Russell, of 
Pratt County, Kan.; Ashlc}', of Miami County; 
Ella, wife of Charles Springer, of Linn County, 
Kan.; Samuel, of Miami County; George C. and 
Minnie, who are at home. A grand-daughter, 
Edith, makes her home with our subject. In his 
political views Mr. Rookstool is a stanch advocate 
of Republican principles and cast his first Presi- 
dential vote for Col. J. C. Fremont in 1856. He 
has been a member of the School Board and has 
held other local positions in his township. So- 
cially, he is identified with Lodge No. 131, A. V. &. 
A. M., and also belongs to the Eastern Star, in 



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which liis wife also holds membership. Both are 

highly respected in the community, and their home 
is a model of comfoil and convenience. 



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^f^EV. R. H. 8HERAR, ordained in 1878 as a 
lIL;^ preacher of the Cumberland Presbyterian 
l^\ Church, and a man of ability and enter- 
^i^prise, is an extensive landholder and a 
prosperous general agriculturist, whose home farm 
is located upon section 18, Stanton Township, 
Miami County, Kan. Long a resident of the state 
and closely identified with tlie vital interests of 
Kansas, Mr. Sherar has, as a citizen and a minister 
of the Gospel, greatly aided in the upward growth 
and rapid advancement of his present locality, and, 
widely known, commands universal respect and 
esteem. Our subject, born September 1, 1837, in 
Franlilin County, N. Y., was tlie son of Caleb 
Sherar, a native of Maryland, who was born in 1811. 
The family is of English descent. Grandfather 
Sherar being a captain in the regular army of 
England. Captain Sherar took part in the battle 
of Waterloo, and was given a grant of two hun- 
dred acres of land near Cork, Ireland. A man of 
ambition, he determined to emigrate to America, 
and in 1813 crossed the Atlantic and settled in the 
state of New York. The mother of Rev. R. H. Sherar 
was Ann (Moore) Sherar, who was born in Ireland, 
of Scotch-Irish descent. Tlie home of the parents 
was blessed with the presence of eight children, 
four sons and four daughters. Three of the broth- 
ers and two of the sisters are yet living. Tlie 
mother was a devout member of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church and active in good work. The 
parents arriving in Kansas in 1855 were the first set- 
tlers of Stanton Township. The father was an active 
politician and joined the militia during the Civil 
War. After a career of busy usefulness lie passed 
away in 1872, the mother also entering into rest 
the same year. 

Our subject, spending liis boyhood days mostly 
in Illinois, attended the excellent sciiools of Free- 



port and Cherry Valley. Accompanying his i)ar- 
ents to Kansas when eighteen years of age, he en- 
tered into the pursuits of agriculture, and the suc- 
ceeding year, 1856, joined the force of John Brown 
at Osawatomie. The force, consisting of thirty- 
five men, took part in the engagements of Black 
Jack, Middle Creek and Osawatomie. Mr. Sherar 
actively participated in the various difficulties 
shared by John Brown until the departure of the 
latter for Virginia. During one of the border 
fights our subject received a buckshot wound in 
the forehead. Well acquainted with Brown and 
personally drilled by him, Mr. Sherar served as 
Corporal under him and was later offered a com- 
mission as Colonel in a Virginia regiment if he 
would go to the south. Our subject preached tlie 
funeral sermon of one of the men who escaped 
from Harper's Ferry and afterward died in Paola. 
He was named Charles Leonhardts, and was known 
as a man of great personal courage. 

In 1859 were united in marriage R. H. Sherar and 
Miss Maggie S. Downen, daughter of Job and Ala- 
bama (Williams) Downen. Mr. Downen, a native 
of Illinois, died in DeWitt County, deeply mourned 
by a large circle of friends. Mrs. Downen, a na- 
tive of Kentucky, married a second time, and re- 
moving to Kansas in 1855, is now residing in Osa- 
watomie. Three children of the first marriage and 
two of the second are now living. 

Mrs. Sherar was born September 23, 1840, in 
DeWitt County, 111., and was there reared and ed- 
ucated. Mr. Sherar, after his marriage, went to 
Pike's Peak and worked in the gold mines, but 
returned home the same year and settled upon a 
farm in Stanton Township, a pioneer settler of tiie 
locality, the land then being entirely in a wild 
condition. In the spring of 1861, our subject 
raised a company of state militia and was com- 
missioned First Lieutenant. The company, known 
as the Stanton Guards, was attached to Colonel 
Colton's regiment. Mr. Sherar, taking an active 
part in the engagement near Morristown, Mo., had 
charge of the company, and continued in the 
service until the spring of 1863, when lie was mus- 
tered out. Immediately re-enlisting, our subject 
was actively engaged on the border between Kan- 
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in numerous sharp fights. He and Jolin Huff 
were candidates for Captain and Huff won. Mr. 
Sherar knew Quantrell personallj', and went at 
one time in pursuit of his band. .One day when 
visiting Stanton on business, he found Captain 
Snider and four other men trying to kill Quan- 
trell. They had leveled their guns at him, but 
Mr. Sherar threw up their guns and hurried 
Quantrell into the store, keeping himself between 
Quantrell and the five men. Once safe inside, Quan- 
trell ascended a ladder, and our subject, following 
with a cocked pistol in his hand, stated that he 
would shoot the first man who put his head above 
the floor, and finally safely surrendered Quantrell 
to the Sheriff. At the close of five months' service, 
Mr. Sherar, in the spring of 1864, enlisted in 
Company I, Sixteenth Kansas Cavahy, and as Or- 
derly Sergeant served with fidelity until he was 
mustered out, July 24, 1865. He took an active 
part in the battles of Camden, Mo., and Westporti 
and later, sent to Nashville, fought under General 
Thomas in the battle against the forces of General 
Hood. He was then sent back to Ft. Leaven- 
worth and from there to New Mexico. Our subject, 
with his regiment, was engaged in a fight with 
the Indians at Salt Bottom, on the Arkansas River, 
near Cimarron Crossing. A second time in a 
conflict with the Indians on the Arkansas, in Wal- 
nut, Mr. Sherar found his scalp in great danger, 
but fortunately escaped unhurt. A third time he 
met the Indians in a battle at Little Arkansas, and 
not long after was mustered out at Leavenworth. 
While on the plains Mr. Sherar killed numerous 
buffaloes and had many exciting experiences. At 
the close of the war he settled upon his present 
farm, wiiere he has resided ever since. 

In 1868 Mr. Sherar was converted and joined 
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and iu 1872 
united with the Presbytery and six years afterward 
was ordained to preach the Word. For fourteen 
years pastor of a churcii in Richland Township, 
and for ten years in charge of a church at Rantoul, 
our subject has been the instrument of good, and has 
brought a powerful influence to bear upon his lo- 
cality. He has, aside from his pastoral labors, con- 
ducted with ability a fine farm of two hundred 
and forty acres, and, financially prospered, owns 



in all about nine hundred and seventy acres of 
valuable land. The home farm, under a high 
state of cultivation,, is finely improved with mod- 
ern, commodious and substantial buildings. 

Mr. and Mrs. Sherar have welcomed to their 
hearts and home seven children. Lillie Ann, the 
wife of Elijah Freeman, is the mother of four chil- 
dren; Minnie, wife of James Price, has one child; El- 
mer is unmarried; Harrison is the husband of Laura 
Ogden and has no family; Miles is deceased; Rob- 
ert and Otis complete the -family group. Elmer 
was a student at the State Normal School two 
years, and attended Ozark College one year. The 
daughters taught school. Mr. Sherar, • for nine 
years a member of the Board of Education, takes 
a great interest in the advancement of the schools 
of his district. Politically a strong Republican, 
he has been asked to become a candidate for the 
Legislature, but has refused. Our subject is fra- 
ternally associated with the Ancient Order of 
United Workmen, and is also a member of the 
Gr.and Army of the Republic. Likewise a mem- 
ber of the Anti-Horse Thief Association, he organ- 
ized the society in the state, and in early days a 
leader, assisted in the hanging" of seven horse 
thieves. As a man of law and order, he did his 
duty, but now rejoices in the better days which 
bless the land. Valued by all who know him, 
our subject, as a clergyman and citizen, has fought 
a good fight and is well worthy of the confidence 
he now receives from the entire community in 
which his peaceful life is passed. 



|lr^)ENJAMIN F.BLAKER, senior member of 
|iy^ the firm of B. F. Blaker & Co., lumber and 
((^))l/ grain merchants of Pleasanton,and also one 
\=^ of the proprietors of the Blaker Milling 
Company, of this place, became a resident of this 
thriving village in 1870, and has since been thor- 
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the town and county. He was born in Bucks 
County, Pa., December 3, 1844, and is a son of 
Joshua C. and Ann (Croasdale) Blaker, also na- 
tives of Bucks County. 

Upon his father's farm our subject was reared 
to manhood, gaining early in life a practical 
knowledge of agriculture, and also acquiring a 
fair education in the district schools. In 1870 he 
came to Kansas and located in Pleasanton, where 
he embarked in the lumber business. One year 
later his brother Alfred joined him and the firm 
name was changed to B. F. Blaker & Co. In 
1872 they commenced dealing in grain, and two 
years later built an elevator. In 1886 they erected 
the mills of Pleasanton under the firm name of the 
Blaker Milling Company, and these they equipped 
with all the modern improvements. The capacity 
of the mills is about one hundred and fiftj' barrels 
of flour per pay and one hundred barrels of meal. 
About one-fourth of the entire amount of wheat 
used has to be imported, as the home market can 
not supply the demand. The firm also operates 
lumber yards at La Cygne, Fontana, Blue Mound, 
Parker, Gridle}' and Kincaid, Kan.; and Sprague 
and Amsterdam, Mo., and also handles grain at 
some other points. They are interested in a com- 
mission house in Kansas City, where Alfred Blaker 
makes his home and whither he removed for the 
purpose of being near his business. 

The marriage of Benjamin F. Blaker occurred 
in 1872 and united him with Miss Adda Brabant, 
who was born in Milwaukee, Wis., in 1850. They 
are the parents of two children, Emma and Pau- 
line. In his political opinions Mr. Blaker is a 
Republican and has held a number of local ottices, 
to which he has been elected by the unanimous 
choice of his iJarty. He always performs his duty 
as a citizen, but is obliged to give his attention 
largely to his private affairs and therefore does 
not mingle with the public life of the city to any 
large extent. Socially, he is identified with Eu- 
reka Lodge No. 88, F. & A. M., of which he is Past 
Master. 

The success which Mr. Blaker lias achieved and 
the prominent position he now occupies in busi- 
ness circles represent the result of his own unaided 
exertions. When he came to Kansas he was poor 



in purse, though rich in hope and courage. Now 
he is tlie owner of some thousand acres, part of 
which is utilized as a stock ranch, and he is also 
the owner of valuable real estate in Pleasanton, 
being one of tlie most successful business men of 
this place. In disposition he is quiet and reserved; 
in his business he is cautious and conservative 
and displays the possession of excellent business 
capacit3', and in his social relations he is tiiouglit- 
ful and considerate. He is a member of .Jewell 
Post No. 3, G. A. R., at Pleasanton. 



^I^ANIEL M. MARTIN. Tiierc are few men of 
J Jl the present da^- whom the world aeknowl- 
^^ edges as successful more worthy of honor- 
able mention, or whose history affords a better 
example of what may be accomplished by perse- 
verance and strict integrity, than the subject of 
this sketch. He has been a resident of Miami 
County since April 22, 1857. He is a native of the 
Empire State, born in Washington County, August 
30, 1834, and is the son of Daniel and Deidemia 
(Spring) Martin, both natives of that county and 
state. 

The family removed from New York to Miclii- 
gan in September, 1837, and resided in Allegan 
County, where the father had previously worked 
at his trade of a millwright. The latter also pur- 
chased a good tract of land. In 1839 they went 
to Chicago, when that city presented a rather dif- 
ferent appearance from its present vast propor- 
tions, and the father took a claim north of the 
village, where he and his family resided until 1854_ 
From there the}' went to Missouri, and kept a hotel 
at AVest Point until August, 1856, when they 
were made prisoners and taken to Kansas by 
border ruffians. They were placed on a boat and 
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family came to Kansas and took a claim south of 
Osawatomie, where the father died in September, 
1859, when sixty-two years of age. The mother 
followed him to the grave in April, 1884, when 
seventy-seven years of age. They had born to 
their union eleven children, all of whom grew to 
mature years. 

The eldest child, Leander, enlisted in Company 

A, Eighteenth United States Regiment, was made 
First Lieutenant, and was killed at S.and Moun- 
tain, Tenu.; John resides in Michigan; George H. 
makes his home in Osawatomie; Daniel M. is our 
subject; Alamanza E. married Dr. J. C. Price, of 
Osawatomie; William is next; Helen married Dr. A. 
J. Wade; Hannibal S. resides in Colorado; Sarah F. 
married Charles Marvin, of Meadville, Pa.; Ben- 
jamin lives in Colorado; and AnnaL. is now Mrs. 
Duncan, of Colorado. The father was first a Whig 
in his political views, but later affiliated with the 
Republican part}' and voted with that until his 
death. The youthful days of our subject were pass- 
ed in New York, Michigan and Illinois, and his ed- 
ucatioual advantages wei-e rather limited. He 
came with his parents to the Sunflower State in 
1857, and as he had learned the carpenter's trade 
he worked at that in this state, but was also en- 
gaged in other enterprises. 

Al the opening of the Civil War his patriotism 
was aroused, and in July he enlisted in Company 

B, Third Kansas Infantry. Upon the re-organiza- 
tion of the company it became Company D, Tenth 
Kansas. Mr. Martin was commissioned Second 
Lieutenant of Company A, Eighteenth United 
States troops, in July, 1864, and when his brother 
was killed, succeeded him as Urst Lieutenant. He 
was mustered out in March, 1866. At Perry Grove 
he received a gun-shot wound and still carries the 
ball. Following the war he began working at his 
trade at Osawatomie, and in 1884 settled on his 
farm of eighty acres, where he has made good im- 
provements. He was married August 30, 1866, to 
Miss Keturah A. Snider, a native of Clrester Coun- 
ty, Pa., and the daughter of Eli Snider, a black- 
smith by trade. Three children have been given 
them: Florence M., George M. and Dama E. In 
politics Mr. Martin is a Populist. He has been 
Township Treasurer, is now Justice of the Peace 



of Mound Township, and has held other local posi- 
tions. He is a member of the Ancient Free <fe Ac- 
cepted Masons. 



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a^/ NTON F. MEYER. In the life of thissuc- 
( @Y/jl cessful business man of Crawford County 

l Hi are illustrated the results of perseverance 
^ and energj^ coupled with judicious man- 
agement and strict integrity. He is a citizen of 
whom any community might well be proud, and 
the people of this county, fully appreciating his 
ability', accord him a place in the foremost ranks 
of representative business men. At present he 
conducts a flourishing mercantile business in the 
village of Brazilton, and is not only the most 
prominent business man of this place, but the most 
influential citizen as well. In addition to mer- 
chandising, he has for the past three yeans held' 
the position of Postmaster. 

Born in Germany, in the province of Hanover, 
the subject of this sketch was a small child when 
he accompanied his parents. Christian and Ollie 
(Tiedeman) Meyer, to this country. Locating in . 
St. Louis, the father followed his trade of a tailor, 
and soon afterward went to Sedalia, thence to Con- 
cordia. In 1868 he came to Kansas and located 
upon a tract of land in Sherman Township, Craw- 
ford County, where he remained until his death in 
1875. His wife survived him for a few years, 
passing away in 1877. 

At the age of fourteen our subject commenced 
to earn his livelihood, and for some time thereaf- 
ter followed any occupation he could find to en- 
gage his attention and bring him substantial re- 
turns. Upon coming to Kansas in 1868, he as- 
sisted his father in clearing and improving a farm, 
and in 1875 he purchased one hundred and twen- 
ty acres lying in Sherman Township, Crawford' 
County, for which he paid 14.50 per acre. He 
gave his attention to improving the property and 
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for about twelve years. In 1887 he disposed of 
the farm, and coming to Brazilton embarked in 
the general mercantile business, in which lie has 
since engaged. 

On the 16lh of November, 1873, Mr. Meyer was 
united in marriage with Miss Johanna Fisher, the 
daughter of Frederick Christof Fisher, a native of 
Germany, who came to the United States about 
1858 and settled in Benton, Mo. The family re- 
sided in Missomi until about 1862, when the wife 
and mother died. Later the father died in Mis- 
souri, in 1874.- Mr. and Mrs. Meyer have had six 
children, four of whom are now living, namely: 
Clara, Bertha, Matilda and Otto. The two de- 
ceased are Theodore and Emma. 

The political views of Mr. Meyer are widely 
known throughout Crawford County, his voice 
and his vote being with the Republican party, of 
which he is a local leader. In religious belief, he 
and his wife are members of the Lutheran Church. 
He has established a large trade among the people 
of this part of the county, who consider his store 
the best place in which to purchase dry goods and 
drugs. He bu3'S both grain and corn, which he 
shii)s largely to the eastern markets. In all the 
relations of life, whether business or social, he is 
always the same consistent and upright man, and 
receives the confidence of all who know it. 



<^f RTHUR FULLER, senior member of the 
(^O firm of Fuller & Randolph, attorneys-at- 
jll It law at Pittsburgh and Girard, is one of the 
'^ most eminent practitioners of Crawford 
County, and is an influential citizen of Girard, 
where he has resided for a number of years. He 
is at present serving as City Attorney of Girard, 
and in that position his knowledge of technicali- 
ties and intricate points of law and jurisprudence 



is universally recognized. Politically a Repub- 
lican, he is one of the prominent local workers of 
his party, and is activel3' interested in the conduct 
of local and national affairs. 

Referring to the parental history of our subject, 
we find that he is the son of Dr. Benjamin A. Full- 
er, a native of New York State, who was reared 
near the foot of Lake Geneva. About 1847 he re- 
moved to Illinois, and began the practice of medi- 
cine in Sangamon County, where he continued to 
reside for a number of jfears. His services during 
the year of tlie cholera were highly appreciated by 
the people of the community, and he won the con- 
fidence of his large circle of acquaintances. In 
the spring of 1875 he came to Crawford County, 
Kan., and has since engaged in the practice of 
medicine at Farlington, of which he is a prominent 
citizen. 

In the parental familj' there were two children, 
Arthur and Ada, the latter being the wife of Gov. 
A. P. Riddle, of Minneapolis, Kan. Arthur was 
born in Virden, Macoupin County, 111., on the 31st 
of July, 1859. He received his education in the' 
common schools of Sangamon County, and also 
attended the high school at Si)ringfield. At the 
age of eighteen years he commenced to teach 
school in Crawford County, where he remained 
for four years thus engaged. He then began the 
study of law with D. B. Van Sickel, now of Kansas 
City, Mo. On the 4th of October, 1882, he was 
admitted to practice at the Bar of the state, and 
he now also practices before the United States 
Court. 

In 1887 Mr. Fuller was united in marriage with 
Miss Anna P. Richardson, the daughter of James 
Richardson, a prominent hotel man, who for a 
time was proprietor of the St. James, at Girard, 
and who now lives in Kansas Cit^'. Mrs. Fuller 
was born in Connecticut, and removed from that 
state to Chicago in her girlhood. Mr. and Mrs. 
Fuller are the parents of one child, Lois. In his 
practice Mr. Fuller has made a specialty of rail- 
road work, and at present is attorney for the 
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company, 
the St. Louis & Santa Fe Railway Company, 
the Cherokee & Pittsburgh Coal Mining Company, 
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pany, and the First National Bank at Girard. He 
also makes a specialty of corporation law. 

]\Ir. Fuller has frequently represented his party 
as their delegate to the state conventions of the 
Republican party, and is an active worker for that 
organization. In his social relations, he is iden- 
tified with the Masonic fraternity and the Kuiglits 
of Pythias, being Past Chancellor-Commander in 
the latter society. The firm of Fuller & Randolph 
is the most prominent in the county, Mr. Ran- 
dolph making his headquarters at Pittsburgh, 
while Mr. Fuller represents the firm and conducts 
the office at Girard. 



1^^ AMUEL BOWMAN, a successful farmer of 
^^^ Centreville Township, Linn County, and 
((^^ the owner of valuable farming property 
on section 36, township 20, range 21, was 
born in Pickaway County, Ohio, December 21, 
1841. His parents, John and Mary (Morris) 
Bowman, married, passed their entire lives and 
finally died in Pickaway Count}'. They had a 
family of eight children, the eldest of whom, 
Isaac, was drowned in childhood; John is a resi- 
dent of Greele}', Kan.; William lives in Sumner 
County, this state; Lydia, Mrs.Weekley, makSs her 
home with her brother John; Melissa, the wife of 
R. Burk, resides in Shelby County, 111.; Matilda, 
Mrs. George Cummings, lives in Crawford Coun- 
ty, Kan.; and Mary, who is the wife of William 
McCullough, lives in Ottawa, Kan. 

The youngest child of the family is Samuel, the 
subject of this sketch. Left an orphan in his early 
life, he subsequently made his home with his 
brother, whom, in 1854, he accompanied to Illi- 



nois, locating in Shelby County. He resided with 
his brother until 1862, when he enlisted in the 
Union army, and was mustered into service as a 
member of Company C, Thirty-fifth Illinois In- 
fantry. Among the engagements in which he par- 
ticipated may be mentioned the battles of Stone 
River, Chickamauga, Buzzard's Roost, Missionary 
Ridge, Resaca, Pickett's Mills, and many skir- 
mishes on the way to Atlanta. When the period of 
service of his regiment expired and it was mus- 
tered out, our subject was transferred to Company 
I, Fifty-ninth Illinois Infantry, in which he served 
until June, 1865, being on detached sei;vice. At 
the expiration of this period of enlistment, he was 
mustered out of the service at Nashville. 

At the close of the war Mr. Bowman returned to 
Shelby County, 111., and again engaged as a farm 
hand. In 1867 he returned to his native county, 
and there married Mrs. Elvina (Stein) Grant. He 
afterward operated rented land in Shelby County, 
whence in 1872, loading all his worldly effects in 
two wagoiis, he started for the Sunflower State, 
and after a journey' of twenty-one d.ays settled on 
the place where he now resides. Purchasing 
eighty acres of wild prairie land, he at once com- 
menced the arduous task of improving a farm, and 
from timeto time he added to his possessions until 
his property now consists of two hundred and 
forty acres, where he engages in mixed husbandry. 
Politically he is a Populist, but in former years 
he was a Democrat. Socially he is identified with 
James M. Arthur Post No. 300, G. A. R., at 
Goodrich. 

Elvina Stein, as Mrs. Bowman was known in 
maidenhood, was born in Pennsylvania, Septem- 
ber 13, 1840, being a daughter of John and Mary 
(Klingerman) Stein. The family remOY.ed to 
Pickaway County, Ohio, about 1843, where her 
parents died, leaving three children: Elvina; Will- 
iam^ a mechanic at Garnett, Kan., and Edvyin, who 
resides in Anderson County. The only daughter 
was orphaned in childhood, and was sixteen years 
of age when she became the wife of George Grant, 
a native of Pickaway County, Ohio. He died at 
the age of thirt^^-three, leaving his widow with 
two children; Lewis, and Emma, wife of Richard 
.Sands, of Mound City, Kan, Mr. and Mrs. Bow- 



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man are the parents of four children: Lizzie, wife 
of Charles Cooper; Charles, Minnie and Clara. 



J I OSEPH M. KING. One of the most promi- 
nent and successful enterprises of Mon- 
mouth is the mercantile establishment 
, owned and conducted by Mr. King. From 

the inception of the business in 1892 until the 
present time, it has enjoyed a steady growth, and 
now is numbered among the important industries 
of the countj'. The store building is a conven- 
iently arranged structure, 24x120 feet in dimen- 
sions, and the proprietor always carries a large 
and well assorted stock of goods. The trade is 
good, embracing the people of the village and the 
farmers of the surrounding country. 

Born in Bracken County, Ky., October 28, 18.35, 
our subject is a son of "William D. and Nancy 
(Turner) King, both of whom were born in the 
Blue Grass State. Prior to the Civil War tiiey re- 
moved to Indiana and settled in Clinton County, 
wliere the wife and mother died in 1850. The fa- 
ther died in Montgomery County, Ind., at the age 
of seventy-three. Josepii M. was reared on a farm 
and received his education in the common schools 
of Kentucky, adding to the knowledge acquired in 
schools tiie broader information gained by self- 
culture and diligent application. 

In 1854 Mr. King was united in marriage with 
Miss Rebecca Coffman, who was born in Indiana 
June 8, 1836. The young couple settled on a 
farm in Clinton County, Ind., and in 1867 came 
to Kansas, where they settled upon improved land 
in Sheridan Township, Crawford County. He 
improved the one hundred and sixty acres com- 
prising the farm, and made it his home for a num- 
ber of years, adding to his possessions until he ac- 
quired the ownership of two hundred acres, which 
he still holds. In 1880 he embarked in business 
at Monmouth, but later went to Pittsburgh, and 
engaged in merchandising there for one year. 



Then disposing of the business he returned to 
Monmouth and opened the store which he still 
conducts. He also superintends the management 
of his farm, and in addition to this handles all the 
grain at this point. 

Mr. and Mrs. King were the parents of nine chil- 
dren, of whom seven are now living, namely: E. J., 
M. S., N. A., S. N., V. J., W.W. and F. M., the latter 
now a telegraph operator at Coffey ville. In his so- 
cial relations Mr. King is identified with the Ma- 
sonic order and the Ancient Order of United Work- 
men, and in the latter organization has served as 
Master Workman. In politics a Democrat, he has 
been honored by election to various offices of 
trust. He has been Township Trustee and has 
held the school offices. lie was nominated for the 
office of Sheriff, but suffered defeat with the re- 
mainder of the ticket. As a business man he is 
conservative and cautious, and is averse to specu- 
lation of any sort. His genial manners and the 
uniform reliability of his transactions have won 
for him the confidence of all with whom he has 
business or social relations. 



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c^ MLLIAM GARDNER, Mayor of Girard, is 
\jjj/l one of the most enterprising business men 
W'^i of Crawford County. The gratifying suc- 
cess which has crowned his efforts is the more no- 
ticeable and praiseworthy because of the few op- 
portunities afforded him in the earlier days for 
that training and other help usuall}' considered 
indispensable to a start in life and the success 
which is desired. He is a worthy representative 
of that class best designated by the term "self- 
made." 

In Girard, on the southwest corner of the public 
square, stands the furniture and undertaking es- 
tablishment- of which Mr. Gardner is the owner 
and proprietor. Since the inception of this enter- 
prise, in 1875, it has enjoyed a steady growth, and 
at the present time is numbered among the sub- 




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stantial enterprises of the place. As a business 
man, the frank geniality, tact and readiness to 
oblige, which have ever characterized Mr. Gardner, 
have won for him the confidence of the people of 
Girard and the surrounding country, and his pat- 
ronage includes all classes of people. 

A native of London, England, the subject of 
this biographical notice was born on the 2d of 
July, 1840. lie is a son of William Gardner, like- 
wise a native of England, who there spent his en- 
tire life. He was reared in London, and in youth 
learned the trade of a ship carpenter at Portsmouth, 
England. At the age of sixteen he went to sea, 
and for the eight 3^ears following was employed 
on a trading vessel. He also spent two years as a 
member of the English navy. In 1863, having 
resolved to seek a home in the United States, he 
emigrated hither, and for two years tiiereafter was 
employed as a ship carpenter on an English trad- 
ing ship. At that time he did not located per- 
manently in this country, but returned here in 
1872, and coming directly to Kansas, settled in 
Girard, where he followed the trade of a house 
carpenter and a cabinet-maker for a number of 
years. 

While a resident of England, Mr. Gardner was 
united in marriage with Miss ]\Iary J. Cook, an 
estimable lady, who is highly esteemed in social 
circles. A Republican in his political belief, Mr. 
Gardner has been actively identified with public 
and political affairs ever since locating in Girard. 
For two years he served as Coroner of the county', 
and for one year was a member of the City Coun- 
cil. In April, 1891, his fellow-citizens honored 
him by conferring upon him the highest office 
within their power, that of Mayor, and he served 
for one term with such efticiencj' that he was re- 
elected in 1893, and is the present incumbent of 
the position. He has assisted materially in main- 
taining and promoting the reputation of Girard as 
a community of law-abiding and intelligent peo- 
ple. He is at present a memlier of the Board of 
Trade. 

In liis social relations, Mr. Gardner is actively 

connected with the Masonic fraternity, and he has 

served as Chancellor-Commander of the Knights 

of Pythias lodge. He is also a member of the An- 

4 



cient Order of United Workmen. A gentleman of 
modest and unassuming deportment, of genial 
manners and of real merit, he has the confidence 
and esteem of the entire community. 



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I^ON. THOMAS ROBERTS. Among those 
\jfjjj' who achieved eminence solely by excel- 
J^^^ lence of character, without any of the 
\^j modern appliances by which unworthy 
persons seek to gain undeserved and transient 
popularit}^ Judge Thomas Roberts occupied a 
prominent place. In presenting his biography the 
mind lingeringly dwells upon the fair record of 
his life. Around his name and reputation cluster 
all the manly virtues, trath, candor, magnanimity 
and benevolence. Brave, noble and generous, he 
was a man whom to know was a privilege, and to 
honor a pleasure. He was born in Wales, March 
23, 1816, and died in Miami County, Kan., August 
1,1892. 

When a child, our subject removed with his par- 
ents to Liverpool, England, and there received 
his English education. After the death of his 
father he returned to Wales and received an edu- 
, cation in the Welsh language, but after the death 
of his mother he again went to England, and made 
his home there until 1835. Then a strong desire 
to try his fortune in the New World induced him 
to leave his country. After reaching New York 
he went to Ohio, where December 10, 1838, he 
married Clarinda Farr, a native of Lorain County, 
Ohio, who was the first white child born in that 
county, her birth occurring September 15, 1817. 
She was the daughter of Abel and Mary (Smith) 
Farr, the first family to settle in Lorain County. 
Our subject and his wife removed to the terri- 
tory of Wisconsin in 1841, and resided in the wil- 
derness of what is now Racine County, later "going 
to Dodge County. In 1855 he brought his family to 
Kansas and entered a claim on the creek near the 



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present site of Osawatomie. Here ho built at a 
cost of j<4,000 the first mill in the county, which 
Inter was destroyed by lire, i)roving a total loss. 
Mr. Roberts was a slroiiii; Kree State man and took 
:iii julivc p.'iil in llu' border troubles willi John 
llrown :ui(l otlu'is. Ills house was a free hotel. 
\Vlnii the Idwii was burned he was taken from his 
lii'd •■111(1 tdld liiat he w.as to be killed. His reply 
«.is. "Kill nil' llien;" but they eoni'ludod to let 
liiiii tjo, s.'iyiiiy;, "I guess lie is ii(>l a regular Yan- 
kee. •' 

111 18,'')1) Mr. Roberts was eleeted I'rubate Judge 
of Lykcns, now Miami County, in the first terri- 
torial election, and served two years. In 1861 he 
was eleeted State Senator and served as a member 
of the court that impeached the stale ofliccrs in 
1802. In 18(M he was elected Clerk of the District 
Court, and twt> years later became County Attor- 
ney. During the war he held the commission of 
Captain of the Fifth Kansas Militia, and after 
peace was declared he practiced law. In 1885 he 
removed to the city of Osawatomie, erected sev- 
eial buildings, and was engaged in the jiractice of 
law and the collec.ting and insurance business. Me 
let'l a valuable estate, consisting of country and 
city property. He was a man of unquestioned in- 
tegrity, a close reasoner and a profound thinker. 
As a judge, he comprehended at once the law and 
facts Of the case, and his analytical powers enabled 
hun ((.develop the points with siicli clearness and 
force that liis decisions conunended tlieniselves 
alike to the Har and to the people. 

To Judge Roberts aixi his wife were born six 
cluldren, as follows: Sarah Adelaide, who married 
C. W. Stevens; Thomas F.; Adeliza, wife of Will- 
iam West; Flora, wife of James Miillins; IJellc, 
wife of Robert MuUiiis, and Emma, who married 
Lewis Evert, and died near Somerset, Kan. .ludge 
Roberts was a Republican and a strong advocate 
of prohibition. Socially he was a Mason. At the 
time of his marriage he was a poor man, but he 
brought !?G,000 with liim to Kansas and was suc- 
cessful after locating in Miami County. 

Abel Farr, the father of Mrs. Roberts, was born 
in New Hampshire, as was also the mother. The 
latter was the daughter of Aaron Smith, a Puritan 
from England and an olllcer in the Revolu- 



tionary War, whore ho lost an eye and an arm. He 
was captured bj' the Indians. He owned three 
hundred acres on the Connecticut River and this 
land he improved and cultivated. The parents of 
Mrs. Roberts were married in the Buckeye State, 
where they were among the early settlers, and 
where thej' passed the remainder of their days. 
Mrs. Roberts is now residing in Osawatomie and 
looks after the rental of her property. She is a 
lady of nunc than ordinary intelligence and re- 
Ihieinent. 



^tr^yCll K. noTTHEI.L came to Kansas in 
|IU^ 187G and now makes his home on section 
i^\ 12, liiberty Township, Linn County, three 
^P)and three-fourths miles southeast of the 
city of Parker. He is of English parentage and 
descent. His paternal grandfather, Richard Hol- 
trell, was born in England and married Miss Grace 
Harris, their union resulting in the birth of two 
children: Richard, now a resident of Ontiigamie 
County, Wis., and John, the father of our subject. 
The family emigrated to the United States in 
1816, and settled in Walworth County, Wis., near 
Troy Centre, where the grand()arents died. 

A native of Devonshire, England, John Bottrell 
was born in 1831, and was a youth of fifteen years 
when he accompanied his parents to America. In 
1853 he married Miss Sarina S. Hovee, who was 
born in Ulica, N. Y.,in 1833, being the daughter of 
P. Y. Bovee, an early settler of L^agle, AVaukesha 
Count}-, Wis. John Bottrell and his wife resided in 
Wisconsin until the spring of 1876, when they 
sold their ninety-acre farm and removed to Kan- 
sas. The journey was made with two terms and 
occupied four weeks. When the tedious trip 
was brought to a close the family settled in Lib- 
erty Township, Linn County, upon one hundred 
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Tiously. Upon the homestead there established, the 
wife and mother passed from earth in 1888. The 
father still resides there. 

The parents of our subject liad a family of five 
children, of whom tlie eldest, our subject, was 
born in Walworth County, Wis., September 18, 
1854. The record of the family is completed by 
the names of Philip E.; John L., a resident of 
Montgomerj' County, Kan.; Grace, wife of Isaac 
E. Nolin; and Guy L. The father of these children 
enlisted in August, 1862, as a member of Com- 
pany A, Twenty-fourth Wisconsin Infantry, and 
served for three years, participating in all the 
marches and engagements of the regiment. He- 
was a valiant soldier in time of war and a public- 
spirited citizen in times of peace. 

On his father's farm in Walworth County, AVis., 
the subject of this biographical sketch was reared 
to manhood, meantime receiving the advantages 
of a common-school education as well as a course 
of study in the normal school at Whitewater, 
Wis. For a time he was employed on a farm, 
working for others, and he also clerked in a store 
in Oconto County. At the age of nineteen he 
engaged in teaching in Oconto County and re- 
mained there until 1876, when in company with 
the other members of his fatiier's family' he came 
to Kansas. Here for several years he taught 
school during the winter seasons and engaged in 
farming in the summer. 

In 1882 Mr. Bottrell married Miss Laura B. 
Payne, who was born at Cadmus, Linn" County 
December 11, 1859, being a daughter of Judson 
and Cornelia (Walton) Payne. The only child 
of this union is Leslie, who was born August 4, 
1890. Since his marriage Mr. Bottrell has resided 
on section 12, Liberty Townsliip, where he owns 
one hundred and forty acres of good land, em- 
bellislied with a first-class set of farm buildings 
and containing all the modern improvements. 
Formerly a Republican, he now affiliates witli the 
Populists and is quite prominent in local political 
affairs. He has served as .Justice of the Peace and 
in other positions of iionor. He is one of the 
stockholders in tlie corporation mercantile busi- 
ness at Parker and is closely identified with many 
other important enterprises of Linn County. 



J~|OHN W. ELAM, a successful farmer and 
stock-raiser residing on section 7, Neosho 
Township, Ivabette County, is a son of James 
and Merinda (Sharp) Elam. His father was 

born in Virginia, and liis mother in North Caro- 
lina. During childhood, they removed to Clark 
County, 111., where they were married and where 
tliey reared a family. In 1866, tliey emigrated to 
Benton ville, Ark., where the father is still living, at 
the age of eighty-four years. In the family were 
twelve children, of whom seven grew to manhood 
ancl womaniiood. Three biothers lerved in the 
Civil War. James II. was a Corporal of tlw Eiglity- 
flfth Illinois Infantry, and being c.iptured, was 
confined in Libby Prison; A. M. served in the 
Forty-third Indiana Infantry, and was confined 
ill the stockade at Tyler, Tex., for more than a 
year. 

Mr. Elam whose name heads this record was born 
in Clark County, 111., in 1840, and in the usual 
manner of farmer lads spent the days of his boy- 
hood and youth. The common schools afforded 
him his educational privileges, and *he acquiired 
a good knowledge of the Englisli branches. He 
had just reached manhood when the Rebellion 
broke out, and, prompted by patriotic impulses, 
he enlisted on the 1st of August, 1861, as a mem- 
ber of Company K, First Missouri Cavalry. He 
served throughout the war, and being appointed 
Sergeant, held that office until the cessation of hos- 
tilities. He took part in the battle of Pea Ridge 
and many skirmishes in that vicinity, was at Mem- 
phis, Tenn., and Coldwater, Miss., and after peace 
had been restored was mustered out at St. Louis, 
October 20, 1865,. never having received a wound. 
Mr. Elam at once returned to Clark County, III., 
but after a short lime icinnvcil lo Bentonville. 
Ark., where he reniniiuMl iinii! I.^i;;i, when he came 
to Labette County, Kan., Iiuving piuchased his 
farm the previous year. He now owns three hun- 
dred and fifty acres of jand, all under a high state 
of cultivation and well improved. He is a prac- 
tical and progressive agriculturist, and the neatand 
thrifty appearance of the place indicates the en- 
terprise and careful supervision of the owner. 
In 1868, Mr. Elam married Martha C. Langston, 
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been born eleven children, six sons and five daugh- 
ters. The family circle yet remains unbroken. 
Mr. Elam is a member of the Methodist P^piscopal 
Church, and has been an active and useful citizen. 
He liolds the oHices of Trustee and Steward and 
lias been prominent in all church and benevolent 
work. Socially, he is a member of the Anti- 
Horse Thief Association. In politics, he is a stal- 
wart Republican, keeps well informed on the issues 
of the day, and does all in his power for the suc- 
cess of his party. He has served as School Director 
for twelve consecutive years, and for some time 
has ably and successfully filled the office of Justice 
of the Peace. 



\l^ ON. LEVI HATCH. As a veteran of the 
Irfj! Civil War, and as a progressive citizen of 
Ik^' Arcadia, the subject of this sketch lias be- 
(^ come widely and favorably known among 
the people of Crawford County. At the time of 
locating in the Sunflower State the country was 
disturbed by the border troubles, and Kansas pre- 
sented a scene of carnage and excitement, the 
fiiends of the Union struggling with the cham- 
pions of the Confederacy for the possession of the 
soil. Judge Hatch has lived to see the wonderful 
development of the resources of the state, and has 
himself been intimately connected with its mate- 
rial and moral progress. He takes a leading po- 
sition in public enterprises, and as a citizen is 
genial, energetic and public-spirited. 

Born in Athens County, Ohio, October 22, 1823, 
our subject is a son of Nathan and Rosanna (Duffy) 
Hatch, natives respectively' of New York and 
Pennsylvania. They were early settlers of Ohio, 
where they remained until death. Levi was reared 
on a farm, and in his youth received a limited ed- 
ucation in the common schools. He also worked 
in a mill for a time. At the age of twenty-one, 
he started out in business for himself, his entire 



consisting of two shirts and one pair 
of trousers. He worked on a farm and in a saw- 
mill, and by industry and economy laid the foun- 
dation of future success. 

In 1845 Mr. Hatch was united in marriage with 
Miss Jane Pearson, who was born in Ohio April 22, 
1827. Of tills union the following children were 
born, namely: George M., who died in 1857; 
William W., who is deceased, and had two chil- 
dren; Henrietta, wife of Henry Burden, and the 
mother of seven children; Lottie, who married and 
at her death left two children; Martha J., who 
married L. P. McGonigle, five children having 
been born of their union; Lewis J., who is de- 
ceased, and had four children; and John I., who is 
also married and is the father of two children. In 
1850 the Judge removed to Iowa and resided for 
a number of years in Lee County. In 1857 he 
came to Kansas and settled upon a Government 
claim in Crawford County, where he pre-empted 
the southwest quarter of section 1, township 24, 
range 28. At that time the country was sparsely 
settled and improvements were few, but through 
economy, good judgment and energy he has 
brought his land to a high state of cultivation. 

On August 15, 1861, the Judge enlisted for ser- 
vice in the Union army, becoming a member of 
Company K, Sixth Kansas Cavalry, and from the 
ranks was soon promoted to Second Lieutenant. 
Upon the reorganization of the regiment he en- 
tered the Quartermaster's department at Ft. 
Scott, where he remained until the close of the war. 
During his service he formed a personal and inti- 
mate acquaintance with Colonel Jewell, and also 
met many other famous soldiers. Upon his return 
to the farm he resumed agricultural operations, 
and in the quiet round of rural life and duties be- 
came prosperous and well-to-do. 

In politics a Republican, the Judge is firm in his 
support of the principles of that organization. He 
won his title by his service as the first Probate 
Judge of Crawford County, and in addition to 
that position has served in other responsible 
oflices, where his labors have contributed to the 
promotion of the best interests of his fellow-citi- 
zens. He and his wife are members of the Baptist 
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in securing the erection of the present commodi- 
ous churcli edifice. He lias officiated as Deacon 
for a period of almost iovty years. Socially he is 
identified with the Grand Army of the Republic, 
belonging to the post at Arcadia. 



PAVID C. FRAZIER. While general history 
treats of the great events that have tran- 
spired in the past, and records the rise and 
fall of empires and governments, with criticisms 
and eulogies on the lives of sovereigns, statesmen 
and other great men, it is proper that some of the 
real representatives of the people should be re- 
membered in a work like this, and that those upon 
whose shoulders the weight and responsibility of 
our Government chiefly rests should assume their 
proper place in these annals. In this sketch, the 
object will be to preserve in a permanent form, 
for the use of his friends and the generations to 
follow, the worthj' example and Christian charac- 
ter of one of the honored residents of Crawford 
County. 

Now a farmer residing on section 30, Sherman 
Township, the subject of this sketch is a native of 
Indiana, having been born in Fountain County. 
His parents, James and Elizabeth (Cade) Frazier, 
were married in Ohio, and about seventy 3'ears ago 
removed to Indiana, where, in the timberland of 
Fountain County, they made a permanent home. 
He was a soldier in the War of 1812, a hard-work- 
ing farmer and upright man, and his death,- in 1833, 
was mourned throughout the county. His wife 
survived him many years, passing away in 1866. 
They were influential members of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church, to which she belonged for a 
period of sixty-five years, and in which he served 



as Steward. He was the first Commissioner of 
Fountain County, and his name is inseparably 
connected with the early history of that portion 
of Indiana. 

Our subject is the \'Oungest of eleven children, 
of whom three sous and two daughters are now 
living. He was born on the 16th of May, 1833, 
and was orphaned by his father's death when he 
was an infant. As may be supposed, the youngest 
of eleven fatherless children, he did not have a very 
happ3' boyhood. His edijcation was limited to a 
brief attendance at the district schools, and his 
time was principally devoted to farm work. Strug- 
gling against ad verse circumstances, he gradually 
became independent, and at the age of twenty- 
four was enabled to establish home ties of his own. 
He married in 1857 Miss Minerva E., daughter 
of John and Mary (James) Williams, both of 
whom were born in Kentucky in 1803. 

After their marriage in the Blue Grass State, Mr. 
and Mrs. Williams removed to Indiana in 1833, 
and settled in Montgomery County, yhere he fol- 
lowed the trade of a mechanic and aided in found- 
ing the city of Crawfordsville. - In 1839 he re- 
moved to Fountain County, where he engaged in 
the occupation of a millwright. He died in this 
county while visiting his daughter, in 1882. His 
wife passed away in 1864. They were the parents 
of twelve children, of whom four are now living. 
In religious belief they were members of the Chris- 
tain Church, and they traced their ancestry to 
Wales and England. Mrs. Frazier was born in 
Montgomery County. Ind., August 4, 1837, and 
was reared to womanhood in Fountain County, 
where she received a good education in the com- 
mon schools. 

Purchasing the interest of the other heirs in the 
old homestead, our subject located there shortly 
after his marriage, and continued to cultivate the 
soil of the place for four years. In 1861 he re- 
moved to Illinois and settled upon a partially im- 
proved farm in Vermilion County, where he re- 
mained for ten years, meantime bringing the farm 
to a high state of cultivation. In 1871 lia came 
to Kansas, where he settled upon one hundred and 
sixty acres comprising a part of his present posses- 
sions. The land was then wholly unimproved, and 



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not only has he brought it to a good state of cul- 
tivation, but he has also added thereto, until at 
the present time (1893) his landed possessions 
aggregate eight hundred acres. With the assist- 
ance of his sons, he has cleared and broken the 
soil of one thousand acres in this county. He has 
also planted seven miles of hedge fencing and 
thirteen hundred apple trees. His residence was 
erected in 1876, at a cost of $3,000, and contains 
the modern improvements; there are also other 
farm buildings of a substantial order. 

The union of Mr. and Mrs. Frazier has resulted 
in the birth of nine children, of whom seven are 
now living. James B., a merchant in Farlington, 
Kan., married Miss Sarah Leach, and they have 
two children; John B., who lives in Gray County, 
Kan., married Miss Nancy M. Rubert, and has 
three children; Arista E. chose for his wife Miss 
Ella Crawford, and two children were born of 
their union; his home is in Girard, this state; 
Highland AV., residing on a part of our subject's 
farm, married Miss L. Bessie McBrooin; AlvahE. is 
at home; William married Eva Beaver, and thej', 
with their child, reside on the home farm; and 
Edward is at home. The deceased children are 
Doctor C. and Rosabell. 

In religious connections Mr. Frazier is identified 
with the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he 
has officiated as Steward and Class-leader. He has 
also been active in Sunday-school work, having 
been Superintendent of the same. He is interested 
in educational matters, and lias been a member of 
the School Board for twenty years. He gave his 
children the best of advantages, and two of his 
sons have followed the profession of teaching. 
Formerly a Democrat, he is now a Populist, and 
has served in various positions, including that of 
Road Overseer. His name was prominently men- 
tioned as a candidate for the office of County 
Treasurer, but he refused to allow his name to be 
presented to the convention. 

Mr. Frazier improved two farms in Illinois and 
five farms in Kansas, owning two-thirds of one 
hundred and sixty acres of coal land in one tract 
in Baker Township, also a tract of two hundred 
and forty acres, and eighty acres in the same town- 
ship. Mr. Frazier has become prominently identi- 



fied with the best interests of the county, and is 
one of its most highly esteemed citizens. 



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Sr^LMER C. CLARK, Clerk of the District 
fe] Court at Oswego, was born in Leavenworth, 
Jj^ Crawford County, Ind., May 16, 1863. He 
is the son of James A. Clark, likewise a native of 
Crawford County. The paternal grandfather, Sam- 
uel M. Clark, a Pennsylvanian by birth, was .an 
early settler of Eaton, Ohio, and from there re- 
moved in 1816 to Indiana, becoming a pioneer of 
Crawford County. With the growth and devel- 
opment of the Hoosier State he became closely 
connected, contributing to the progress of its ma- 
terial resources and advancing its best interests. 
He entered a tract of land, upon which lie engaged 
in farming pursuits. He was also prominent in 
public affairs, and for three terms served as Sheriff 
of tlie county. 

The father of our subject was reared to man- 
hood in Indiana, his youth being spent amid the 
pioneer scenes there. For forty years he engaged in 
the furniture and undertaking business at Leaven- 
worth, meeting with fair success in that enterprise. 
In 1883 he came to Kansas and settled in Montgom- 
ery County, where for a number of years he engaged 
in farming near the vill.age of Independence. He 
came to Labette County in 1886, and since then 
has made his home in Parsons, of which he is a 
well known citizen. In political belief he is a Re- 
publican, and is proud of the principles and his- 
tory of that party. Having lived a life of in- 
tegrity and uprightness, he is held in high esteem 
by all who know him. He is a man of liberal 
spirit, thoroughly identified with every improve- 
ment and progressive enterprise of the neighbor- 
hood, and possessing a ready apprehension to dis- 
cern that which is for the best interest of the 
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maidenhood Harriett E. Gaither, and was a native 
of Harrison County, Ind. 

In tlie scliools of Crawford County, Ind., the 
subject of this brief notice received the rudiments 
of his education, to wliich he lias since added by 
diligent application and effort. Upon embarking 
in his business career, lie opened a mercantile es- 
tablishment at Sedgwick, Kan., and conducted a 
fair business at that place for about three years. 
Upon coming to Parsons, he was for a time in the 
employ of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway 
Company. Later he studied law with the legal 
firm of Simons & Atkinson, of Parsons, and was 
admitted to practice at the Bar of the state of 
Kansas on the 11th of October, 1889, after which 
he opened an office for the practice of his profes- 
sion at Parsons. 

For a time Mr. Clark served as Deputy District 
Clerk, to which position he was appointed in 1890. 
In November, 1892, he was the only successful 
Republican candidate, and elected to the office, 
assumed Ihe duties of the position on the 9tli 
of January, 1893. His abilities and untiring en- 
ergy admirably qualify liim for the prompt and' 
efficient discharge of the duties of his position, and 
both as an official and as a private citizen he is 
highly regarded by the people of his county. Po- 
litically he is a Republican, and takes an active 
interest in party affairs. Socially, he is identified 
with the Modern "Woodmen of America, the 
Knights of Pythias and the Masonic .fraternity. 
On the 26th of December, 1892, he married Miss 
Linnie C, daughter of William Smith, of Oswego. 



(?^^HOMAS WALKER, a progressive agricult- 
//^^ urist of Liberty Township, Linn County, 
^^y owns and tills the soil of a farm that is 
pleasantly located on section 26, township 20, 
range 21. He was born in Pike County, 111., 
March 19, 1837, and is of direct English descent. 



His father, Robert Walker, was a native of York- 
shire, England, whence at the age of nineteen 
years lie emigrated to the United States and set- 
tled in Illinois. Somewhat later his sister Lizzie, 
wife of Joseph Wilson, came to this country and 
located in Pike Count}', 111. For a time he was 
employed on a Pike County farm, and also en- 
tered land there, to the cultivation of which he 
gave his undivided attention. 

In Pike County, Robert Walker and Miss Frances 
Wade were united in the bonds of marriage; there 
the}' commenced housekeeping, working together 
for their mutual good until the happy tamily circle 
was broken by the death of Mrs. Walker, at the 
early age of thirty years. He survived her for 
manj' years, passing away at the age of fifty-three. 
Three children blessed their union: Thomas, of 
this sketch; Elizabeth, wife of Milton Batley, and 
a resident of Pike County, III.; and Rebecca, Mrs. 
John Hardy, of Pike County, III. The father of 
this famil}' was a rugged, stalwart man and a suc- 
cessful farmer, being the owner of three hundred 
acres of arable land. He also improved a number 
of other farms, as he frequently exchanged prop- 
erty. 

The eldest of three children, our subject was 
only five years of age when he was orphaned by 
his mother's death. That bereavement, although 
a heavy one, did not break up the little household, 
as the father kept the children together, and un- 
der his guidance and care they grew to maturity. 
Thomas was the recipient of excellent common- 
school advantages, and also gained a good idea of 
agriculture in his youth. In 1859 he was united 
in marriage with Miss Purrilla Morrell, who was 
born in Pike County, III., in 1836, being the 
daughter of E. G. and Patsy (Lewis) Morrell. In 
1864 Mr. Walker removed to Shelby County, 111., 
settling in Tower Hill Township, where he pur- 
chased eighty acres of land. He improved the 
place and devoted himself to its cultivation until 
1874, when he disposed of the property and came, 
to Kansas. 

Arriving in the Sunflower State in March, 1874, 
Mr. Walker resided for six months in Bourbon 
Count}', and from there came to Linn County 
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ter which he settled upon his present farm, con- 
sisting of one hundred and sixty acres. He also 
rents a tract of land and engages extensively in 
general farming and stock-raising. He and his 
wife are the parents of six children: Angle, wife 
of Ed Groves, of Blue Jlound, Kan.; Robert; Es- 
sie, Mrs. Edward Reed, of Pike County, 111.; Het- 
tie, wife of James Purcell, of Blue Mound, Kan.; 
Emma, now Mrs. James Cottle; and Anna. In his 
political opinions, Mr. AValker is a Democrat, and 
although not solicitous for office, has served as 
School Director and in other local offices. He is 
a believer in the principles of Christianity, and is 
identified with the United Brethren Church, as 
is also his wife. 



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JUNIUS LOMAX, a prosperous agriculturist 
and well known citizen of Mound City 
Township, Liun Count3% is by nativity a 
genuine western pioneer, and was born in 
Orange County, Ind., June 15, 1834. Since Julj^, 
1866, he has resided in his present locality, and 
for twenty-two years has been pleasantly situated 
on section 33, where he profitably cultivates a 
fine farm of two hundred and forty acres. The 
Loraax family is of English descent. The pater- 
nal grandfather, Jonathan Lomax, was a native of 
North Carolina, and later removed to Tennessee, 
he finally followed the tide of emigration, and 
coming north, spent his last days in Or.ange Coun- 
ty, Ind. 

In Tennessee the fatlier of our subject, Quintin 
Loraax, was born, and was a mere child when with 
his parents he removed to Indiana, where he was 
reared and educated. There he married Miss Nancy 
Davis, a native of Kentucky', wlio was reared 
from early childhood in Orange Count}-, Ind. Af- 
ter their marriage they settled upon an Indiana 
farm, where they continued to reside until the 
death of the father and husband. The venerable 



mother still survives (1893), and makes her home 
among the scenes of her youth. 

The eleven sons and daughters who gathered 
about the family fireside of Quintin and Nancy 
(Davis) Lomax were: Jane, Jonatiian, Josephus, 
Margaret, Junius, Wellington, Laniska, Abel, Ma- 
tilda, Lucy and Andrew J. Our subject, the fifth 
in order of birth, was reared upon the farm of his 
father, and from sixteen years of age was mainly 
self-supporting, although he made his home with 
his parents until he liad 'attained to his majority. 
Beginning life for himself, he learned the carpen- 
ter's trade, which occupation he followed until 
his marriage. In Dubois County, Ind., December 
8, 1859, he was united witli Miss Elizabeth Gra- 
ham, a native of Dubois Count3\ She was born 
January 30, 1842, and spent the first seventeen 
years of her life in her birthplace, enjoying the 
advantages of instruction in tlie district schools 
of her home neigiiborliood. Her father, Ewing 
Graham, was by birth a Kentuckian; her mother, 
Elizabeth Graham, a native of Germany, emigrated 
to America when only six years of age. Thej' 
married and settled in Dubois County, where the}^ 
were well known and highly respected. Mr. Gra- 
ham passed away, mourned by many friends, Jan- 
uary 10, 1890. His faithful wife departed this 
life in the spring of 1892. They were the parents 
of nine children: Margaret, Elizabeth, David, 
Catherine, Lucinda A., James R., one that died in 
infancy, Marietta and John H. 

Immediately following their marriage Mr. and 
Mrs. Lomax located on a farm in Orange County, 
Ind., where our subject engaged with energy in 
the pursuit of agriculture, and continued in the 
tilling of the soil until he entered the Union army. 
He enlisted September 23, 1864, in Company H, 
Forty-fourth Indiana Infantry, and July 3, 1865, 
having served courageously, he was honorably dis- 
charged, and returned again to his wife and fam- 
ily'. He remained in Indiana until 1866, when, in 
the month of July, he journeyed with his family 
to Linn County, Kan., and for four years lived 
upon a rented farm in Mound City Township. The 
fifth year was passed upon a farm in Potosi Town- 
ship, and in 1871 he began the cultivation of 
eighty acres where he now resides. This acreage 




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has since been increased to two hundred and forty, 
and is devoted to mixed farming, some exception- 
ally fine stock being raised with success. 

The eleven children comprising the family of 
Mr. and Mrs. Lomax are: Armilda, the wife of 
.lames Barrack; Russell, who died in childhood; 
Samantlia M. and John P., who passed away in in- 
fancy; William T., Albert E., Benjamin F.; Del- 
bert Q., who was drowned in Stanton Township, 
Linn Couflty,at the a^e of about five years; David 
E., Ella M., who died when an infant; and Clar- 
ence J. Mr. and Mrs. Lomax passed through a 
terrible experience April 21, 1887, at which time 
they were visited by a terrific c3-cloue that swept 
away their barns, house and other buildings and 
left them without shelter, the family escaping 
death by taking refuge in a hollow near the house. 

Our subject is a valued member of the United 
Brethren Church, and is active in good works. 
Politically he takes a deep interest in local and 
national affairs, and a friend to educational ad- 
vancement, has for seven j'ears been an efficient 
member of the School Board. A prominent fac- 
tor in all matters of mutual welfare, he has many- 
friends, and is numbered among the substantial 
citizens of Linn County. 



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/i^ HARLES W. McCLURE. Noticeable among 
(l|^^ the finely improved farms of Blue Mound 
^^>7 Township, Linn County, is the McClure 
homestead, which is located on the southeast 
quarter of section 12, township 22, ringe 22. 
The owner of this estate, Charles W. McClure, was 
born in Clark County, 111., on the 30th of March, 
1843, and is the son of .John M. and. Rebecca 
(Wilkin) McClure, natives of Knox County, Ind. 
The paternal ancestors of our subject located in 
Indiana prior to its admission into the Union, and 
his grandfather, Charles, spent his entire life there, 
with the exception of the time when he was on the 



frontier in the Indian wars under General Har- 
rison. 

The father of our subject, John M. McClure, 
was a farmer by occupation, and spent his entire 
life in the Hoosier State, with the exception of a 
residence of four j'ears in Clark (Tdunty, 111. He 
and his first wife were the parents of three chil- 
dren: Mary, Mrs. .John Macklin, who died in 
Knox County, Ind.; our subject; and William, 
who died in childhood. By a subsequent marriage 
he became the father of one son, John, now de- 
ceased. Charles W. is the' only surviving member 
of the family. He was reared principally in In- 
diana, to which state his father returned after the 
death of his mother in Illinois. 

In October, 1861, Mr. McClure enlisted for 
service in the Union armj', and his name was en- 
rolled as a member of Company II, Fiftj'-first In- 
diana Infantry, in which he served for four years 
and three mouths, having veteranized at the ex- 
piration of three years. With his regiment he 
was present at Stone River, Nashville, Franklin 
and other important engagements. 'Near Rome, 
Ga., his regiment was captured by the rebels, but 
on account of sickness he was not in active service 
at the time, and so escaped being a prisoner. He 
was Sergeant of his company until, at the close of 
the warj he was honorably discharged from the 
army. 

Returning to civic pursuits, Mr. McClure for a 
time remained at his old home in Indiana, whence 
he came to Kansas and purchased one hundred 
and sixty acres of unimproved land. Here he has 
since made his home, having placed the soil under 
excellent. cultivation and introduced all the mod- 
ern conveniences. He is now the owner of two 
hundred and forty acres, the value of which has 
been greatly increased by the erection of a num- 
ber of substantial buildings, including a pleasant 
rural abode for his familj'. 

April 17, 1873, Mr. McClure was united in mar- 
riage with Miss Sarah C, daughter of Benjamin F. 
and Mary J. (Marsh) Gibbs. She was born in 
Hancock Couutj', Ind., April 17, 1854. Her par- 
ents, who were natives respectively of Ohio and 
Tennessee, removed to Indiana in childhood and 
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came to Kansas. Their home is now in Blue 
Mound. They had a family of seven children, 
three of whom are now living: A. Ward, who is 
engaged in the hardware business in partnership 
with his father at Blue Mound; Mrs. McClure, 
and Mazie L., who is at home. 

The union of Mr. and Mrs. McClure has resulted 
in the birth of six children, namely: Leonard G., 
who was born September 11, 1874; Ina B., born 
November 19, 1876; Orrin, who died April 1, 
1892, at the age of thirteen years; Carl L., who 
passed away at the age of six months; Ralph C, 
who died May 28, 1888, when three years of age; 
and Frank D., who was born November 1, 1891. 
In religious affiliations, Mr. McClure is identified 
with the Baptist Church, while Mrs. McClure is a 
Methodist. Socially, he is a member of the An- 
cient Order of United Workmen, and in his politi- 
cal relations he is a Republican. He is one of the 
prominent stockmen of the county, and has for a 
number of years engaged extensively in stock- 
raising. 



^^EORGE II. CROZIER,oneof Linn County's 
1[ ^— , most progressive and successful farmers, is 
^^il a resident of Centreville Township, and 
owns a large farm on section 15. He is of imme- 
diate Irish descent. His parents, Richard and 
Elizabeth (Armstrong) Crozier, were natives of 
the Emerald Isle, and were united in marriage in 
County Tyrone. About 1827 they emigrated to 
the United States and settled in Tompkins Coun- 
ty, N. Y. In 1846 they removed west to Illinois 
and located in Schuyler County, where Mr. Crozier 
died in March, 1854. Three years afterward his 
widow came to Kansas, and died in Centreville 
Township, Linn County, in March of 1867. 

In the family of Richard Ciozier there were 
nine children who lived to maturity, namely: 
William, Richard, John, James A., Lucinda, Mar- 



tin A., George IL, Mary A. and Hannah J. George 
H. was born in Tompkins County, N. Y., June 15, 
1845, and was about five years of age when 
taken by his parents to Schuyler County, 111. 
There his boyhood years were passed, and there lie 
gained a common-school education and a thor- 
ough knowledge of agricultural pursuits. After 
his father's death he accompanied his mother to 
Linn County, where he has since resided, with the 
exception of two years (1859 and 1860) spent on 
the Pacific Coast and in«New Mexico. 

Farming has been Mr. Crozier's life occupation, 
and he is now the owner of three hundred and 
twenty acres, upon which he has made first-class 
improvements and erected a residence of modern 
style of architecture. His first marriage took place 
in Franklin County, Kan., in March, 1867, his 
wife being Miss Marietta, daughter of Deacon Har- 
rison Reed, of Franklin County. She was born in 
Schuyler County, 111., about 1846, and died in 
Centreville Township, in October, 1875. Four 
children were born of this marriage: Hattie, the 
wife of Fred Shank; Marietta, Mrs. Michael Zim- 
merman; Georgia, who died when about one year 
old; and Ellen. 

February 27, 1892^ Mr. Crorier was united in 
marriage with Miss Mary C. Jones, who was born 
in Allamakee County, Iowa, March 29, 1854. The 
parents of Mrs. Crozier were Hiram and Alniira 
(Dennis) Jones, natives of Ohio, who married and 
located in Indiana. Thence the3' removed to 
Allamakee County, Iowa, and from there to Law- 
rence County, 111., later to Texas, where Mr. Junes 
died in the spring of 1860. Afterward Mrs. Jones 
married Thomas M. May, and she now resides in 
Sheridan Township, Linn County, Kan. Seven 
children were born of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. 
Jones, viz.: Flora A., Fannie A., Erastus H., Mary 
C, Horace W., John N. and James D. 

No man in Centreville Township takes a warmer 
interest in its progress than Mr. Crozier, and no 
one has contributed more unselfishly to its welfare 
than he. In all local affairs he takes an intelli- 
gent interest, and gives his support to the Repub- 
lican party. Energetic and enterprising, he has 
made a success of his chosen occupation, through 
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that Kansas is unsurpassed b}' any state in the 
Union as an agricultural centre, and entertains the 
greatest anticipations of its prosperity in future 
years. 



fILLIAM HENDERSON, a prosperous 
farmer of Linn County, resides on section- 
22, Valley Township, where lie is an ex- 
tensive property owner. His landed possessions 
aggregate four hundred and fifty acres included 
in one farm, and here he h.as erected a substantial 
set of farm buildings, including a dwelling for his 
family that is conceded to be one of the most ele- 
gant in the township. Within its spacious walls 
he and his accomplished wife dispense a gracious 
hospitality to tlieir hosts of warm personal friends 
and to the stranger as well. 

Mr. Henderson is a man who has made his way 
in the world unaided by any extraneous circum- 
stances. Orphaned in childhood, he was early 
in life thrown upon his own resources, and the 
extensive property that he has accumulated rep- 
resents the result of years of arduous toil. The 
biographer has been unable to gain any definite in- 
formation concerning his ancestr3% and df liis par- 
ents but little is known. It has been learned, how- 
ever, that they were for a time residents of Harrison 
County, Ind., whence thej' removed to Mahaska 
County, Iowa,in an early day and tliere remained 
until death. 

Born in Harrison County, Ind., October 28, 
1846, our subject was early orphaned by the death 
of his parents. He was reared to manhood in 
Iowa, receiving a fair education in the common 
schools of Mahaska County. At the age of about 
eighteen he enlisted, September 10, 1864, as a 
soldier in the Civil War, his name being enrolled 
as a member of Company D, Thirty-third Iowa 
Infantry, in which he served until the close of the 
war. He was honorably discharged Jul^- 17, 1865, 



at New Orleans, La. There had been nothing un- 
usual in his experiences in camp or field, and he 
fortunately escaped without either having been 
wounded or imprisoned. 

Returning to Mahaska County, Mr. Henderson 
engaged as a farmer in the employ of others, re- 
ceiving his wages by the month. While residing 
in Mahaska County he was tliere married, Septem- 
ber 3, 1868, to Miss Mary E., daughter of James 
and Susan (Pattison) Walker, both of whom were 
natives of Washington County, Pa; They were 
married in the Keystone State and subsequently 
removed to Knox County, Ohio, and from there 
went to Mahaska County in 1856. In 1869 they 
removed to Linn County and both passed away at 
their home in Valley Township. They had a fam- 
ily of nine children, of whom eight grew to man- 
hood and womanhood. Mis. Henderson being the 
youngest of the eight. She was born in Knox 
County, Ohio, March 14, 1843, and was about thir- 
teen years old when she accompanied her parents 
to Mahaska County, where she grew to woman- 
hood. Her maternal grandfather. Rev. John Pat- 
tison, was a clergyman in the Presbyterian Church, 
and died in Washington County, Pa. The fam- 
ily is of Scotch ancestry. 

In the spring following his marriage Mr. Hen- 
derson came to Linn County and for four years 
operated a sawmill. Later he bought a tract of 
one hundred and sixty acres on section 22, Valley 
Township, of which he has been a resident since 
1876. He has a fine farm of four hundred and 
fifty acres, upon which he has built a number of 
structures for the storage of grain and shelter of 
stock. In addition to general farming he has en- 
gaged to some extent in stock-raising, in which he 
has met with more than ordinary success. 

Mr. and Mrs. Henderson are the parents of 
three living children: Leona, wlio is the wife of 
Thomas E. Rowe; Emma S. and Wilda O. Four 
children died in infancy'. Mrs. Henderson has 
been identified with the United Presbyterian 
Church from girlhood and is actively interested ' 
in religious enterprises. In politics Mr. Hender- 
son acts with the Republican party and has~"held a 
number of local offices, rendering satisf.actory ser- 
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pie of culture and refinement, generous to those in 
need and active in their support of all worthy en- 
terprises. They are highly regarded in this com- 
munity. 



jf/_^ON. PERCY DANIELS, Lieutenant-Gov- 
iTji ernor of Kansas, was born in Woonsocket, 
%^ R. L, September 17, 1840, and is the sec- 
^p) ond son of Judge David and Nancy 
(Ballou) Daniels, both of whom died when he was 
a lad of six. In his childhood he was the recipi- 
ent of fair educational advantages, and after com- 
pleting Ills literary studies he devoted considera- 
ble attention to the study of civil engineering at 
Providence, but was obliged to discontinue on 
account of a severe illness. During a slow con- 
valescence he stayed with relatives at Worcester, 
Mass. 

Persistence was a prominent trait in the charac- 
ter of young Daniels, and whatever lie undertook 
he rarely abandoned unless prevented by an im- 
movable barrier. An incident illustrating this 
trait occurred, while lie was ill. Among the math- 
ematical books he used in school was one contain- 
ing a thousand problems, without a rule for their 
solution, and at the time of studying the book he 
had failed to solve seven of the sums. When ill 
he again studied these examples and solved every 
one of them without writing a figure. The last 
and most intricate required three days, and just 
as it was completed a blood vessel above his eye 
broke, and for months afterward his life hung by 
a thread. 

At the opening of the Civil War our subject 
commenced the study of military tactics, which he 
pursued during his convalescence, and in the fall 
of 1861 he enlisted in a company of home guards. 
At the first drill he was put into the awkward 
squad, at the second he w.as made Orderly-Ser- 
geant, and at the third the commander resigned 
and he became Captain. He spent the winter of 
1861-G2 in a lumber camp in the pineries of Mich- 



igan. Returning east in May, he enlisted in the 
Seventh Rhode Island Infantry, and opened a re- 
cruiting office in Woonsocket in June, 1862, 
where most of Company E was raised during the 
next two months. July 26, he was commissioned 
Second Lieutenant, and on the 4th of September 
was promoted to be First Lieutenant. Soon after the 
battle of Antietam the regiment joined the army 
of General McClellan and pursued the retreating 
forces of General Lee as far as Fredericksburg, 
where they participated in that disastrous battle. 

In the spring of 1863 the regiment accompanied 
General Burnside to the west, and in May they 
were ordered to re-enforce General Grant at 
Vicksburg. After the capture of that city they 
took part under General Sherman in the pursuit 
of the army of Gen. Joe Johnston, and the cap- 
ture of Jackson, Miss., after which they were 
ordered back to Kentucky. Then came the East 
Tennessee campaign, where the winter was spent 
in guarding lines .against guerrillas and building 
roads. With the liberation of East Tennessee, 
the regiment was sent to Virginia in time to cross 
the Rapidan with the Arm\- of the Potomac at the 
opening of the great campaign of 1864 and served 
with credit until the Army of Northern Virginia 
laid down its arms at Appomattox. During this 
campaign of three hundred and forty days the 
regiment took part in twelve battles and lost 
many men in these engagements, and at the battles 
of Spottsylvania and Cold Harbor the regiment 
lost one-third of the men engaged in each battle. 

At the opening of this campaign our subject 
was fourth Captain, but in a short time was as- 
signed to the command of the regiment over the 
senior captain, and in June was promoted to be 
Lieutenant-Colonel. After the mine fight he was 
brevetted Colonel, and after the battle of Popular 
Grove Church, September 30, he was assigned to 
duty on his brevet rank. lie was present and on 
duty in every fight in which the command took 
part, and was in one assault independent of the 
regiment. He also had charge of a portion of the 
construction of roads, fortifications and bridges 
required during the siege of Petersburg, and in 
that work both the regiment and its commander 
were strongly complimented by the regular army 



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engineers. In December the Seventh Regiment, 
having been partly filled up by consolidation with 
the re-enlisted veterans of the Fourth Regiment, 
was sent to complete and lielp garrison the famous 
Ft. Sedgwick, and they remained on duty there 
until the assault and capture of Petersburg. The 
enemy wanted to take the fort and position 
to raise the siege, and it was expected that 
the vigilance and persistence of the regiment and 
its commander would prevent such a result, which 
expectation was fully realized by subsequent 
events. After the fall of Petersburg they took 
part in the pursuit and capture of the remainder 
of Lee's array. 

After the war Colonel Daniels was in Kentucky 
and Tennessee for two winters engaged on rail- 
road work and prospecting, and the appreciation 
of his services in the army by his superiors is indi- 
cated by the following extract from a letter writ- 
ten by General Burnside to him as he was prepar- 
ing to go south in 1865: 

"I desire before parting with you to express my 
sincere thanks for the generous, loyal, efficient and 
gallant service you have always rendered me dur- 
ing our long service together. I know of no one 
who deserves better of his country than you. 
You will carry with you my sincere prayer for 
your health, happiness and prosperity. I am sure 
that the same energy, talent, loyalty and gentle- 
manly deportment that have made you one of our 
best officers will make you a useful citizen and a 
kind friend to the community in which'you may 
settle." 

From the south Colonel Daniels came to Kan- 
sas. In .June, 1867, he took a trip east and re- 
turned to Kansas accompanied by his bride, for- 
merly Eliza A. Eddy, of Leicester, Mass. They lo- 
cated on the neutral Innds at Crawfordsv^lle, 
where Colonel Daniels opened a country store, and 
while conducting that establishment also improved 
the farm four miles northwest of Girard, where he 
now resides. Upon disposing of his store he en- 
gaged in farming and surveying until 1873, when 
he accepted a position in the city engineering de- 
partment of Worcester, Mass., and remained in the 
employ of the city until 1878, meantime being 
promoted to be City Engineer. From 1879 until 



1881 he was a resident of Providence, R. I., where 
he engaged in business as a civil engineer and at- 
tended to the settlement of a brother's estate. In 
the spring of 1881, accompanied by his family, he 
returned to Kansas. Since that time he has been 
engaged in railroad work about two years, and 
served as Surveyor of Crawford County for five 
years. 

His attention in 1888 being drawn to the con- 
dition of the farmers, and their lack of prosperity. 
Colonel Daniels commenced an Investigation in 
order to satisfy himself whether the condition of 
affairs was not a direct result of Government pol- 
icy and the enforcement of a new 'commercial 
practice entirely in behalf of other interests. In 
July of that year he published an open letter con- 
taining the seven cardinal points of his political 
faith, in which he demanded the Australian bal- 
lot system, large restrictions of immigration and 
a graduated tax on the estates of the millionaires, 
and asked the Republican party to endorse these 
demands. 

Continuing his investigations, in 1889 Colonel' 
Daniels delivered the now well known course of 
lectures that was published under the title of "A 
Crisis for the Husbandman," and as a result of his 
investigatioins, which were inaugurated with a 
hope to induce the Republican party to abandon 
its hypocritical position on the tariff and taxation 
questions, he left the party he had defended for 
nine and twenty years, In January, 1890, he pur- 
chased the Girard Herald to defend his position 
and if possible convince the voters of Crawford 
County of the reasonableness of his demands, and 
especially of the necessity for the graduated estate 
tax, or some similar expedient. In October, 1891, 
the specific proposition contained in the "Crisis" 
lectures was adopted and endorsed by the People's 
party county convention, as it had already been 
by the County Alliance, and the next week Colo- 
nel Daniels sold the paper to the veteran news- 
paper men. Dr. A. G. Lucas,the present chief edi- 
tor. Since then he has actively engaged in no 
other enterprise than the management of his farm. 

Since joining the reform movement in "1889, 
Colonel Daniels has taken an active part in for 
warding its interests and defending its position. 



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In October, 1889, he was a delegate to the State 
Alliance, the St. Louis convention in December 
of the same year, to the Cherry vale convention 
that nominated lion. T. J. Hudson for Congress, 
and the Omaha convention that nominated Gen- 
eral Weaver for President. At the People's party 
convention at Wichita, June 17, 1892, he was 
nominated for the office of Lieutenant-Governor, 
to which honorable position he was elected by a 
handsome majority. 

During the winter of 1892-93 Governor Dan- 
iels served as President of the Senate, and on the 
nth of iSIarch, Senator Thatcher, the Republican 
leader in the Senate, introduced the following 
resolution and moved its adoption: 

"Resolved, That the dignity, ability and cour- 
tesy of the President of the Senate, Hon. Percy 
Daniels, during the present session of the Senate 
have given him a worthy place in our esteem; 
that we bear a cheerful and hearty recognition of 
his eminent desire to act impartially and justly 
with all questions, many of them diflicult, that 
came before him for settlement; and that we ask 
him to carry with him our best wishes for his 
peace and prosperity." 

This resolution was unanimously adopted by 
a rising vote. 

A sketch of the life of Governor Daniels would 
be incomplete were no mention made of the 
scheme for graduated property tax, with which 
his name is inseparably associated. This scheme 
demands a graduated tax on the estates of mill- 
ionaires, for the purpose of compelling the plun- 
derers to disgorge, and for making restitution to 
labor for the wrongs of the past. The tax jjroposed 
is one per cent, for amounts above $1,000,000, in- 
creasing to eighteen per cent, on estates above $10,- 
000,000. A bill is now before Congress which was 
drawn by Colonel Daniels, and provides not only 
for the assessment and collection of this tax, but for 
the apportionment and expenditure of the vast sum 
it would produce. The bill provides that the pro- 
ceeds shall be proportioned among the states: one- 
third in pioportion to area; one-third in proportion 
to population, and one-third in proportion to 
wealth; and that it shall be expended, first, for pay- 
ing the pensions and settling the accounts of the ex- 



soldiers against the Government; second, for em- 
ploying all idle American labor on extensive in- 
ternal improvements in every state, in building and 
improving country roads and water-ways, and in 
constructing and maintaining storage reservoirs 
and forest parks; third, in paying all expenses 
of the militia. This bill also provides for a tax 
on emigrants; it provides for a graduated suc- 
cession tax, beginning with one per cent, on 
$100,000. It provides for the payment from 
this fund for all assessments for national, state, 
county, township and city purposes. It provides 
for an accurate assessment of all the property in 
this country owned and controlled by any person, 
and that a record of the whole estate (within the 
limits of the United States) of every citizen shall 
be kept in the office of the assessor of the district 
of which the owner is a resident. It provides 
that the secretary of every corporation shall make 
an annual return for the use of the assessor. 

The services which in the past Colonel Daniels 
has rendered tiie people of Kansas entitle him to 
rank among tlie eminent men of the Sunflower 
State, and it is but fair to suppose that the future 
will bring to him even greater honors than the past; 
and that he will be instrumental in securing for 
the people even greater privileges and larger 
blessings than heretofore. In fact, his energy and 
abilities are of such a character that death alone 
will terminate his activities. As long as life shall 
last his labors to promote the welfare of the peo- 
ple will be unceasing and his interest in their 
prosperity tireless. 



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,^^, AMUEL McCOLLAM. No better repre- 
^^^^ sentative of honest manhood can be found 
(TI/^h) than the above-named gentleman, an in- 
fluential citizen of Lincoln Township, An- 
derson County. He is a native of Ireland, and 
was born November 17, 1828. 

The parents of our subject were Frank and Eliza- 
beth (Kirkpatrick) McCoUam, both natives of Ire- 



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land. Afler their marriage, they settled in their 
native count}% where the mother died. The fa- 
ther then emigrated to America, where he spent 
the remainder of his days and died in this county 
at the home of our subject. The grandfather, John 
McCollam, died in County Antrim, Ireland. 

Of the five living children born to Frank 
and Elizabeth McCollam, Samuel is the second. 
He lived in his native country until 1850, 
and then came to the United States and set- 
tled in Pennsylvania. He lived there for two 
years and followed farming and boating, and at 
the end of that time sold out and removed to Lee 
County, III. In April, 1857, became to Anderson 
County and settled in Lincoln Township, where 
he Ijought the claim on which he now resides, and 
which has been finely improved with all the mod- 
ein appliances necessary for successfully operating 
a farm. The neat and attractive appearance of the 
outbuildings speaks of the good taste of the owner 
and of the industry necessary to convert an 
uncultivated tract into sucii a valuable farm. His 
landed possessions aggregate about five or six hun- 
dred acres, all in Lincoln Township. 

Mr. McCollam was happily married in Philadel- 
phia, Pa., January 15, 1858, to Miss Margaret 
Tweed, a native of Ireland, who was born Feb- 
ruary 11, 1829. This most worthy lady is an un- 
fortunate victim of paralysis buteudures herafflic- 
tion with great fortitude and reconciliation, and 
is tenderly cared for by iier devoted husband. 
Notwithstanding this severe trial, the home of this 
estimable couple is often the scene of social gath- 
erings, and the hospitality with which one is 
greeted leaves a pleasant remembrance. Five 
children have blessed the union of our subject and 
his wife, namely: John, Frank; Eliza, wife of Til- 
ford Perry; Rachael, wife of William I'erry; and 
Sarah, who is a school teacher. 

Mr. McCollam takes an active part in local and 
political affairs and always finds time to devote to 
the cause of religion. He and his wife have been 
connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church 
for many years and he has held some important 
offices therein. His high sense of honor and truth 
has won for him the respect of the entire com- 
munity, and his success as a substantial agricultur- 



ist of Anderson County is well merited. He is 
one of the solid men in the vicinity of his home, 
and a true and reliable man in the fullest sense of 
the term. 



^f^ETER S. PADDOClt, a prominent citizen 

IIIJ) of Blue Mound Township, Linn County, 
'^*^ now residing upon section 16, three miles 

jt, south of Blue Mound, is numbered among 
the substantial and enterprising general agricult- 
urists of the state. Arriving in Linn County in 
1866, our subject has shared in the trials and dif- 
ficulties experienced by the majority of residents 
within the borders of Kansas, and, aided by un- 
varying industry and a fund of courage, has self- 
reliantly achieved a position of independence and 
gained a comfortable competence. 

Mr. Paddock is a native of Knox County, Ind., 
and was born July 1, 1844, in the home of his 
parents, Morrison and Susan (Steffy) Paddock. 
The father was a native of Onondaga County, 
N. Y., but the mother, of southern nativity, was 
born in Virginia. They met and married in Indi- 
ana, and continued to make their home in Knox 
County until their removal, in the fall of 1866, 
to Kansas. Journeying thither with teams, the 
family traveled to Blue Mound Township, where 
the father took up one hundred and sixty acres 
of land, which he entered from the Government, 
and upon which he continued to reside until his 
death, at sixty-three years of age, in November, 
1883. The mother still remains upon the old 
farm, which has been brought up to a high state 
of cultivation. 

The eight children who shared. in the love and 
care of the parents are: Cornelia, wife of Albert 
J. Bruce, a successful farmer of Linn County; 
Peter S., our subject; M. D. La Fayette, who died 
in Linn County; Harvey W., a citizen of Linn 
County; Mary Jane, wife of Mitchell Ross, of 
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rest in Linn County; De Kalb, living on the old 
homestead; and Morrison, who lives with his 
mother and brother on the old farm. The mother is 
in faith a Presbyterian and is a devout Christian 
woman. The father was independent in politics, 
and, a man of earnest thought and sincerity, gave 
his vote and influence to the best man for the 
place. 

Our subject, reared upon his father's farm, at- 
tended the district schools of Indiana, and while 
a boy received a thorough training in agricultural 
duties. Arrived at manhood, he came with his 
parents to Kansas in 1866, and at first worked out 
as a farm hand. In 1870 Peter S. Paddock was 
united in marriage with Miss Lydia Isabelle Mc- 
Grew, dangliter of Elder Samuel B. McGrew, one of 
the pioneer settlers of Kans.as. He was a man of 
strong character and high position, widely known 
throughout the slate, and was universally honored 
for his qualities of head and heart. Mrs. Paddock, 
a lady of worth and culture, possessed of great 
natural ability, was born July 4, 1850, in Henry 
County, Iowa. Immediately after their marriage, 
Mr. and Mrs. Paddock settled on section 32, near 
the village of Blue Mound, occupying a claim then 
in dispute. 

Our subject entered with energy into the culti- 
vation of the wild land, and finally homesteading 
the same, continued liis residence there fora num- 
ber of years. During this period the iiusband and 
wife experienced many |)rivations, but with cour- 
age struggled on. In 1882 Mr. Paddock sold this 
land and moved to his present farm of one hun- 
dred and twenty valuable acres, highly cultivated 
and annually jielding an abundant harvest. Fi- 
nancially prospered, he has made substantial im- 
provements and erected a comfortable and com- 
modious residence, and, although he carries on 
mixed farming, he devotes himself principal- 
ly to stock-raising. Five of the six children 
who blessed the home are yet surviving. Nathan 
A., the eldest, was born November 3, 1871; 
Delbert A., May 8, 1873; Herbert S., November 
18, 1876; Franklin W., October 1, 1878; Addison 
G. died in infancy; and Bessie K. w.is born Octo- 
ber 3, 1886. 

The Paddock family are of a long-lived ancestry. 



the paternal grandfather of our subject having 
lived to reach the age of one hundred and three 
years. Grandfather Thomas Paddock, a native 
of the Empire State, emigrated to Indiana when 
advanced in years, and died in liis western home. 
His children were: David; Morrison, father of our 
sul)ject; Thomas, who died unmarried; Margaret, 
Mary, Elizabeth, Matilda, Ann and Cornelia. Mrs. 
Paddock is a devout member of the United 
Brethren Church and is active in good work. 
In political affiliation Mr. Paddock is a Repub- 
lican, and, never an office-seeker, is yet intelli- 
gently interested in both local and national man- 
agement of public afifaiis. In all matters pertaining 
to the advancement and progress of his locality, 
he is ever ready to extend a helping hand, and is 
one of the representative men of Blue Mound 
Township. 



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i^ AVID V. REED. Labette County is pecul- 
iarly fortunate in having been settleil 
g^^' by intelligent and enterprising men, who 
from the first evidently "came to stay," 
and at once identified themselves with the interests 
and progress of this section of the country. They 
brought with them their capital and their families, 
and have formed the bone and sinew which have 
amid dangers and difficulties set in motion the car 
of progress and insured the prosperit}' of one of the 
most valuable tracts of country on the western 
continent. These thoughts are involuntarily sug- 
gested in contemplating the career of the subject 
of this sketch. 

Mr. Reed is a farmer and stock-raiser of this 
county, and resides on section 18, Liberty Town- 
ship. He was born Union Count}', Ohio, in 1843, 
and was the fourth in a family of five children 
born to James and Fannie (McWilliams) Reed, 
both natives of Ohio. When David was but a 
child his parents removed to the west, locating in 
Lucas County, Iowa, and there David grew to 
manhood. 

At the breaking out of the late war, in August, 




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1862, Mr. Reed enlisted in the army, and was en- 
rolled as a member of Company K, Tiiirty-fourtli 
Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and served until tbe 
close of the war, taking part in the battles of 
Vicksburg and Blakely, Ala. He was under the 
command of Grant and Sherman, and participated 
in the engagements at Ft. Douelson and Ft. 
Gaines, besides taking part in many other battles of 
a lesser nature. Mr. Reed served valiantl3- and 
was mustered out of service in Texas in 1865. 

Returning to Iowa, our subject remained there 
until 1867, when, desiring to try the broader op- 
portunities of Kansas, he came to Labette County, 
and settled the claim where he now resides, it 
being the first claim taken up on the prairie. He 
is the owner of one section of land, and at one 
time dealt extensively in stock, but now devotes 
almost his entire attention to farming. Mr. Reed 
came to the county a poor man, but by close at- 
tention to business he has amassed what he now 
has. 

Mr. Reed was married in this county in 1871, 
to Miss Mary, daughter of Theron Collins, who 
came to Kansas from New York in the spring of 
1868, but has since died. A brother and sister of Mr. 
Reed are now residents of this county. Mr. Reed, 
politically, votes the straight Republican ticket, 
but has never aspired to office. Socially he is 
not connected with secret societies. 



-JLLIAM H. MURRAY, an euterprisiag 
agriculturist, successful stock-raiser and 
pioneer citizen of Linn County, Kan., 
now pleasantly located upon section 29, Pans 
Township, arrived in this neighborhood August 8, 
1854, and is the oldest survivitig settler in the 
county. For nearly two-score years intimately 
associated with the vicissitudes and liistory of his 
adopted state, he has won his way to a position of 
honored usefulness and influence. His father, 
Caleb Murray, a native Virginian, was married in 



the Old Dominion to Amelia Davis, a cousin of 
Jefferson Da vis. President of the Confederacy, and 
also a native of Virginia. After their marriage 
the parents lived for some time in the home of 
their childhood, but finally removed to AVest Vir- 
ginia and thence departed to Ohio, where they re- 
mained but a short time. Journeying to Indiana, 
they resided in that state for two or three years. 
They subsequently settled in Knox County, 111., 
and in the fall of 1837 went to Polk County, Mo. 
Ten years later, having a^ain changed his resi- 
dence, the father died near Des Moines, Iowa, in 
1847. The mother survived about fifteen years 
and passed away March 20, 1862, in Paris Town- 
ship, Linn County, Kan. 

Of the large family of thirteen children born 
unto Caleb and Amelia (Davis) Murray, five were 
daughters and eight sons. William H., our sub- 
ject, the fifth in order of birth, was born in Lafay- 
ette County, Ind., August 14, 1832, and was only 
five years of age when with his parents be re- . 
moved to Missouri. There hecontinued'to live un- 
til twenty-two years old, when, in 1854, he 
emigrated from Polk County to Kansas. Up- 
on August 10 of the same year he staked out 
a claim in Linn County', where he has since 
continuously resided. In these changing years he 
has been an e3'e-witness of arid participant in the 
struggles and triumphs which have fallen to the 
share of the citizens who weathered the past 
thirty-eight years of diversified Kansas experiences. 
Possessed of executive ability, excellent judg- 
ment and tireless industry, he has achieved a hand- 
some competence, and is an extensive laud-owner. 
Aside from his magnificent stock farm of one 
thousand acres in Pans Township, he is also the 
owner of five hundred and sixty \alual)le acres in 
Centreville Township. Ihiviiig solely througii 
his self-reliant efforts accumulated this fine estate, 
he may justly congratulate himself upon his well 
earned success in life. 

In Paris Township, January 18, 1857, William 
H. Murray and Miss Agnes D. Rowc were united 
in marriage. The estimable wife of our subject 
was born in Illinois, March 20, 1836^ and is the 
mother of nine children. These sons and daugh- 
ters of our subject are: Mary E., wife of William 



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Kimball; C. H.; Sarah, wife of Hiram Smith; Jane, 
wife of Archibald Carroll; George, who married 
Ida Hiim[)hrey; William, a promising young man, 
who died when about twenty-two years of age; 
Henry; Myrtie, the wife of John Humphrey, and 
Kate. Mr. Murray, whose time has been mainly 
employed in the numerous duties connected with 
his extensive interests, is ever ready to assist in 
all local enterprises of merit, and is known as one 
of the substantial and liberal-spirited citizens of 
Linn County, being fully in sympathy with the 
progressive movements and educational advance- 
ments of to-day. 



J[ UDGE J. W. ANDERSON, Probate Judge 
of Neosho County, makes his home in Erie, 
; Kan. He is a native of the Buckeye State, 
born in Pickaway County October 23, 1840, 
and IS a son of John R. Anderson, who was born 
in eastern Maryland, whence he came to Ohio 
when a boy with his father, James Anderson. The 
latter served in the War of 1812. John R. grew 
to manhood in Pickaway County, and there mar- 
ried Miss Susan, daughter of Jacob Shepherd. He 
then engaged in farming until 1858, when he re- 
moved to Piatt County, 111., where he purchased 
a small tract of land, and engaged in its cultiva- 
tion until 1869. In that year he went to Barton 
County, Mo., where his death occurred in 1871. 
He had lost his first wife, and afterward mar- 
ried Elizabeth Asher, who was called to her final 
rest in 1889. By the first marriage were born ten 
children, nine of whom grew to manhood and 
womanhood, while five are still living. 

Judge Anderson acquired his education in the 
common schools of Ohio and Illinois, and was 
reared to farm life. He followed agricultural pur- 
suits until entering the army in July, 18(jl. 
Prompted by patriotic impulses, he joined the 



boys in blue of Company F, Second Illinois Cav- 
alry, and became First Sergeant. He was mus- 
tered out November 22, 1865. He had partici- 
pated in the battle and siege of Vicksburg, the 
engagements at Holly Springs and Jackson, and 
altogether was in thirty-two battles and skirmishes. 
He was wounded at Holly Springs and also in the 
battle of Middlebury, Tenn. 

After the war Mr. Anderson returned to Illinois, 
and on the 11th of October, 1866, removed to 
Barton County, Mo., where he purchased eighty 
acres of land. Later he extended the boundaries 
of his farm until it comprised one hundred and 
sixty acres, which he pl.aeed under a high state of 
cultivation. He was married on the 9th of March, 
1864, to Sarah, daughter of James B. Morain, of 
Piatt County, 111., and a native of Pickaway Coun- 
ty, Ohio. They became the parents of five chil- 
dren, but two died in infancy. Those living 
are: Cora; Olive, wife of B. C. Degarrao; and 
Emma, wife of C. J. Burrows, proprietor of the 
Star Grocery, of Parsons, Kan. The mother of 
this family died, and in 1873 .Judge Anderson 
wedded Miss Sarah, daughter of Josiah Hoor, and 
a native of McLean County, 111. 

In 1874 our subject removed to McLean Coun- 
ty, where he followed farming for five years, and 
then came to Neosho County. He first purchased 
a farm of two hundred and forty acres, partially 
improved. This he placed under a high state of 
cultivation, and made of it a valuable and desir- 
able place. He also owns one hundred and sixty 
acres of land in Erie Township, which yields to 
him a good income. Both farms are now rented, 
while the Judge devotes his attention to his of- 
ficial duties. In the fall of 1890 he was elected 
Probate Judge, and entered upon the duties of 
tiiat ottice January 12. 1891. So acceptably did 
he fill the position that he was re-elected, and en- 
tered upon his second term in 1893. He was one 
of the organizers of his party in this county, and 
is one of its active workers. For four years he 
has been identified with the Populist party. 

Socially, our subject is connected with tiie 
Farmers' Alliance, and is a member of the Giaiid 
Army of the Republic, having served as Com- 
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is a very prominent worker in the Woman's Chris- 
tian Temperance Union, and both the Judge and 
Mrs. Anderson are consistent members and lead- 
ing workers in the Methodist Episcopal Churcii. 
Prominent in benevolent and social interests, they 
give their support to everything calculated to 
prove of public benefit or to advance the general 
welfare. Tiieir lives are indeed exemplary, having 
been well and worthily passed. The Judge has 
been true to every trust reposed in him, whether 
public or private. He is held in universal confi- 
dence and esteem, and it is with pleasure that we 
present to our readers this record of his life. 



J' M. ALLEN is the senior member of the 
firm of Allen & Allen, bankers of Erie, and 
is a worth J' representative of the business 
interests of this place. A native of Indi- 
ana, he was born in Putnam County, January 31, 
1842, and is a son of R. N. and Elizabeth (Tal- 
bott) Allen. The father was born in Virginia, and 
about 1827 emigrated to Putnam County, Ind., 
where he entered laud from the Government. He 
made the trip in company with William Talbott, 
the father of his intended wife. There he opened 
u)) a farm, transforming the wild land into rich 
and fertile fields. Devoting his energies to its 
cultivation until 1865, he then removed to Bloom- 
ington, Ind., where he died on the 12th of Octo- 
ber, 1876. His wife passed away in 1860. While 
in Indiana he served as Associate Judge of Put- 
nam County. He held membership with the Meth- 
odist Episcopal Church. The maternal great- 
great-grandfather of our subject was one of the 
heroes of the Revolution. 

J. M. Allen belongs to a family of eleven 
children, eight of whom grew to mature years, 
while four sons and two daughters are yet living, 
all of whom graduated at De Pauw University. 
The sons are: A. P., residing in this county; R. 
N., who is President of the First National Bank 



of Chanute, Kan.; H. C, a prominent law3'er of 
Indianapolis, Ind., who is now serving as attor- 
ney for the street railroad company and an in- 
surance company; and our subject. 

Mr. Allen whose name heads this record at- 
tended the public schools of Putnam County, Ind., 
and then spent one j'ear in De I'auw University, 
where we find him at the breaking out of the war, 
in April, 1861. He immediately left the school- 
room, and when Lincoln is'sued the first call for 
troops he joined Company K, Sixteenth Indiana 
Infantry. He became First Lieutenant, and was 
mustered out July 20,1865. At finaggy Point, 
on the Red River, he was taken prisoner May 1, 
1864, and was incarcerated for five months and 
twenty days at Tyler, Tex. He was wounded at 
the battle of Arkansas Post, and again at Vicks- 
burg. He participated in the entire siege of that 
citj', and was also in many other hotly contested 
engagements. 

After the war, Mr. Allen removed to this coun-_ 
ty and entered from the Government o'lie liundred 
and sixty acres of land in Erie Township. He 
afterward purchased eighty acres and. began the 
development of his farm, tiie boundaries of which 
he extended .from time to time until he had seven 
hundred acres. Tiiis he sold in 1883. He was 
married in Baldwin, Kan., August 27, 1867, to 
Miss Eva, daughter of Henry Foster, of Putnam 
County, Ind. They began their domestic life 
upon the farm where they lived until 1883, when 
they came to Erie. 

Mr. Allen is numbered among the pioneers of 
Neosho County, which was very sparsely settled 
by white people at the time of his arrival, and 
Indians still lived in the neighborhood. He has 
seen as many as twenty-two deer from his cabin 
door at one time. On coining to Pirie in 1883, he 
formed a partnership with his nephew, W. T. 
Allen, in the banking business, in which he has since 
continued. It has become one of the leading 
financial institutions of the county, business being 
conducted on a safe and conservative basis. He 
has led a busy and useful life, yet has found time 
to serve in public office. In 1867 he was elected 
County Commissioner for a two-years term, then 
was re-elected, and served as Chairman of the 



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Board during the time of the trouble concerning 
the county seat. In the fall of 1873 he was elected 
to tlie State Legislature upon the Republican 
ticket, being a stanch advocate of Republican 
principles until 1877, at which time he espoused 
what was known as the Greenback cause. In 1878 
he was a candidate for State Senator, but was de- 
feated by one hundred and forty-four votes. So- 
cially, he is a member of P^rie Post No. 3ri,G. A. R., 
which he joined at its organization, and in 1892 
was elected as a delegate to tlie National Encamp- 
ment in Washington. He belongs to the Ancient 
Order of United Workmen and Modern Wood- 
men, and holds membersliip with the Meliiodist 
Episcopal Church. 

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Allen were born four chil- 
dren, two sons and two daughters: J. F., who is 
serving as book-keeper in the bank in Erie; Clay, 
who has just been appointed a cadet at West 
Point; Sue and Ada, who are at home. The family is 
widely and favorably known in the count}', its 
members holding an enviable position in social 
circles. Mr. Allen has borne all the experiences 
of frontier life in tliis locality, and is familiar 
with the history of its troublous times. On the 
side of right and order he has ever been found, 
and his hearty support and co-operation have ever 
been given to those enterprises tending to ad- 
vance the best interests of the community. 



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^tJAMES B. STURDIVAN, a farmer residing 
IJ on section 3, Westphalia Township, is num- 
^^ ji bered among the early settlers of Anderson 
^^ County of 1859. His residence in the state 
dates from 1857. He was born in Wayne County, 
111., October 23, 1834, and is a son of William and 
Mary Ann (Fulton) Sturdivan. His grandfather, 
Stephen Sturdivan, was a native of Vermont, but 
removed to Tennessee and there reared his family. 
The ffttljer of our subject was bora in the Utter 



state, but attained his majority in Indiana. When 
a young man he went to Wayne County, 111., where 
he raarj-ied Miss Fulton, and with his wife removed 
to Rock Island County, becoming one of its early 
settlers and the owner of a fine farm. His deatli 
occurred there March 7, 1858, and his wife passed 
away in March, 1868. Their family numbered 
eight children, of whom .James is the eldest; Steph- 
en resides in Iowa; Mary Ann is the wife of Peter 
Noah, of Grinnell, Iowa; Martha is now Mrs. Van 
Metcalf, of Poweshiek County, Iowa; William is 
living in Sheldon, Iowa; John T. makes his home 
in Pocahontas, Iowa; Jane was the wife of Elias 
Clifton and died in Rock Island County, 111., and 
Eliza is the wife of Nathan Sparks, of Pocahontas 
County, Iowa. 

In taking up the sketch of our subject we pre- 
sent our readers the life record of one of Anderson 
County's prominent agriculturists. He was reared 
upon his father's farm and remained in Illinois 
until 1857, when he accompanied liis uncle, David 
Sturdivan, to Kansas, locating in Jefferson County, 
where he followed any means of liveliliood where- 
by he could earn an honest dollar. In 1858, he 
married Ellen Jones, daughter of Vincent and Lot- 
tie Jones, and a native of Missouri. The follow- 
ing year he took up a claim, the farm upon .which 
he now resides, and as soon as the land came into 
market entered it from the Government. In 1860, 
he returned to Illinois, and for some time made 
his home in Rock Island County. In 1865, lie en- 
listed in Company A, One Hundred and F'ifty-sixlli 
Illinois Infantry, and served for seven months as 
a defender of the Union. 

In 1882, Mr. Sturdivan was called upon to 
mourn the loss of his wife, who died leaving 
seven children, William, Marion, Oliver, Elmer, 
Stephen, Emma and Anna. In 1884, our subject 
was again married, his second union being witli 
Mrs. Mary Slarkey. She was born in Germany, 
August 15, 1839, and is a daughter of Hiram and 
Mary Angeline Bolson. Her mother died in Ger- 
nian3', leaving five children, Charles, John, Ed- 
ward, Henry and Mary. Mr. Bolson was again 
married, and in 1843 emigrated to the United 
States. He settled in Pliiladelphia, and then(te 
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smith. In 1858 tbe family came to Kansas, locat- 
ing in Anderson County, vvlieie Mary Bolson be- 
came the wife of William .Staikey, who died in 1872. 
They had two daughters: Nancy, wife of- Frank 
Kellogg, and Ida. 

Mr. Sturdivan returned to Kansas in 1866, and 
has since lived upon his present farm, where he 
now has two hundred and eighty-five acres of 
valuable land. He follows general farming and 
stock-raising, having dealt extensively in stock for 
many years. He is a man of good business ability, 
sagacious and enterprising, and has acquired a 
handsome property. Himself and wife are well 
known throughout this community, and it is with 
pleasure that we present the record of this worth}' 
couple to our readers. 



^p[? UGUSTUS V. CROSBY. Among the suc- 
/ 1 ''^^^^"'^ ^""^ efficient agriculturists of Linn 
I ill County whose labors have contributed to 
1^ the material advancement of their various 

communities prominent mention belongs to the 
gentleman whose name introduces this sketch, and 
who for many years has resided on section 36, 
township 20, range 21. His farm is located about 
three miles southwest of Goodrich, in Centreville 
Township, and consists of one hundred and twenty 
acres, containing all the modern con veniences, and 
embellished with a substantial set of buildings. 

Mr. Crosby came to Kansas in 1866, and has" re- 
sided in Linn County ever since that year. He 
was the first member of his father's family to come 
to the .Sunflower State, but he was soon followed 
by his parents, who made permanent settlement 
here. He was born in Huron County, Ohio, Feb- 
ruary 15, 1851, and is a descendant in tlie second 
generation of William Crosby, a soldier in the War 
of 1812, who came to Ohio in an early day, and 
settling in Huron County, resided there until about 



1873. Then, accompanied by his wife, he removed 
to Kansas and passed his declining years in Craw- 
ford County with a son, in whose home he died at 
the age of eighty-six. 

James Crosby, father of cur subject, was prob- 
ably a native of Massachusetts, and was born in 
1821. In his youth he learned the trade of a 
cooper, and also engaged in wagon-making. He 
removed to Ohio in early life, and there married 
Miss Rachel Ann Dailey, who was born in the state 
of New York, being a daughter of Thomas Dailey. 
Pursuing his trade in Huron County until 1867, 
James Crosby then came to Kan.sas, and for one 
year resided in Anderson County, whence he came 
to Linn County. He died in Centreville Town- 
shiii In the spring of 1873; his wife is still living. 
They were the parents of four children: Sarah, 
who married Henry Gardner and resides in Craw- 
ford County, Kan.; Jessie, wljo became the wife of 
Charles Flora, and is now a widow, making her 
home with our subject; Pickett, a fanner residing 
in Centreville Township; and Augustus V., our 
subject, who is the eldest of the children. The fa- 
ther was a Republican in politics and a stanch 
supporter of its principles. 

In the district schools of Huron County, Ohio, 
our subject' received a fair education. In his six- 
teenth year he came to Kansas, in company with 
another man, and driving a flock of sheep. The 
trip occupied one hundred and ten days, and was 
made on foot. Arriving in the Sunflower State, 
he secured a situation on a farm in tlie employ of 
the gentleman whom he had accompanied to this 
state. Daring 1867 his parents settled in Kansas, 
after which he resided with them and tilled the 
soil of the home farm. In the spring of 1873 he 
located on the farm where he now resides. He 
owns one hundred and twenty acres of land, which 
he has brought to a high state of cultivation and 
embellished with good buildings. 

In September, 1872,- Mr. Crosby married Miss 
Mary Hurst, who was born in Illinois on the Uth 
of August, 1852. She accompanied her mother, 
Clarissa Hurst, to Kansas, and has since made her 
home in this state. She is the mother of four chil- 
dren, Anna, Osie, Clara and Rachel. The family 
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members enjoy the esteem of a large circle of as- 
sociates. In his political belief, Mr. Crosby is a 
trne-blue Republican, and always votes the party 
ticket. 



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ri\ ILTON PHEBUS is numbered among the 
1 principal stockmen of Linn County and 
li resides one mile north of Parker, on sec- 
tion 5, Liberty Township. His residence 
in Kansas dates from 1880. He is a native of In- 
diana, and was born in Kosciusko County on 
the 1st of July, 1843. The ancestry of the 
family is traced to England, but its representa- 
tives have long been numbered among the influ- 
ential people of the United States. Grandfather 
George Phebus was born in Maryland and became 
an early settler of Ohio, whither he removed 
on horseback. During the Revolutionary War he 
served in the defense of the Colonies, and several 
of his sons were soldiers in the War of 1812. His 
occupation was that of farming, in which he en- 
gaged throughout the entire period of his activity. 
He married, and reared a family of thirteen chil- 
dren. 

The father of our subject, Wilham Phebus, was 
a native of Pickaway County, Ohio, and was 
there reared to manhood. There, also, he married 
Miss Maria Baggs, who was born in Virginia in 
July, 1811, their union being solemnized on the 
15th of March, 1837. Shortly after liis marriage 
he located on a farm in Kosciusko County, Ind., 
where he resided many years. His deatli occurred 
in December, 1864, at the age of fifty-nine years, 
he having been born March 3, 1805. His wife 
survived him eighteen years and passed away in 
1882. She had become the mother of five chil- 
dren, of whom Milton was the only one who at- 
tained manhood. 

In the district schools of tlie Iloosier State our 
subject gained the rudiments of his education. 



which was afterward supplemented by self-culture 
and observation. In 18G4 he left the peaceful 
pursuit of agriculture and took up arms in his 
country's defense. He was mustered into service 
as a member of Company M, Forty-first Indiana 
Cavalry, and served for seventeen months, when 
he was mustered out under general order. In the 
engagement at Resaca he took an active part, also 
in all the battles to the evacuation of Atlanta. 
Returning to Nashville, the command went from 
there on a campaign io Eastport, Miss., the last 
engagement being at Franklin, Tenn. 

After the close of the war Mr. Phebus returned 
to Indiana and resided on the old homestead, 
caring for his mother, who had been recently 
widowed. On New Year's Eve, 1866, he married 
Miss Catherine Bowman, who was born in Wayne 
County, Ohio, December 30, 1845. Her parenf?, 
Jacob and Susauna (Weaver) Bowman, were na- 
tives of Pennsylvania, whence the}' removed to 
Ohio, and from there in 1854 went to Indiana, 
where they settled on a farm in Elkhart County. 
The father was born in 1814, and the mother in 
1817. They still reside on the home farm in Elk- 
hart County and enjoy good health, notwithstand- 
ing their advanced years. 

There were twelve children in the Bowman 
family, ten of whom survived to mature years. 
We note the following concerning them: Samuel 
was a member of Company G, Forty-eighth Indi- 
ana Infantry, during the late war and is now a 
resident of Oklahoma; John was a member of 
Company I, Seventy-fourth Indiana Infantry, and 
died at Nashville; Lydia married John Greena- 
walt and resides in Lagrange Count}', Ind.; Cath- 
erine is the wife of our subject; Levi resides in 
Noble County, Ind.; Susan married Samuel Rhein- 
smith and lives in Lagrange County, Ind.; Sarah 
became the wife of Homer Poiser and died in La- 
grange County, Ind.; Jacob makes his home in 
Lagrange County, where David also resides. 

For a number of years after his marriage Mr. 
Pliebus continued to reside in Indiana, and for 
five years was engaged in the livery business at 
Syracuse, that state. In 1880 he came to Kansas, 
and after a sojourn of six months at Fontana he 
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ing here be purchased one hundred and sixty acres 
of raw land, which he now has well improved. At 
the present time he is the owner of eighty acres, 
on winch he engages extensively in tiie live-stock 
business. In addition to this he has given each of 
his children an eightj'-acre tract. When the vil- 
lage of Parker was founded he became a silent 
partner in a mercantile business, with which he 
was connected for some time. 

The family of Mr. and Mrs. Phebus was com- 
pleted b}' the birth of three children, namely: 
William, who married Mina Bundy and has one 
son, Raymond; Celestia, the wife of Erastus Cle- 
mans and the mother of one son, Lester; and Ey-- 
man, who is at home. The family occupies a high 
position in social circles, and its various members 
are highly regarded both in Parker and the sur- 
rounding country. Mr. Phebus is not identified 
with any secret or religious organization, but has 
devoted his attention exclusively to the details of 
his business. He is not actively interested in pol- 
itics, although his ballot is invariably cast for the 
candidates and principles of the Democratic party. 



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JOHN ELLIOTT, a representative general 
agriculturist, successful stock-raiser and in. 
fluential citizen, cultivates a fine farm 
.^_^ pleasantly located in Miami Township, Mi- 
ami County, and has for over a quarter of a cen- 
tury been closely identified with the rapid growth 
and upward progress of his home locality, wliere, 
widely known, he enjoys the respect of many 
friends. Our subject is a native of County An- 
trim, Ireland, and was born in tlie year 1825. He 
spent tlie days of his boyhood m his birthplace, 
and, reared to a self-reliant manhood in the 
Old Country, there received his education in the 
common schools, and was trained to habits of 



thrifty and energetic industry, which well fitted 
him to make his way in life. The father, Thomas 
Elliott, likewise a native of County Antrim, was 
a son of Robert Elliott, the ancestors of the 
family having for many generations past been 
numbered among the intelligent and enterprising 
dwellers of the Emerald Isle. The mother of our 
subject, Jane (McLane) Elliott, daughter of John 
McLane, and likewise born in County Antrim, 
Ireland, was a woman of ability and culture. The 
parents spent their entire lives amid the familiar 
scenes of their childhood" days, and, useful, con- 
tented and industrious, lived and died in County 
Antrim. 

Soon after attaining to his majority Mr. EiUiott 
determined to try his fortune in the land beyond 
tlie sea, but it was not until lie was about twenty- 
four years of age that he final!}' embarked for 
America. After a safe and pleasant voyage our 
subject landed in New York. He remained but a 
brief time in the metropolis of the east, but jour- 
neying to Greene County found ready employment 
upon a farm, and for the succeeding tliree years 
made his home in tlie Empire State. At the ex- 
piration of this length of time he followed the 
tide of emigration to the farther west, and locat- 
ing in Illinois, lived for about a twelvemonth in 
Grundy County. From Illinois Mr. Elliott passed 
over into Missouri, and settling in Bates County, 
continued to make his home in that part of tlie 
country until in the early '60s. He emigrated to 
the farther west and permanently located in his 
present neighborhood in Kansas. Entering at 
once upon the cultivation of his fine farm upon 
section 1, Miami . County, he brought the fertile 
soil up to a high state of productiveness, and im- 
proved his homestead with large and substantial 
buildings. Pros|)ered financially, our subject owns 
about two thousand acres of valuable land, and 
is numbered among the wealthy and substantial 
men of the county. He has some of the best stock 
in the state, and his annual liarvesls yield a 
handsome income. 

In Kendall County, 111., John Elliott was united 
in marriage with Miss Ann McCliotock, a iiative 
of Ireland and a most estimable lady. Nine chil- 
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ing are in the order of their birth: Thomas R., 
Jolin, Mary, Annie, Joscpli, Charles and Frank 
M. Two little ones died in infancy, Samuel and 
William. Mr. Elliott takes an active interest in 
church work, he and his excellent wife being Pres- 
byterians. They are both liberal givers, and aid 
in religious extension and the various benevolent 
enterprises of their neighborhood. Thei . eldest 
son, Thomas R., married Miss Clara Riggs; John 
married Miss Orpha A. Haines; and Mary J. is 
the wife of George B. Baxter. Winning his way 
unaided to a position of usefad influence in his 
adopted country, our subject has attained to suc- 
cess, and now, surrounded by his ambitious and 
intelligent family, may with pleasure review his 
career, which as a friend, neighbor and fellow-citi- 
zen has been characterized by native ability and 
sterling integrity of character. 



\\l—^ JASPER DINGUS, one of the pioneer set- 
Wj^ tiers of Mound City Township, Linn Coun- 
/^^^ ty, and an extensive stock-raiser and high- 
(i^ ly esteemed citizen, residing near Critzer, 
arrived in his present locality December 2, 1854, 
and took up from the Government the west half 
of the nortiieast quarter and east half of the north- 
west quarter of section IG, comprising one hun- 
dred and sixty acres. Born in Scott County, Va., 
January 9, 1830, our subject was a young man 
when in the early days in the iiistory of the state he 
began life for himself upon tiie prairies of Kansas. 
His parents, Henry S. and Nancy (Dollerhide) 
Dingus, were natives of Virginia, and the paternal 
grandfather, Phillip Dingus, was born in Pennsyl- 
vania. 

The parents removed from Virginia to Missouri 
about 1835, making the tedious journey with 
teams. They settled in Franklin County, fifty-five 
miles from St. Louis, and located on land where 
the mother died two ^ears later. Two of the 



three children who once gathered in the Missouri 
home yet survive. Jane, who married Samuel 
Morrow, came to Kansas in 1855, and died in Linn 
County in 1884; William, after the war, became a 
citizen of Mound City Township, where he yet re- 
sides. Our subject was the second in order of birth 
and was only about five years of age when his 
parents emigrated from Virginia. The father, 
mariying a second time, had by his last wife a 
large family, live of whom attained to adult age. 
The eldest was Martha, who married Biford 
Vaughan. The others were: James; Virginia, wife 
of Charles Fickett; Fiances, who died unmarried, 
and Patrick. The father passed to his rest in 
Franklin Countj', Mo. 

As soon as old enough our subject assisted in 
the care of the home farm and also received a lim- 
ited education in the district school. His health 
not being good, in the early part of 1854 he bor- 
rowed a horse from his brother-in-law and started 
west on a prospecting tour. Being favorably im- 
pressed with the appearance of the country, he took 
up a claim in Linn County. He then returned his 
borrowed horse, and on another, which his grand- 
father loaned him, traveled from Hickory County, 
Mo., to Franklin County. On his way back he 
passed a number of people at a camp-fire, one of 
whom proved to be an uncle. In company with 
this relative and his family our subject traveled to 
Kansas, and took up his permanent abode in Linn 
County January 22, 1865. With his worldly 
goods stored in iiis carpet bag, he began life for 
himself very modestly. His uncle, Barney Rich- 
ardson, made him welcome in his new home, in 
which he remained one year. At the expiration 
of the twelve months he built for himself a com- 
fortable little cabin, which was shared by his 
brother-in-law for a time. For his land he paid 
the Government price, $1.25 per acre, and received 
the deed for the same in 1859. 

February 26, 1857, H. Jasper Dingus and Miss 
Elizabeth AVayne were united in marriage, and 
afterward lived on the land originally taken up 
by our subject until the homestead law was passed, 
when they settled on section 20. After a five- 
years residence Mr. Dingus received a deed to the 
land, but his health being veiy poor, returned at 




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once to his old farm, where he has since remained 
continuously with the exception of two years 
spent in Ft. Scott, to which place he went on ac- 
count of its educational facilities. Tlie cabin of 
hewn logs originally erected by him is yet stand- 
ing, and having been sold, is now occupied. 

Mrs. Dingus was born in Missouri, .June 23, 
1839, being the daughter of Temple and Elizabeth 
(Gregg) Wayne, natives of Campbell County, Va., 
and South Carolina, respectively. Brought to- 
gether in Missouri by changes of residence, they 
were married in the latter state, and remained 
within its borders until May, 1855, when they mi- 
grated to Kansas. Locating in Mound City Town- 
ship, they spent the rest of their lives in that 
neighborhood. Mr. Wayne died in January, 1861. 
His good wife, surviving a score of years, passed 
away July 2, 1881. Of their nine children, seven 
survived to adult age. Lucy married John Ruark, 
and died in Butler County, Kan.; George resides 
in Oregon; Elizabeth wedded our subject; Emily 
died at the age of seventeen years; Susan is the 
wife of George Mitchell, of Linn County; Alfred 
resides in Linn County; Franklin is also a citizen 
of Linn County. By a former marriage Mr. Wayne 
had the following children: Temple; Mary, who 
married Robert Thockmorton; Laurinda, wife of 
Cornelius Garner; John and James. 

The home of our subject" and his excellent wife 
has been blessed by the birth of seven sons and 
daughters, namely: Henry W.; Martha, the wife of 
John Bower and a resident of Linn County, Kan.; 
Winnifred, Rosa, Clandon, Ellen and John. Ap- 
preciating the value of aneducalion, Mr. and Mrs. 
Dingus have generously given their children the 
best possible opportunities for instruction. Mrs. 
Bower, an accomplished lady, is a graduate of the 
normal school at Ft. Scott and has taught school. 
Winnifred and Rosa are now attending the Kansas 
Normal School and have both taught with success. 
Financially prospered, Mr. Dingus owns over a half- 
section of land and devotes the most of his time 
to raising a superior grade of mules and horses. 
The extensive homestead is under a fine state of 
cultivation and improved with good and substan- 
tial buildings. Formerly members of the Baptist 
Church, Mr. and Mrs. Dingus now commune with 



the Christian Church and ai-e active in good work. 
Politically he was once a Republican but is now 
a Populist. During the Civil War he was a mem- 
ber of the state militia, and then a loyal citizen, 
is to-day the same, ever prompt to assist in matters 
of public welfare. 



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fljU^ENRY W. BRASE. The accessions to the 
Wjj) population of southeastern Kansas have not 
/i\^^ been wholly or even principally confined to 
(^^ the cities. The excellence of the soil has 
been demonstrated, and large numbers of agricult- 
urists from the east and other countries have come 
hither and have gained success as tillers of the soil. 
Among the Germans who have become prosper- . 
ous farmers of Linn County, none is more deserv- 
ing of mention than Mr. Brase, who occupies and 
owns a valuable farm on section 12, Potosi Town- 
ship. 

Born in Germany March 28, 1827, our subject 
passed his boyhood years in the Fatherland, where 
he was the recipient of good educational advan- 
tages. In 1847 he emigrated to America, and 
after lauding in New York proceeded directly, 
to Philadelphia, whence he went to Baltimore, and 
from there to Cumberland County, Pa. Es- 
tablishing his home there, he continued to reside 
in that county until 1854, when he came west to 
Illinois and located in Lawrence County. Accom- 
panied by his family, he came to Linn County in 
the spring of 1856 and settled on the farm where 
he now lives. Here he owns one hundred and 
sixty acres of valuable land, upon which he raises 
the various cereals and also engages to some extent 
in stock-raising. He has erected all the buildings 
necessary for the proper conduct of the work, and 
has embellished the place with many of the modern 
improvements. 

During the Civil War Mr. Brase served in the 
army for three years, enlisting in Company I, Sec- 



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oud Kansas Cavahy, and serving with bravery un- 
til the expiration of his term of enlistment. He 
has been three times married. His first un- 
ion was celebrated in Lawrence County, 111., 
to Miss Amy J. Moore, who died about 1855. 
He was again married in Lawrence County, 111., 
choosing as his wife Miss Ollie Moore, and they 
became the parents of six children, only one of 
whom survives, Amy J., the widow of George 
Richison, who died in Linn County, Kan., Sep- 
tember 28, 1892. Mrs. Ollie Erase passed away 
in 1866. 

In Linn County, Kan., June 6, 1869, Mr. Erase 
was united in marriage wUli Miss Julia Richcy, 
who was born in Adams County, III., January 7, 
1847. They are the parents of five children: Effie 
M., who is the wife of Henry Merriman; Henry 
W., who married Artie Jarred; Katie, Ada and 
Gussie. Tlie parents of Mrs. Erase, P. J. and 
Eliza (Worrell) Richey, came to Linn County in 
1859 and died in Potosi Township, the father Au- 
gust 4, 1866, and the mother November 1, 1861. 
They were the parents of ten children, Mrs. Erase 
being the third in order of age. In their religious 
belief, Mr. and Mrs. Erase are in sympathy with the 
doctrines of the Christian Church, with which they 
hold membership, and in which he has held the 
ofHce of Deacon. He is a man of keen perception 
and shrewd discernment, and has made a success 
of his chosen occupation, farming, in which he 
has always been engaged. 



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ORVILLE P. WATSON, the efficient President 
of the Mound City Eank, of Linn County, 
and a leading merchant of his home city, is 
a native of Otsego County, N. Y., and was born 
July 7, 1832. Zara and SaUie (Fisk) Watson 
were both natives of the Empire State, where the 
father was well known as a successful farmer. 
The paternal great-grandfather rebelled against 
King George in England, and emigrating to 



America, made his home in the state of New 
York. Zara and Sallie (Fisk) Watson were the 
parents of six sons and three daughters, all of 
whom survived to mature age, and three are now 
living. Sarah, Mrs. Millis, is at home in New 
Lisbon, Otsego County, N. Y.; Fidelia, Mrs. Knis- 
kern, resides in Hornellsville, N. Y. Our subject, 
Orville P., was reared upon the old homestead 
until fourteen years of age. He received a com- 
mon-school education, and leaving home before 
fifteen, for two years resided with his eldest 
brother, and then hired out to a man to learn tlie 
carpenter's trade, living with him two years. 
During the following summers Mr. AVatson devoted 
himself to journeyman's work, and during the 
winters returned home and attended school. 

In the year 1855 were united in marriage Or- 
ville P. Watson and Miss Calista A. Swift, born 
in Herkimer Count}', N. Y.,in 1831. Our subject 
and his estimable wife remained in Richfield a 
couple of years, and in 1857 removed to Linn 
County, some time before the organization of 
the present citj'. Mr. Watson settled on a wild 
prairie farm three and a-half miles north of the 
site of Mound City. There were then no neigh- 
bors, and the country round a.bout presented a 
scene of loneliness, but our subject with cheerful 
energy built a frame house and entered witii en- 
thusiasm upon the cultivation of the soil. Re- 
maining upon the farm until 1861, he also found 
profitable employment at his trade of a carpenter. 
His homestead of one hundred and sixty acres 
constantly increased in value. 

In 1862, as sutler, Mr. Watson went with the Fif- 
teenth Illinois Infantry to Memphis and was pres- 
ent at the siege of Vicksburg, taking an active 
part in the Grand Gulf and Mississippi campaign. 
After remaining two years in the service, our sub- 
ject spent six months in New York and then re- 
turned to Kansas, engaged in mercantile business 
in Mound City, and was one of the pioneers in 
that line of trade. Opening on a corner, in the 
building which he still occupies, he has continu- 
ously handled merchandise with most profitable 
results. Investing largely, he carried from the 
first a fine stock of goods, from $7,000 to »8,0(H) 
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Leavenworth, the trip then taking about two 
weeks. 

Mr. Watson personally superintended the 
freighting of his goods and experienced many pe- 
culiar adventures incidental to those pioneer days. 
Later, he with three others organized the Mound 
City Bank, with which he has since been iden- 
tified, and which now has a capital of $50,000 
and a surplus of a considerable amount. The 
bank was after a time re-organized, and at first 
Vice-President, our subject has for some time 
been President of the well known financial insti- 
tution. Beside his finely cultivated home farm 
of two liundred and forty acres, improved with 
excellent barns and a commodious and liand- 
some residence, Mr. Watson owns other outside 
and inside valuable property interests and is 
numbered among the capitalists of Linn County. 
His mercantile business averages $16,000 per 3'ear 
and is one of the best in his locality. His excel- 
lent wife entered into rest in July, 1889, mourned 
by all who knew her. She was the mother of two 
cliildren, one of whom now survives, Frank G. 

Mr. Watson is fraternally a valued member of 
the Ancient Free & Accepted Masons and has ad- 
vanced to the thirty-second degree. He is a 
Mystic Shriner, belonging to Ararat Temple, A. 
A. O. N. M. S., of Kansas City. For two-score 
years an active member of the order, our subject 
was Master of the blue lodge for years, was High 
Priest in the chapter and has been King in the same. 
He was Color-bearer in Hugli De Payne Cuinman- 
dery, S. K. T., and in this ancient societ3- has a 
host of friends. 

Politically a Republican, Mr. Watson has taken 
a high place in local politics and has become one 
of the prominent men of Linn County. He is 
widely known and universally respected for his 
ability and upright character. Aside from other 
interests our subject is a Director, stockholder and 
Vice-President of the Bank of Bule Mound, and 
a stockholder and Director of the bank at Parker. 
Many years ago, passing through border troubles, 
he became acquainted with Montgomery, Jennison 
and John Brown. Surviving to witness the won- 
derful growth of Kansas, Mr. "Watson lived to see 
spring into existence the flourishing town of 



Mound City, of which he was for five years the 
efficient Mayor, and early became a recognized 
factor in the development and promotion of the 
vital interests of his home locality and Linn 
County. 



eAPT. SOLOMON KAUFFMAN. The grand- 
father of our subject, Jacob Kauffman, was 
a native of Germany, and came to America 
some time during the Revolutionary War. He was 
a young man and settled in Chester County, Pa., 
where he married a lady who was also a native of 
Germany, and together they passed the remainder 
of their days, living to a good old age. Their relig- 
ious belief was in accordance with the Ornish 
Meunonite Church, of wliich they were honored 
members. Their son, David, father of our subject, 
was born in Chester County, Pa., but removed to 
Kishacoquillas Valley, Mifflin County, where lie 
married and pursued farming until March, 1845. 
He tiien sold, his farm, and with teams and wagons 
took his family to Champaign County, Ohio, 
where he purchased laud and made a comfortable 
farmer's home. There he and his worthy compan- 
ion passed the remainder of their days. 

They were the parents of seven children. Joseph 
N., the eldest of the children, settled in Ohio in 
1843, and was a minister in the Omish Mennoiiite 
Church. Later he became a bishop in the Dunkard 
Ciuirch and carried on his ministerial duMes in 
Ohio principally, but died in the Shenandoah 
Valley, Va., January I'J, 1891. Mattie married 
Jacob Hooley and still resides in Champaign 
County, Ohio, where she located in 1845. Chris- 
tian removed to Ohio -in 1844, and resides in 
Champaign County. David J. settled in the 
Buckeye State in 1845, and after a short residence 
in Logan County, removed to McLean County, 
111., thence to Shelby County, that state, and^ater 
joined the colony that founded Greele3', Colo. He 
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1891 he settled in Fresno County, Cal. Jonas went 
to Ohio in 1845, and later to McLean County, 111., 
where lie died during tlie cholera epidemic. Jon- 
athan went to Ohio in 1845, and during the gold 
excitement visited California. He now resides in 
McLean County, 111. 

Solomon Kauffman, the youngest of the above 
mentioned family, was horn in Mifflin County, 
Pa., January 6, 1832, and divided his time in 
youth in assisting on the farm and in attending 
the common schools a few months each winter. He 
was the first member of the Kauffman family to 
choose a trade in preference to tilling the soil. 
When nineteen years of age he began learning the 
carpenter's trade and served a three years' appren- 
ticeship. In 1852 he removed to McLean Coun- 
ty, 111., and in 1854 to Iowa. He put the roof on 
the first sawmill in Marshalltown, Iowa, in the 
fall of the latter year, and on January 1, 1856, his 
shop, tools, etc., in Lafayette, Iowa, were destroyed 
by fire. The fertile soil and political excitement 
in Kansas Territory were attracting settlers in that 
direction, and he decided to make a home within 
its borders. He reached Kansas City April 30, ac- 
companied by Joseph Ingles, an old school teacher. 
They made the trip on foot from Kansas City to 
Lawrence, thence to Topeka, back to Lawrence, 
and thence to Neosho Valley, via the Sac and 
Fox Indian agencies, their only guide being a 
pocket compass. From Hampden, in Coffee Coun- 
ty', they went to the headwaters of tiie Pottawato- 
mie creeks, in Anderson County, and there took 
up claims. 

At that time there were only five families with- 
in a radius of ten miles of their cabin. The border 
warfare was going on, and Mr. Kauffman at once 
offered his services to the state organizations. He 
enlisted in the Kansas State Volunteer service 
under Gen. J. H. Lane and afterward joined the 
Kansas State Militia under Capt. Samuel Walker. 
He was present at Topeka, July 4, 1856, when the 
Kansas State Legislature was disbanded by United 
States troops, ready to aid the Free State men in 
whatever resolutions they saw fit to decide upon. 
The company under Captain Walker served until 
mustered out, November 30, 1856. It numbered 
ninety men when mustered out of service, and, as 



the men could find little to do, Thaddeus Hiatt, 
of New York, and W. F. M. Arnj', of Blooming- 
ton, 111., organized these men into a colony, and 
through the influence of Mr. Kauffman they lo- 
cated in Anderson County. 

Returning to his claim about December 20, 
1856, he assisted the colony in securing claims in 
the fertile valleys of the Pottawatomie creeks, and 
assisted in building the first houses in the new 
town of Hiatt, camping with the colony in the 
timber on Cedar Creek, near the town site of Hiatt, 
almost the entire winter of 1856-57, and enduring 
extreme hardships and privations. When the 
Civil War broke out, the settlers met at the house 
of Mr. Kauffman and organized a company of 
militia, Mr. Kauffman being chosen Captain. They 
prepared for duty, but later Mr. Kauffman bid 
adieu to his company and enlisted as a private sol- 
dier. He was mustered into the service in Com- 
pany A, Third Kansas Volunteers, the same being 
subsequently consolidated with the Fourth Regi- 
ment, forming the Tenth Kansas Infantry, his com- 
pany taking the position of Company C. On tiio 
11th of September, 1862, he was commissioned 
First Lieutenant of Company L, Third Regiment, 
Indian Brigade, commanded by Col. William A. 
Philips, and May 28, 1863, he was promoted to tlie 
rank of Captain. The commands with which he 
was connected did service in Missouri, Arkansas, 
Kansas and Indian Territory, and he particiiiated 
in numerous engagements with the enemy, lie 
was mustered out of service May 31, 1865. 

Returning to Anderson County, Kan., after tiie 
war, he was married August 29, 1865, to Miss Me- 
lissa J. Patton, a native of Preble County, Oiiio. 
and the daughter of Peter and Hannah (Oglesby) 
Patton. After marriage Captain Kauffman resided 
on his farm until November, 1868, when he re- 
moved to Garnett, where for two years he filled 
the office of Clerk of the District Court, and also 
engaged in the real-estate and loan business, wliic-h 
he conducted until 1874. He then purchased the 
Garnett Plain Dealer, and conducted its pulili- 
cation until 1882. From July, 1878, to 1886, lie 
was Postmaster at tiiat place, but since the latter 
date he has been engaged in the real-estate busi- 
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private residences in Garnett, among which may 
be mentioned the building occupied by the Bank 
of Garnett and the opera liouse block, of which 
he was sole proprietor and manager for a number 
of years. In polities he is a stanch Republican. 

In 1857 Mr. Kauffman was a delegate to the 
Kansas State Convention at Grasshopper Falls, and 
the same year he received a majority of the votes 
cast for Probate .ludge of Anderson County. The 
following year he was elected Chairman of the 
Board of Supervisors of Reeder Township and 
served as a member of the County Board of Su- 
pervisor one terra. In 1868 he was elected Clerk 
of the District Court, and from 1878 to 1886 he 
held the office of Postmaster. Socially he is a 
member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows 
and the Grand Army of the Republic. Mr. and 
Jlrs. Kauffman have an adopted son, Arthur B., 
who is now a resident of Chicago, 111. 



\I^^ON. JOHN C. COLLINS. The history of 
Ijfjij every community is made up, so far as its 
l^y^ most interesting features are concerned, of 
^p the events and transactions of the lives of 
its prominent and representative citizens. In any 
history of Miami County an outline of the career 
of the subject of this sketch should not fail to be 
presented. In every relation of life he has been 
honorable and upright, and although quiet and 
unassuming, his life has been full of good dee(ls. 
Born in Lewis County, Ky., in 1837, our subject 
spent the years of boyhood and youth in the Blue 
Grass State, where for a time he was a student in 
the subscription schools of the home neighbor- 
hood. His attention, however, was devoted prin- 
cipally to agricultural work, and early in life he 
gained a thorough knowledge of farming pursuits. 
Removing to Ohio in 1854, he remained in that 
state for a number of years, enlisting from tliere 



as a soldier in the Union army. When the first 
call was issued by President Lincoln for troops, in 
April, 1861, Mr. Collins was one of the first to 
respond. He became a member of Company D, 
Twenty-second Ohio Infantry, and upon the date 
of the organization of this regiment he was com- 
missioned Second Lieutenant, and served in that 
capacity for four months, at which time (August 
9) they were mustered out of the service. 

From the 8th of September, 1861, until the 1st 
of October following. Lieutenant Collins served as 
a recruiting officer. He then enlisted in Company 
G, Fourteenth Kentucky Infantry, a company 
which he had aided in organizing and raising, and 
of which he was commissioned First Lieutenant. 
He served in that position until June, 1862, when 
he was commissioned Captain of the company. 
Meanwhile he had participated in all the early 
skirmishes of the war, and had engaged in a num- 
ber of fights along the line of the Baltimore & 
Ohio Railroad, from Parkersburg, Va., to Clarks- 
burg, Philippi and Grafton. 

During the Captain's three years' service, he was 
for a time under Gen. "Bill" Nelson, and later 
was in the command of General Garfield. He par- 
ticipated in the battles of Ivy Mountain, Pikes- 
ville and Palm Gap, and under General Garfield 
marched from Paintsville to the vicinity of Pres- 
ton, Ky. From there he was transferred to Lex- 
ington, and later, under General Morgan, of Ohio, 
took part in the battle of Cumberland Gap. He. 
^vas present at the battle of Tazewell, Tenn., after 
which he was transferred to eastern KeutuckJ^ It 
may with justice be said that to his bravery was 
largel}' due the capture of the rebels at Laurel 
Creek, Wa^'ne County, Va., where provisions, 
stolen horses, etc., were captured. 

The Captain came back to Ohio in 1863 with 
the prisoners captured at Laurel Creek, and while 
on a furlough was united in marriage, in March, 
1863, with Miss Maiy J.' Simopin, who accompan- 
ied him to the front. He took charge of his com- 
mand again, and in 1864, at Paintsville, defeated 
the rebels under General Cl.ay. Later, at Mead- 
ows Lakin River, he captured fifty southern sol- 
diers. In May, 1864, he was transferred to Georgia, 
and on the 23d of that month was at Kingston, 



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He participated in all the engagements of the At- 
lanta campaign prior to and including the fall of 
Atlanta, after which he was mustered out of the 
service, January 31, 18G5. 

In reviewing the Captain's military career, the 
reader will notice how, step by step, he climbed 
the ladder of railitar3' honors, until at the close of 
the war he bore the respected and well merited 
title of Captain. As a soldier and a commanding 
officer, he was bold and daring, performing his du- 
ties with that fearless, unabating zeal which in- 
spired the most timid of his followers with brav- 
ery. Upon retiring from the array, he came at 
once to Richland Township, Miami County, and 
here rented a farm for two years. He then pur- 
chased the farm which lie still owns, and which 
comprises two hundred and fifty acres of well 
improved land. He conducts a general farming 
business, and in his private affairs displays the 
same spirit of daring and perseverance which char- 
acterized his war record. 

Having been a studious reader throughout his 
entire active life, our subject is naturally a well 
informed man. His ability is recognized by the 
people of the county, who have frequently chosen 
him for positions of public trust. Upon the Re- 
publican ticket he was elected Township Trustee, 
and served in that office from 1874 until 1876. 
In 1884 he was elected Probate Judge, which 
office he retained for three consecutive terms, serv- 
ing with great efficiency and success. In his so- 
cial connections, he is a member of the Masonic 
fraternity, the Knights of Pythias, the Grand Army 
of the Republic and the Ancient Order of United 
Workmen, and has held offices in all these organ- 
izations. 

Although space will not admit of our noting 
step by step the genealogy of the Collins family, 
this sketch would be incomplete were no mention 
whatever made of our subject's ancestors. His 
paternal grandfather was a native of Ireland, and 
was of Scotch descent. He emigrated to this 
country in early life, and spent his remaining 
years in the east. Our subject's maternal grand- 
father, William Cordingley, was a native of Eng- 
land, whence, accompanied by his wife, he emi- 
grated to America, and made settlement in Ken- 



tucky in an early day, becoming a prominent 
politician and well known citizen of that state. 

The parents of our subject were George W. and 
Nancy (Cordingley) Collins, the former a native 
of Maryland, born near Baltimore, but reared in 
Wnshitigtou, D. C. While serving as page in 
Congress, he formed the acquaintance of Mr. Cord- 
ingley, who was then a Member of Congress from 
Kentucky. In that way he met the lady whom he 
afterward married; they reared a family of eleven 
children, manj' of whem are now (illing lionorable 
positions in the business worhi. 

In Judge Collins the community has a faithful 
and unswerving friend, ever alert to serve her 
best interests, and generous in his contributions 
toward every movement tending to the general 
advancement. He is a cultured and polished gen- 
tleman, both by instinct and training, and posses- 
ses a generous and true-hearted disposition. As a 
farmer, as well as a businessman, he has long been 
connected with the public life of the county, and 
as an official he has proved himself to be incor- 
ruptible, al)le and efficient. 



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^l LBERT H. INGERSOLL, an energetic and 
C@/lJ | enterprising general agriculturist and 
/// ii stock-raiser residing upon section 2, town- 
'^ ship 23, range 22, Blue Mound Township, 

Linn Count^^ Kan., has been a resident of the state 
since 1881, and within the last half-score of jears 
has been closely identified with the growing inter- 
ests and rapid advancement of his present locality. 
Mr. IngersoU was born in Vermilion County, 111., 
November 1, 1851. His parents were Samuel P. 
and Sarah R. IngersoU, both natives of the Empire 
State. The father was born on the shore of Ca- 
yuga Lake January 13, 1808, and was reared in 
the home of his parents, Benjamin and Laura In- 
gersoU, natives of New England. In 1818, the 
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grated from New York State to Obio and settled 
in Warren County, where Benjamin worked at liis 
trade of shoemaker and sturdily began the battle 
of life. The grandparents were blessed with twelve 
children, of whom the father of our subject was 
the fourth in order of birth. After a time he 
learned the trade of a plasterer and engaged in 
that business in Cincinnati. When twent3-one 
years of age he was united in marriage with Miss 
Sarah Snell. and with his excellent wife he removed 
from the Buckeye State to Indiana, later making 
his home with his family in A^ermilion County, 
111., and settling in what is now Danville, in which 
city S. P. Ingersoll built the first house of any 
note. 

Until advanced in years the father pursued his 
trade in Illinois and then came to Kansas, where 
he now resides with our subject. The mother 
passed peacefully away in 1881, aged seventj'- 
three, leaving a family of children. Benjamin mar- 
ried Sarah Campbell, and died in Vermilion Coun- 
ty; Laura Ann, the eldest, who also died in Vermil- 
ion Countj-, was tlie wife of Samuel Possee; Re- 
becca married William Smith and passed away in 
Vermilion County; Sophia S. died in Marion Coun- 
ty, Ind.; Eleanor married Henry Armentrout and 
lives in Linn County, Kan.; Michael Crawford 
died in Vermilion County; Charles is a well 
known citizen of Vermilion- County; George B. 
died in Vermilion County; Albert was the young- 
est of the household band. The father owned in 
Illinois about three hundred acres of excellent 
land, which he brought up to a high state of 
cultivation and well improved. The mother, a 
member of the Christian Church and a devout 
Christian woman, roared her children to respect 
religious observances. The father has always taken 
a prominent part in the enterprises of the variftus 
localities in which he has resided, and is politically 
a Republican, having been a strong adherent of 
that party since its formation. 

Our subject, reared to mature years in his birth- 
place, was educated in the district schools of Ver- 
milion County, and was trained to habits of 
self-reliance upon his father's farm. Although 
from early youth a practical agriculturist, he 
learned the trade of a plasterer, and beginning life 



for himself engaged in that occupation principally 
during his sojourn in Illinois. He entered into 
matrimonial bonds in his birthplace, marrying Miss 
Roxena Dalby, daughter of Christopher Dalbj'. 
After a time deciding to try their fortunes in an- 
other state, Mr. and Mrs. Ingersoll removed to 
their present home in Kansas, where our subject 
tills the soil of one hundred and sixty fertile acres, 
which annually yield him an abundant harvest. 
The pleasant home has been blessed by the birth 
of one child, Addie Ann. Politically Albert Inger- 
soll, like his father, is a Repu"l)lican, and cast his first 
Presidential vote for Ulysses S. Grant. Fraternally 
he is an active member of the Ancient Order of 
United Workmen and numbers many warm friends 
within the order, and also enjoys the esteem and 
confidence of his fellow-townsmen, without respect 
to party lines or affiliation. 



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JIOHN J. BLACKBURN, a well known and 
extensive stock-raiser and lliorouglily prac- 
tical general agriculturist residing upon 
section 5, Centreville Township, Linn Coun- 
ty, Kan., prosperously conducts the old Blackburn 
homestead, upon which his father, a man of strong. 
-character, prominent in the early struggles of the 
state, long made his home. Our subject was born 
in Oskaloosa, Iowa, December 30, 1851, and was 
but seven 3'ears of age when he came to Linn 
County, Kan. His father, the late Heniy Black- 
burn, an enterprising and liberal-si)irited citizen 
and an important factor in the upward progress of 
Kansas, was a native of England, and was born 
January 25, 1812. Reared and educated in tlie 
land of his nativity, , he attained to manhood 
bright, intelligent and ambitious, and realizing 
the broader opportunities of the United States, 
decided to try his fortunes in the New AVorld. 
After a safe voj'age he reached our hospitable 
shores and soon made his way to the prairies of 
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engaged in the cultivation of a farm.. In a sliort 
time lie was united in marriage with Miss Mary 
Eaton. Jjiiler tlic father and mother journeyed to 
Iowa, and settling in Mahaska County made the 
Hawkeye State their permanent home. 

After many years' residence in Iowa, the iiiollier 
passed away, in Marcli, 1854. Siie was a lady of supe- 
rior ability and lovely character and was mourned 
by all who knew her. The fatiier removed to Linn 
County, Kan., with his family in 1858, and located 
in Centreville Township, where he was married to 
Miss Jane V. Terrell. Seven children blessed the 
first marriage, two little ones dying in infancy. 
The surviving children, four daughters and one son, 
are, Hester, Cassandra, Josephine, Jane and John J. 

The father, Henry Blackburn, entered with 
ardor into the live issues, of the day, and, appreci- 
ated by his fellow-citizens as one of the represen- 
tative men of Linn County, was elected to tlie 
Kansas Legislature in 1868. As a member of im- 
portant committees he did his duty faithfully, 
serving the best interests of liis constituents and 
making an excellent record as a public man. Hav- 
ing for sixteen years shared in tlie trials and tri- 
umphs of the state, Henry Blackburn passed to liis 
rest November 8, 1884, regretted as a jjublic loss. 
Aside from his other positions of trust he was for 
several terms Commissioner of Linn County, and 
while in Mahaska County, Iowa, was for a number 
of years Register of Deeds. True to his duties as 
a friend and citizen, he was universally esteemed, 
and his memory will long be green in the hearts 
of the people of the community in which the lat- 
ter years of his useful life were passed. 

Our subject received a good common-school 
education in his home district, and, trained to 
the everyday routine duties of the farm, made 
the pursuit of agriculture the occupation of his 
eavly years. He now devotes himself mainly to 
raising a high grade of stock, handling some of 
the best in this part of the state. The three hun- 
dred acreage of the old farm has been brought up 
to a high state of cultivation and finely improved 
with excellent buildings, erected mainly by the 
father of our subject. 

John J. Blackburn and Miss Arcelia .lackman 
were married in Linn County, Kan., Novem- 



ber 8, 1883. Mrs. Blackburn was a native of 
Linn County, Iowa, and was born April 29, 186L 
Her parents, Adam and Jane (McMullen) Jackman, 
came to Kansas in 1878 and settled in Miami 
County, which part of the state they tlicii made 
their home, some tiinelater locating in Centreville 
Townshi|j. They were the parents of six children, 
Arcelia, Nancy C, Richard G., William (deceased), 
Joiin and Lavada. Our subject and his accom- 
plished wife have been blessed by the birth of one 
child, a daughter, ,Mary. Without being in any 
sense of the word an office-seeker, Mr. Blackburn 
is a public-spirited citizen, intelligently interested 
in both local and national issues and, ever ready 
to assist in the promotion of enterprise, commands 
the confidence of many friends and the high regard 
of his fellow-townsmen. 



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L«^ir^JIOMAS A. KINSELLA, one of th^ 



promi- 



f/f^X, neiil farmers of Grant Township, owns 
\^l' two hundred and forty acres in the above 
mentioned townshi)), and since the time of his 
coming here has been a leader in the matters per- 
taining to the development and progress of tliis 
section of the county. He is an Illinois man by 
birth, and possesses in a marked manner the qual- 
ities usually attributed to the individuals who first 
opened their eyes in that state. The birtli of this 
gentleman took place in Will County, 111., in 1849. 
He was the eldest of six children born to John 
and Mary (Ryan) Kinsella, both natives of Ireland, 
from Carlow and Kilkenny' respectively. They 
were married in Illinois, and the following are 
the children born to this worthy couple: Thomas 
A., our subject; Frank, a manufacturer of stained 
glass in Chicago; Jennie, John D., Annie and J. E., 
all of whom, with the exception of our subject, 
reside in Chicago. The maternal grandfather, 
Thomas Ryan, came to America at an early day. 
Our subject grew to manhood in his native 
county, and was liberally educated in the common 





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schools there. He graduated from the business 
college at Notre Dame, Ind., after which he en- 
gaged in teaching in Will County, 111. He re- 
mained there until 1878, when he resolved to try 
the broader opportunities of the west, and settled 
in Kansas. Here he purchased his present farm of 
two hundred and forty acres, all of which he has 
improved and developed, so that he now has one 
of the finest farms in this section of the state. He 
is interested in sheep and cattle, and is also a 
very successful farmer. 

In Will County, 111., in 1875, Thomas A. Kin- 
sella and Maggie C. Lacey were united in marri- 
age. They are the parents of six children, John, 
Frank, Leo, Paul, Mary and Florence, all of whom 
are members of the Catholic Church. Politicallj^ 
our subject is a member of the People's party, and 
has held the office of Town Trustee in Grant for 
three terms. Mr. Kinsella has been a prominent 
member of the Farmers' Alliance ever since its 
organization, and in 1889 was made President of 
it. He is at present Secretary of the Alliance 
store, and has held that position for several years. 



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EORGE W. KELLER, a real-estate dealer 
rmer and stock dealer of Colony, 
Kansas on the 19th of February, 
1879. He located in Linn County, and the fol- 
lowing November came to Anderson County, set- 
tling in what is now Lone Elm Township, at the 
head of Deer Creek. Mr. Keller was born in New- 
ark Township, Licking County, Ohio, June 11, 
1846, and is a son of Henry M. and Anna (Hen- 
ton) Keller. The family is of German extraction., 
and was founded in this country during early Co- 
lonial days. As the country became settled further 
west, they emigrated to Pennsylvania, North Car- 
olina and Kentucky. 

Our subject is a descendant of tlie Pennsj'Ivania 
branch. The grandfather, Jacob Keller, removed 
from the Keystone State to Ohio in the early set- 
tlement of Licking County, and became one of 
the pioneers of Newark. He improved a farm in 



the forest and became the owner of a large tract 
of land in the Licking Valley, where is some of the 
most fertile and valuable land in the Buckeye 
State. This property, inherited by his descend- 
ants, has made many of them well-to-do. The 
grandparents lived to a good old age. They had 
six sons and three daughters who grew to mature 
years: Benjamin, now of Bates County, Mo.; Abra- 
ham and Daniel, who died in Ohio; Eli, who was 
a prominent breeder of Merino sheep and died in 
Ohio; Jacob, who died on the old homestead; 
Henry M., father of our subject; Elizabeth, wife 
of Peter Holler, of Ohio; Diana, who died in 
childhood; and Sarah, wife of Richard Jones, of 
Franklin County, Ohio. 

Henry Keller was reared on a farm and acquiied 
a good education in Dennison College, of Gran- 
ville, Ohio. He then engaged in leaching for 
some years, after which he worked in wood for 
some time. He possessed considerable genius in 
that direction, and has invented and patented 
several articles. He owns a highly cultivated and 
valuable farm of two hundred and thirty acres 
near Newark, on which he still makes his home. 
He is an earnest and faithful member of the Meth- 
odist Church and an untiring laborer in the Mas- 
ter's vineyard. He married Anna, daughter of 
Capt. John Hcnton, of Fairfield County, Ohio, 
and she has since been his faithful companion and 
helpmate. Their family numbers three sons and 
three daughters, of whom George is the eldest; 
Rachel A. is the wife of Samuel Kinney, of New- 
ark, Ohio; Abraham is a farmer of Carson, Iowa; 
Henry C. is a farmer and merchant of West Plains, 
Mo.; Sarah became the wife of Charles Dickson, 
and after his death married John Shepherd, of 
Oklahoma; Minerva is the wife of David W. 
Sanders, of Burlington, Kan. 

The schools of Newark afforded our subject his 
educational privileges. He remained at home until 
he had attained his majority and then removed to 
Illinois, being employed as a teacher in the schools 
of Cole, Moultrie and Shelby Counties until 1870. 
In Moultrie County he married Lydia Rale, who 
died in McLean County a year later, leavin)!; a 
son, Frank. Mr. Keller improved a farm of one 
hundred and sixty acres in Martin Township, Mc- 



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Lean County. In 1873 he returned to Newark, 
Ohio, and in November wedded Eliza J., daughter 
of David T. and Elizahetii IJlaclf. Siie was born 
in Newariv. Their union lias been blessed with 
five children: Belle, Day, Guy W., Elsie J. and 
Clinton T. 

In February, 1879, Mr. Keller came to Kansas 
and purchased four hundred and twenty-six acres 
of land in Lone Elm Township, where he carried 
on general farming and stock-raising. He now 
owns three farms in this county and one in Allen 
County, comprising seven hundred acres, all high- 
ly cultivated and improved. Removing to Colony, 
he there made his home for five years, but is now 
living on one of his farms, which lies near the vil- 
lage, lie conducts a real-estate, loan and insur- 
ance business, having an oflice in Colony, and also 
deals in live-stock. He is one of the original 
stockholders and a director in the People's Bank, 
of (;olonj', and is a stockholder in the Eastern 
Kansas Telephone Company. He takes an active 
part in local politics, supports the Republican 
party, is a member of the Central Committee, and 
has frequently served as a delegate to the county, 
district an state conventions. He is connected 
with the Masonic fraternity and Knights of Pyth- 
ias, and ever since he was a j'oung man has been 
a member of the Methodist Episcoi)al Church. He 
possesses a generous and kindly spirit, gives frecl}' 
lo benevolent and charitable interests, and never 
withholds his aid from any enterprise that is cal- 
culated to promote the public good or advance 
the general welfare. 



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If ON. .lAMES P. UANNEY. Among those 
iTjj, who have achieved prominence solely by 
i4W^ excellence of character, without any of the 
(^ modern appliances by which unworthy 
persons seek to gain undeserved and transient 
popularity, the subject of this sketch occupies a 
gonspicuous place. Jam^s P, Rajiney has a plens- 



ant and comfortable rural home on section 36, 
township 18, range 22, Mound Township, and is 
classed among the representative men of liis sec- 
tion. He was bom in Milwaukee, Wis., July 17, 
1848, to the marriage of William and Ann (Os- 
trander) Ranney, worthy and much esteemed resi- 
dents of that city, where they made their home for 
some time. 

The youthful days of our subject were passed in 
assisting his father in the arduous duties of the 
farm and in attending the common schools, where 
he received a good practical education. He re- 
mained in Wisconsin until 1866, when the Sun- 
flower State tempted him to settle within its 
borders, and he bought eighty acres of raw prairie 
land in Miami County, where he now resides. 
With the exception of two years, when he resided 
in Paola, Mr. Ranney h.is made his home on tliis 
farm, which has since been increased to one hun- 
dred and twenty acres. One not familiar with 
the history of the past can scarcely believe when 
he looks upon the splendid farm of Mr. Ranney 
that it was ever a trackless wilderness, much less 
that that was its condition less than half a century 
ago. His fine farm, so well cultivated and im- 
proved, is a standing monument to his industry 
and good management, and is one of the best in 
his section. 

Mr. Ranney was married I'ebruary 22, 1874, at 
which time he united his fate with that of Miss 
Ida L. Inman, daughter of John and Hannah In- 
man. Mr. and Mrs. Inman were among the first 
settlers of Rock Count}-, Wis., and were worthy 
and esteemed residents of that county, where tliey 
spent so many years of their lives. To our subject 
and wife have been born six children, who are 
named in order of their birth .as follows: Mabel, 
Nettie, Ralph, Clarence, Addie and Anna, twins, 
all bright and interesting children. Mr. Ranney 
has ever been one of the most public-spirited men 
of his county, and has fought with her most faith- 
fully in all her struggles for growth and material 
advancement. He is a warm friend and an agree- 
able companion, ever ready to help when heli) is 
needed, and is beloved and respected by all who 
know him. 

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formerly a Democrat. In 1890 he was elected 
Probate Judge and served one term. He has been 
Justice of the Peace many years, and has held 
other local offices. He is one of tiie early members 
of the Populist party, was County Secretary of 
the Farmers' Alliance, and was the first County 
Secretary of that organization, having heljjed to 
organize that lodge. He is one of the prominent 
members of the People's party but has ever been 
active in politics, and is a man who wields much 
inlhience throughout his county. He was former- 
ly an anti-monopolist. Socially he is a mem her of 
the Knights of Pythias. 



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S< YRUS A. DEGARMO owns and operates a 



farm located on section 14, Slieridan Town- 



m 

^^'J ship, Crawford County. An influential 
citizen of the township, he is also well and favor- 
ably known throughout the entire county, and as 
a farmer is progressive and energetic. He is the 
owner of three hundred and twenty acres of im- 
proved land, upon which he has erected a number 
of substantial farm buildings, including a neat 
residence and commodious barn. 

Referring to the ancestral history of our sub- 
ject, we find that he is a son of John and P^liza- 
beth (Frakes) Degarmo, natives of Virginia, and 
prominent members of the farming cl.ass of their 
community. They had a family of seven children^ 
of whom four are now living, all in Sheridan 
Township. They arc Cyrus A., Robert M., J. 
Franz and Frank. Our subject was born in Mc- 
Donough County, III., on the 28th of April, 1841, 
and was reared on a farm, meantime receiving his 
education in the common schools. 

Remaining at home until he was twenty-one 
years of age, Mr. Degarmo was then married, in 
IK()2, to Miss Mary Willey, who was born in Mc- 
I)onough County, 111., in December, 1840. After 



their marriage, the young couple began house- 
keeping on a farm in McDonough County, whence 
in 1865 they removed to Missouri and settled in 
Knox County. Two years later they located on 
the farm which the3' still occupy. At that time 
the property was unimproved, neighbors were 
few and conveniences equally conspicuous by 
their absence. Our subject's family came hither 
with three other families, and his father also ac- 
companied the party, he being subsequently killed 
by lightning. 

The original purchase of Mr. Degarmo consisted 
of one hundred and sixty acres of railroad land. 
Here he first built a pole shanty, in which for a 
number of years he made his home. About 1883 
he erected his present residence at a cost of $800, 
and about the same time built a barn, 40x56 feet 
in dimensions, costing $650. He has set out 
numerous shade and ornamental trees, as well as 
an orchard of the best varieties of fruits. As a 
farmer he has been quite successful, for at the 
time of coming here he was very poor, with little 
of this world's goods to call his own. He is both 
a grain and a stock farmer. 

Mr. and Mrs. Degarmo are the parents of six 
children, of whom four are now living: F. Marion, 
who married Ella Turkington, and lives in Sheri- 
dan Township, Crawford County; Elizabeth M.; 
Alice M., who married Robert A. Townsend, of 
Siieridan Townsiiip, Crawford Countj', three chil- 
dren having been born of the union; and Elsie, 
who resides with her parents. In religious con- 
nection Mr. and Mrs. Degarmo are identified with 
the Methodist Episcopal Church at Beulah, in 
which he has served as Steward and is at present 
Trustee. The family are regular attendants at 
the Sunday-school. 

Socially, Mr. Degarmo is identified with the Ma- 
sonic fraternity and tlie Modern Woodmen of 
America, belonging to the, lodge at Girard. In 
politics he is a stanch supporter of Democratic 
principles, and is a local leader of the party. For 
ten years he has been a member of the School 
Board of District No. 4.3, in which capacity he has 
done good service in behalf of the schools. Seen 
in his comfortable home, surrounded b}"^ his fam- 
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singularly favored, and should be, as he is, univer- 
sally rcsi)ected for his many fjoo*' qualities, as 
well as for what he has accomplished. 



/p^EORGE E. REINER. The descendant of 
11 ^ a long line of German forefathers, Mr. 
^^5! Reiner is also a true and independent 
American citizen, and gives his allegiance to the 
land of his birth. In the conduct of his business 
affairs he h.as been distinguished for ambitious en- 
ergy, and as a dealer in hardware, stoves and agri- 
cultural implements has gained an enviable repu- 
tation throughout the entire county of Crawford. 
Me is known as one of the most energetic and 
capable citizens of Girard, and his trade extends 
not only throughout this city, but into the sur- 
rounding country. 

Born in Madison, Wis., on the 6tli of February, 
1861, our subject is the son of .John and Eliza- 
beth (Ilitz) Reiner, natives of Germany, who were 
there reared and married. At the age of twelve 
years John Reiner commenced to learn the trade 
of a blacksmith, which he followed in the Father- 
land and also after coming to America in 1845. 
He settled in Madison, Wis., where he continues 
to make his home. In his political belief he is a 
stanch Democrat, and throughout his entire resi- 
dence in this country he has exerted a constant 
influence in behalf of public progress and local 
improvements. 

After completing the studies of the grammar 
school, our subject entered the Madison High 
School, graduating from that institution in 1879. 
In the fall of that year he came to the state of 
Kansas, and, locating in (lirard, entered the 
employ of C. llitz, m the milling business. He 
continued in the employ of that gentleman for 
six years, and at the expiration of that time em- 
barked in the grocery business in partnership with 
Mr, Wallace, the Arm title being G, E. Reiner & 



Co. That connection continued for one and one- 
half years, when our subject sold out to his 
partner. 

We next find Mr. Reiner occupying the posi- 
tion of book-keeper in the Girard Foundry, after 
which he superintended the management of the 
hardware business for Mr. Tontz. Later he pur- 
chased a one-lialf interest in the business, and 
upon the retirement of Mr. Tontz from the con- 
cern Mr. Prentice entered the partnership, the firm 
being for the following two and one-half years 
that of Reiner & Prentice. .Subsequently our sub- 
ject purchased his partner's interest, and since 
that time he has been conducting the business 
alone. He has established a lucrative trade, and 
far and near is known for the relial)ilily of his 
dealings and the integrity of liis business trans- 
actions. 

In May, 1885, ISIr. Reiner was united in mar- 
riage with Miss Florence A., daughter of John 
Tontz, of Girard. They are the ])arents of three 
children: George E., Charlie W. and Fred L. Mr. 
Reiner is well known, and is noted for his strict 
attention to his own business, although at all times 
he is ready to respond to calls upon his own time 
and means, if convinced of the advantages which 
will accrue to his city or county. His views have 
made of him an active Republican, and in that 
party he sees the redemption of the country from 
all the ills which afflict her. He has occupied a 
number of responsible positions, and at present is 
President of the City Council. 

Socially, Mr. Reiner is identilied with tiie Ma- 
sonic fraternity, belonging to the chai)ter and the 
Knights Templar. He is also connected with the 
Knights of Pythias, and has served as Chan- 
cellor-Commander of that organization. He is 
one of the progressive men of this locality, and 
seeks to extend every resource in the county so 
far .as possible. His store is located on the west 
side of the public square, convenient for the pur- 
poses of trade, and within the establishment may 
be found a complete assortment of ranges, hard 
and soft coal burners and wood stoves. There 
also will be noticed ever}' variety of agricultural 
implements or labor-saving machines, as well as the 
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the home. The owner and proprietor of this es- 
tablishment is a man of sterling worth, who has 
carved his way to fortune through many diffi- 
culties, but now has readied an eminence from 
which he can look down and offer encouragement 
to those still struggling up the ladder of fame. 
In spite of his success, he is a quiet, unassuming 
gentleman, whom it is a pleasure to meet, and his 
many friends unite in pronouncing him one of 
the most esteemed citizens of Girard. 



AVID C. THURSTON, a farmer residing 
on section 13, North Township, and one 
of the well known residents of Labette 
County, is a native of Morrow County, 
Ohio, and was born on the 11th of March, 1843. 
He IS a son of Levi and Elizabeth E. (Bastress) 
Thurston, the former born near Pottsville, Pa., of 
English descent, and the latter also a native of 
Penns3ivania, and a descendent of German ances- 
try. They were married in the Keystone State, 
whence soon afterward, in 1830, tliej' removed to 
Ohio and settled in Morrow County, of which they 
were early settlers. There lie still resides, being at 
present (1893) eighty-seven years of age. His 
wife, the mother of our subject, passed away on the 
28th of January, 1891, at the age of seventy-seven 
years and eight months. Thej' had a family of 
ten children, of whom six are now living; three of 
their sons were soldiers in the Civil War. 

Upon a farm north of the village of Mt. Gilead, 
Ohio, the subject of this sketch passed the days of 
bis youth and grew to a sturdy manhood. He 
received a good education in the union schools of 
Mt. Gilead, but sjjent his time principally in farm 
work. On the 21st of April, 1861, he enlisted as 
a private in Company E, Twentieth Ohio Militia, 
for three months' service. With his company he 
was sent to West Virginia to guard the Baltimore 
& Ohio Railroad, under the command of Gen. 



George B. McClellan. At the expiration of his 
period of service, he was honorably discharged, 
and immediately afterward re-enlisted, becoming a 
member of Company C, Eifteenth Ohio Infantry, 
which was oiganized at Mansfield, Ohio. 

Marching to Camp Dennison, the newly organ- 
ized company received arms and ammunition, and 
then proceeded to Lexington, Ky., from there to 
Louisville, the same state, and thence to Bacon 
Creek, near Green River. They were ordered to 
the relief of General Grant at Ft. Dpnelson, but 
after a day's march turned to Bowling Green and 
from there went to Nashville. Under the command 
of General Buell the company inarcjied to Shiloh, 
where they participated in the second day's en- 
gagement. Later they took part in the siege of 
Corinth, from there went to Chattanooga and then 
followed General Bragg to Louisville. After the 
battle of Lawrenceburg, Ky., they pursued General 
Bragg to the front of Nashville, and thence to Mur- 
freesboro, where on the 26th of December, 1862, was 
fought the memorable battle, the first of a series of 
engagements of inestimable importance in the - 
issues of the war. 

Following these battles our subject participated 
in the TuUahoma campaign and the battle of Lil)- 
erty Gap, after which he moved across the Look- 
out Mountain to Chattanooga, and with his com- 
mand flanked General Bragg. On the 19th of 
September, 1863, his regiment was transferred to 
the Army of the Cumberland, with which he took 
pait in the two days' battle of Chickamauga, and 
then retreated to Rossville, Ga., from there march- 
ing to Chattanooga. On the 23d of November, 
the regiment moved out to Orchard Knob and 
opened the battle at that place under the eyes of 
Gen. U. S. Grant. Two days later, under Gen. T. 
J. Wood, they charged on Missionary Ridge and 
broke the rebel center. 

On account of disability, Mr. Thurston remained 
in the convalescent's camp for one month, after 
which he rejoined his regiment at Strawberry 
Plains, in East Tennessee, where he veteranized as a 
Corporal. After a furlough of thirty days, he re- 
joined his regiment at Chattanooga, and then ad- 
vanced to Rocky-Faced Ridge and commenced the 
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Pickett's Mill was charged, resulting disastrously 
to the Union forces, and entailing a loss of four- 
teen hundred and seventy men in three hours. 
Mr. Thurston was a valiant soldier in the battles 
of Kenesaw Mountain, Chattahooehie, siege of At- 
lanta, Jonesboro, thence hack to Atlanta and from 
there went into camp. 

In October Mr. Thurston with his regiment fol- 
lowed General Hood to Gatesville, and was sent 
from there to Pulaskiville, later under Gen. George 
H. Thomas, fought at Columbus, Tenn. After the 
battle of Franklin, Tenn., he retired to Nashville, 
reaching that city November 30, 1864. On the 
15th of December, his regiment moved out against 
General Hood, routing his army and following him 
to the vicinity of Huntsville, Ala. There tliey 
remained in camp until March, 1865, when they 
went to East Tennessee for the purpose of heading 
off General Lee. Later they returned to Nasliville, 
and from there went to New Orleans, reaching 
that city in July, 1865. 

From New Orleans the regiment sailed down the 
Mississippi and from there across the Gulf of Mex- 
ica to Indianola, Tex., and thence marched to San 
Antonio, where Mr. Thurston was appointed 
Provost Guard. On the 21st of November, 1865, 
he was mustered out of the service, and at once 
proceeded to Columbus, Ohio, where on the 27th 
of December, 1865, he was honorably discharged, 
after a continuous service of four years and eight 
months. After the battle of Shiloh he was pro- 
moted to be Corporal, and in May, 1864, became 
Sergeant; in August, 1864, was chosen Second Ser- 
geant, and in March, 1865, was made Orderly- 
Sergeant, with a complimentary commission as 
Second Lieutenant. He took part in every en- 
gagement in which his regiment participated, and 
also participated in a fight at Charleston, Tenn., 
against the Confederate forces under General 
Wheeler. Though often slightly injured in battle, 
he was never seriously wounded and was never 
taken prisoner. 

Upon his return from the field of bnttie, Mr. 
Thurston remained in Ohio until March, 1866, 
when he came to Kans.as and settled on the farm 
he has since occupied. Neighbors there was none 
at that time, and the land itself presented any- 



thing but an inviting aspect to the would-be set- 
tler. In spite of adverse circumstances, he worked 
patiently' and to such good purpose that he ac- 
quired the ownership of an eighty-acre farm, all 
of which is under the best of cultivation. Mr. 
Thurston is a member of the Settlers' Protective 
Association, of which he was Secretary for four 
years. He was also Secretary of the Grange at 
Concord, and for five years has served as Secretary 
of the Anti-Horse Thief Association. Naturally 
he takes a great interest in the Grand Army, and 
is a member of Antietam Post, at Parsons. 

In May, 1868, Mr. Thurston was united in mar- 
riage with Miss Elizabeth, daughter of John W. 
Barnes. She was born in Ashland County, Ohio, 
in October, 1841, and died February 19, 1869. 
Mr. Thurston was a second time married, April 16, 
1871, his wife being Miss Christina F. Biby, who 
was born in Indiana November 7, 1853, and died 
June 11, 1877. Three children were born of the 
union: Levi H., Edward E. and Albert A. 

The lady who on the 14th of Jul}', 1878, became 
the wife of Mr. Thurston was Rebecca A., daugh- 
ter of James and Martha J. (Owens) Chapman. 
Her parents were born in Kentucky, near Mam- 
moth Cave, and were there reared and married. 
In 1857 they settled in Warren Count}', 111., and 
from there removed to Kansasin 1869, and settled 
in Neosho County, where Mr. Chapman died on 
the 12th of September, 1886. Mrs. Chapman is 
still living (1893) and makes her home in Neosho 
County. Mrs. Thurston is one of ten children, 
six of whom survive. She was born in Kentucky, 
June 14, 1854, and by her marriage has become 
the motlier of three children: Elizabeth E., James 
Asa Harvey and David Chickamauoa. 

In his political belief Mr. Thurston is a stanch 
Republican, and so firm was he in his allegiance to 
the party of his choice that when Abraham Lin- 
coln was a second time elected to the Presidency 
he went under fire to cast his ballot for him. He 
has served in numerous responsible positions, in 
all of which he has rendered efficient .service on 
behalf of his fellow-citizens. For nine years he 
served as Township Treasurer, and for twenty 
years has been Treasurer of School District No. 
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States census in this township. Some years ago 
lie was elected Justice of the Peace, but, not desir- 
ing the office, refused to qualify. As a citizen be 
is one of the most proftiincnt men of the county; 
as a veteran of the Civil War he is held in the 
highest regard by all who love their country and 
cherish the principles for which our Government 
stands, and as a farmer lie lias proved energetic 
and capable. 



OBERT W. WRIGHT, M. I)., proprietor of 
le Pioneer Drug Store at Oswego, was 



born in Millington, Yorkshire, England, on 
S^Christmas Day, 1824. At the age of four- 
teen he emigrated to the United States in company 
with his father, William Wright, and settled in Bur- 
tonsville, Montgomery County, N. Y., whence he 
removed to Bellona, Yates Count}', N. Y. For 
five years he was employed by Henry Coleman and 
George 0. Toby, and at the age of twent3'-one com- 
menced to study medicine at Penn Yan, N. Y. In 
order to defray his expenses, he taught a singing 
school and boarded himself in the oflice of his pre- 
ceptor. Later he attended lectures at -Geneva. 
N. Y. 

In the village of Abington, Luzerne County, Pa., 
in the spring of 1848, Doctor Wright and Miss 
Lota A.Waite were united in marriage. In the same 
year the young couple migrated to Wisconsin and 
located in Elmerald Grove, near Janesville, where 
they remained until the spring of 1850. They 
then removed to Iowa and became pioneers of In- 
dependence. Ill July, 1861, the Doctor organized 
a company and enlisted as a private soldier. He 
was detailed to take charge of the hospital at 
Franklin, Mo., in the winter of 1861-62. After the 
battle of Pea Ridge, Ark., he was promoted to the 
rank of Captain of Company C, Ninth Iowa In- 
fantiy. After the battle of Vicksburg he was ap- 



pointed in Iowa Recruiting Agent t)f the Govern- 
ment for the Dubuque District, and served in that 
capacity until the close of the war. 

In 186.5 the Doctor visited his old home in Eng- 
land. Returning to the United States, he located 
temporarily at Springfield, Mo., whence in July, 
1867. lie removed to Oswego, Kan. He was one of 
the original members of the Town Company', and 
in the summer of 1867 erected the first frame house 
in the place. This structure was 16x24 feet in di- 
mensions and was a mere shed, though serving the 
double purpose of store and dwelling. In this, the 
original Pioneer Drug Store, he conducted a flour- 
, ishing business, carrying a stock of drugs and gro- 
ceries, which he sold to the farmers of the surround- 
ing country. 

Doctor Wright was elected to the office of Rail- 
road Assessor and served in that capacity for three 
years. He also served as a member of the State 
Legislature, being the member who introduced the 
bill providing for an appropriate representation 
of Kansas at the Centennial. Governor Osborn 
appointed him one of the Centennial raan.ageis of' 
the exhibit of Kansas in Philadelphia, and by that 
appointment recognized the credit' that was due 
him for securing from the Legislature the ap])ro- 
priation of $25,000. The Doctor has served for 
three terms as Mayor of Oswego, and has held var- 
ious other responsible positions. 

Every railroad in southeastern Kansas has re- 
ceived the Doctor's support. He was instrumental 
in securing the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Rail- 
road to Oswego, and was the originator and Pres- 
ident of the Spring Valley & Southern Kansas 
Railroad, afterward known as the Memphis, Carth- 
age & Northwestern Railroad; he served as Vice- 
President and Director of the company until the 
road was graded to Oswego. In August, '869, lie 
laid out the town of Independence and organized 
the Town Company, naming tlie place in honor of 
his old home. Independence, Iowa. 

A prominent member of tlie Kansas State Medical 
Association, Doctor Wright served as its President 
for two years. lie spent two years in California 
and traveled extensively through that state in 
search of a suitable location, but found that the 
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thinking he had had enough of the nobility before 
coming to America, he decided not to locate there. 
In kis political belief he was in early days a Free- 
Soilerandan Abolitionist, and is now a Republican. 
He aided in the organization of the Union Labor 
party in this country. 

Socially the Doctor has served as Commander of 
the Knights Templar and officiated in that ca- 
pacity when they attended the conclave at Denver, 
in August, 1892. For twenty-five years he has 
been identified with the Masonic fraternity, and 
has held all the offices up to that of Commander of 
Commandery No. 7, at Oswego. He has also been 
identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fel- 
lows for a quarter of a century, and has represent- 
ed his lodge in the conventions of the grand lodge. 
At the last meeting of the Grand Army of the 
Republic at Pittsburgh, in 1893, he was elected 
state delegate to the National Encampment at In- 
dianapolis in the summer of that year. He and 
his wife are well known and highly esteemed. They 
have a pleasant home, and with them lives the 
motlier of Mrs. Wright, who is ninety years old. 
Of the Doctor it ma3' be truthfully said that he is 
"Bound to no creed, to no sect confined; 
The world his home, his brethren all man- 
kind." 
And the advice given by the poet he has follow- 
ed throughout the entire period of his useful life: 
"Love truth; do good. 
Be just and kind to all. 
Exalt the right 
Though every ism fall." 



^TnVjENJAMIN H. MITCHELL, who is num- 
jL-K^ bered among the pioneer settlers of Craw- 
f(^J/ ^'^^'^ County, having been prominently 
>^^ identified with its growth and upbuilding 
since an early day, now carries on general farming 
on sections 17 and 20, Lincoln Township, where 
he owns a valuable and desirable farm of four 



hundred acres. A native of Kentucky, his birth- 
place is in Bowling Green. His parents, John and 
Eliza (White) Mitchell, were natives of Kentucky 
and Virginia, respectively. They had a family of 
eight children, of whom Benjamin is the second in 
order of birth. The grandfather, Charles Mitchell, 
was a pioneer of Kentucky. 

In the city of his birth our subject grew to 
manhood, no event of special importance occurring 
during his boyhood and youth. In 1854, when he 
was twenty-two years of age, was celebrated the 
marriage of Mr. Mitchell and Miss Frances Jenkins. 
Eleven children were born of that union, all of 
whom are still living. In 1870, Mr. Mitcliell came 
with his family to Kansas, locating in Crawford 
County. He at once took up his residence upon 
the farm which has since been his home. In 
1884, he was called upon to mourn the loss of his 
wife, who here passed away. He afterward mar- 
ried Mrs. Emma Dooley, widow of Daniel Dooley, 
and the daughter of Samuel M. Clark, a resident 
of Ft. Scott, Kan. By this union have been born 
two children. Three of his sons are married. 
Benjamin H. and Alonzo are both progressive 
farmers of Crawford County, and Jesse G. is an 
agriculturist residing in southern California. 

Upon coming to this county, Mr. Mitchell lo- 
cated on a tract of one hundred and sixty acres of 
wild land and at once began its development. 
Acre after acre was placed under the plow, and 
well tilled fields now take the place of the barren 
prairie. As his financial resources increased he 
made an additional purchase, until within the 
boundaries of his farm are now comprised four 
hundred acres of good land. All the improve- 
ments upon the place were put there by his own 
hands and indicate the busy and useful life which 
he has led. He deals quite extensively in stock, 
keeping on hand good grades of horses, cattle 
and hogs. 

Mr. Mitchell deserves great credit for his suc- 
cess in life, for it is due entirely to his own well 
directed efforts and able management. In politics 
he is a stalwart supporter of the Democracy, and 
has been elected by that party to some local offi- 
ces. For a number of years he has served as Town 
Treasurer and is the present encumbent. Sociall}', 



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he is connected with the Masonic fraternity, and 
has taken an active interest in every worthy en- 
terprise which tends toward the advancement of 
the county, in which he has so long made his home. 



J /AMES TEXAS BROWN, a farmer and 
stock-raiser of Washington Township, Craw- 
i ford County, residing on section 10, was 
_ ' born in Wheeling, W. Va., August 23, 1816, 
and is tlie eldest of eight children whose parents 
were Nathan and Maiy Brown. They were na- 
tives of Virginia. The father served in the War 
of 1812, and took part in the battle of New Or- 
leans. The grandfather, James Brown, was born in 
the Old Dominion and served in the Revolution- 
ary War. The family- originally came from Aber- 
deen, Scotland. 

Our subject, accompanied by his parents, went 
to Vermilion County, 111., when a lad of six sum- 
mers and there remained until fifteen years of 
age. During that time the father died, and Mr. 
Brown of this sketch went to St. Louis, where he 
joined the United States Fur Company and went 
to Ft. Benton. He remained with the Company 
for about seven years, hunting through Nebraska, 
Colorado and Wyoming. He had many narrow 
escapes in hunting the buffaloes of the plains, for 
the Indians were still treacherous. In 1839, he 
went to Texas, and in 1840 went to Minnesota 
and Wisconsin, where he followed carpentering. 

In 1847, Mr. Brown returned to Illinois and 
married Miss Mary Sprawls. By this union were 
born four children: Electa, wife of R. M. Tiffany-, 
of Girard; Mary A., wife of Mr. McMurd}-, of 
Minnesota; Elizabeth, wife of John Culvert, of 
Greenwood County, Kan., and Nathan, of Iowa. 
In Iowa Mr. Brown married his second wife and 
they became the parents of a daughter, Maggie, 
who married C. C. Laws, of Girard. In 1856, our 



subject emigrated to Kaufman Count3', Tex., 
where he remained until 1880, and during that 
time served as a member of the Constitutional 
Convention. To him is due the present school 
laws of the state of Texas, which he modeled after 
those of Iowa, with which he was familiar. He 
served in the Legislature during the winter of 
1868-69, proving an honored and competent 
member of the Assembly. 

In 1880, Mr. Brown came to Crawford County 
and purchased a section of land, but has since sold 
part of it, his possessions oiow aggregating three 
hundred and twenty acres. He once owned a sec- 
tion of land in Greenwood County, Kan., and 
while in Texas had over thirty thousand acres. 
He has a beautiful home, and his is one of the 
model farms of the community. He possesses most 
excellent business ability, and the success of his 
life is due to his own efforts. Since its establish- 
ment he has read the St. Louis Globe-Demof rat, and 
since 1856 has taken Norton's Union Intelligence. 
Since the war, he has been a stalwart supporter of 
the Republican party, and sociallj' is a member of 
the Odd Fellows' society. 



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\l/U^ ARRY H. LUSK, editor and proprietor of 
jfjV the daily and weekl.y Sun, at Parsons, was 
ikk^ born in P^dinbuigh, Ind., on the 14th of 
^) April, 1852. His father, David W. Lusk, 
was a native of Kentucky, and removed from 
there to Indiana, where, in the village of Edin- 
burgh, he established the first paper published in 
Johnson County. Later he went to Madison, Ind., 
and from that place removed to Charleston, the 
same state, whence he proceeded to southern Illi- 
nois. He was a man upon whom high honors 
were bestowed, and for some time he occupied the 
officer of Collector of Internal Revenue, atfd also 
held the position of State Printer for two years. 
A Republican in his political belief, David W. 



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roiaiLVlT AM) I'.KK.'kArilJC'AL liKCOim 



l.nskwasono of tho most iiiQuentinl men of his 

l>:ii-t.y in soutliorn Illinois, and was also pioininent 
in litonir.v !in(i jomnaiistii- circlos. Ilo pnblisiied 
a book oalUni "I'olitii's and Politicians of Illinois," 
which has had a wide circiilalion, not only in Illi- 
nois, l.nt thronj^honl many oilier states of the 
Union. As a wiiler, he was versatile and puni^enl, 
qniek to discern and inonipl to execute, keen in 
thonjiht and forceful in expression. l>y inherent 
(lualilications, no less than cidlivatcd laslcs, he 
was admirably adapted to the profession of a jour- 
nalist. 

In the public schools of JShftwncotown, HI., the 
subject of this sketch conducted his studies for 
SOUK- lime. 'I'liere, also, he served an apprentice- 
ship to the newspaper business under the tMliciont 
direction of his fjither. At tho ago of about lif- 
tecn years, he removed to Olncy, 111., and there 
purchase.l a paper, the Olnoy J.nlirr, which he 
conducted for seven years. lM-,.m thai place he 
went to .Sprin-ilield, 111., and aid.^l his fallicr in 
the publication of the Illinois ^•^/^ (.ur.clU; which 
he nniiiaged for two years. 

Coming to Kansjis in 187J<, Mr. l.usk i)nrchased 
the Sun, a struggling paper published at irregular 
intervals. Then a pr.wtical failure, ho has made 
of it a splendid success and a popular jt)urnal 
with many friends in both parties. He publishes 
both a daily and a weekly issue, and has made of 
his paper one of the niosl ii\tluenli;il organs of the 
Kepublican party in l.abelto t'ounly. The Sun 
tidvos the lead in advocating whatever may be for 
the highest good of the communily, and is con- 
ducted strictly uptm business principles. 

In all maltei-s pertaining to the advancemcnl of 
society, education and politics, Mr. l.usk lakes a 
keen and discriminating interest, and throvigh the 
columns of his paper, which has a wide circulation 
both in this and surrounding counties, he lias 
many times been instrumental in securing for this 
locality various advant.!tgos of a nature more or 
less important. Mr. l.usk is an able editor, and 
has made a marked success in the conduct of his 
paper, devoting his energies to making it one 
which will be a potent factor in the upbuilding 
of the city and county. In liis social relations he 
is idea tilled with tho Modern Woodmen of Amer- 



ica. Tie was appointed Postmaster of Parsons 
April 27, 188!), and a.ssumed the duties of the i»o- 
silion on the lltli of May, 1889, serving until 
.lanuary it, 18;)1. He also served for one year as 
Chairman of Iho U'epublican County Central Com- 
mittee. 



'■■^ V. Kl)W.\U'nS, a farmer and coutraclor 
'@£jt residing in North '['ownship, Labette 

/// li County, claims Kentucky as a state of his 
^,1 nativity, lie was born in Laurel County 

in ISlJ), and is a grandson of William Edwards, a 
native of North Carolina. His father, Charles 
Kd wards, was born in Wales, and buiding adieu to 
that country, came with three brothers to America 
during the Colonial days. All four aided the 
Colonies in their struggle for inde|)endonce. 
Charles w.as killed at the battle of Yorktown, and 
Thomas lost his life at Hound Stone, Va., but the 
other two survived the struggle. The parents of 
our subject were .lohn and Sarah (Elliott) Ed- 
wards. They had a family of twelve children, 
who grew to mature years. 

The subject of this sketch spout the days of his 
boyhood and youth in Kentucky, and acquired his 
education in the public schools. After arriving at 
man's estate he was united in marriage withSoi>hia 
Henjey, the marriage ceremony being performed in 
I8G5. Previously he had enlisted in the I'uiou 
army as a member of Company L, First Kent ucUy 
Cavalry, under Colonel Wolford, serving until the 
close of the war. He also had three brothers in. 
the service, but none lost their lives in battle. t)ur 
subject was alwa^ys with his regiment, and partici- 
pated in the eug.agements at Murfreesboro, ]\Iills 
Springs, Atlanta and the en tLi-e Oeoigia campaign. 
He went with Sherman on the celebrated march to 
the sea, and participated in the Crand Review at 
Washington, the linest military pageant ever .seen 
on this side of the Atlantic. 

BIr. Edwards began railroad contracting in 18(50, 
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Railroad. The year 1877 witnessed his arrival in 
Kansas. Here he engaged in contracting with Mr. 
Wolcott. They constructed the Kansas City & 
Pacific Railroad from eight miles north of Parsons 
to within fifteen miles of Paola. He also built ten 
miles of the Frisco Line in llie territory, and for 
three years has been engaged in doing the repair 
work for the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway. 

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Edwards were born six chil- 
dren: Jrvin, Maggie, Sarah (deceased), Nannie, 
.lohn and Lee. Mr. Edwards has been a second 
time married, the lady of his choice being Sarah 
E. Chambers. Three children grace this union: 
Arra IJelle, Dellie and EHie. J-^ight of the family 
are members of the Baptist Church and all are 
highly respected people, who rank high in the social 
circles in which they move. 

Mr. Edwards has always been identified with 
the Democratic i)arty, and socially is a member of 
the Masonic fraternity and the Ancient Order of 
United Workmen. His life has been a successful 
one, and his business ability, combined with well 
directed efforts and enterprise, has acquired for 
him a handsome property. He now owns nearly 
five hundred acres of good land, ail of which he 
has accumulated since coming to this county. He 
is a man of sterling worth and strict integril3', and 
his well spent life has gained him high regard. 



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J/ACOB UNGEHEUER. To an extent not 
I usually enjoyed has success crowned the 
I efforts of the subject of our sketch, wlio 
is one of the wealthiest men of Linn County, 
and probably the most extensive landowner in 
CentrevilleTownsliip. His residence is a commo- 
dious and attractive abode, and is pleasantly lo- 
cated on section 23. Since coming to Linii Coun- 
ty in the spring of 1858, Mr. Ungeheuer has en- 
gaged in general farming and is now the owner of 
thirteen hundred acres in Centieville Township. 
lu his agricultural operations he combines in- 



dustry and perseverance ^vith wise judgment and 
keen insight — qualities which have contributed 
largely to his prosperity. 

A native of Germany, our subject is the son of 
John and Catharine Ungeheuer, who passed their 
entire lives in the Fatherland. He was born 
March 7, 1835, and remained in Germany until he 
was nineteen years of age, meantime attending 
the common schools and also learning the trade of 
a blacksmith. In 1854 he crossed the Atlantic, 
and after landing in New York proceeded to Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio, where he was.employed at his trade 
for one year. Thence he went to St. Louis and 
was similarly engaged for a few months. In Des 
Moines, Iowa, where he next made location, he 
worked at his trade for three months, and then 
opened a shop, which he conducted for one year. 

From Des Moines Mr. Ungeheuer came to Kan- 
sas and followed his trade in Centreville Town- 
ship, Linn County, until the opening of the Civil 
War. In the fall of 1861 he enlisted as a black- 
smitii in Com.pany K, Sixth Kansas Infantry, and 
served in that capacity- for more than tJiree years, ■ 
when he was discharged. While boiling coffee, in 
tiie fall of 1802, the kettle slipped and the hot 
coffee (lew in his face, causing a total loss of the 
sight of his left eye. Ui)on leaving the Union 
service, Mr. Ungeheuer returned to Centreville 
Township, and has since engaged in farming here. 

In Centreville Township, April 1, 1861, occurred 
the marriage of Mr. I'ngeheuer to Miss Sarah 
Walker, who was born in North Carolina Ajiiil 2-1, 
1843. Her parents, Alfred and Susanna (Sale) 
Walker, were natives of North Carolina, and came 
to Linn County about 1856, settling in that 
county, where both died, he on the 22d of No- 
vember, 1861, and she early in the '70s. They 
were the parents of eight children, five <Jaughters 
and three sons, Sarah being the eldest of the num- 
ber. Mr. and Mrs. Ungeheuer have nine living 
children, namely: John, .who married Miss Emma 
B. Mundell; Maiy, Mrs. Henry Man tey; Ida; Nora, 
Mrs. Watson Campbell; Charlie; William; Cora, 
who married Charles C. Burkhead; Franklin and 
Rolla. 

The life of Mr. Ungeheuer affords a striking ex- 
ample of what is in the power of every ener- 



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getic, ambitious man to accomplish for himself. 
Beginning with no moneyed capital, in a country 
whose language and people were strange to him, 
he continued steadfastly and patientl}' at his work, 
and in due time was rewarded witii prosperity. 
He has ever been one of our most loyal citizens, 
and no native-born American is moie i)atriotic 
than he. His wife is identified with the Protest- 
ant Methodist Church, to which he contributes 
liberally, though not identified with it or any 
other denomination. 



^^RTHUR D. SOWERBY, the popular and 
'^Z ll ^'^'^'^"'' cashier of the Bank of Richmond, 
I (i) has for a number of years been actively 
^ interested in the progressive enterprises 
of his present locality, and in 1890 became a per- 
manent resident of Richmond, Franklin County, 
Kan. The bank in which our subject holds so 
responsible a position was organized by Mr. Sow- 
erby himself in the month of July, 1890. It is a 
state institution, and was incorporated with an 
authorized capital of $50,000. Being the princi- 
pal stockholder, and recognized as a man of execu- 
tive abilit3', our subject, as was eminently fitting, 
became from the first the cashier and general man- 
ager of the prosperous moneyed institution. The 
Richmond Bank has done a business of over a 
$1,000,000 annually, and carries a large surplus, 
its volume of trade far exceeding early expecta- 
tions. 

Mr. Sowerby is a native of England, and 
was born in the city of London May 8, 1856. His 
parents, John Edward and Elizabeth (Dewhurst) 
Sowerby, were likewise English born, and were 
the descendants of a long line of useful and il- 
lustrious ancestors, the father and his paternal 



grandfather being widely known as writers of dis- 
tinction on the subject of botany. 

The father published Sowerby's English Botan}', 
a work of great merit, which required eleven _years 
to complete and publish. He was also the author of 
other wcrks which obtained a wide circulation. .He 
was a cultured man, of broad intelligence aud pro- 
found research, and was recognized as authority 
upon botanical subjects. Winning universal re- 
cognition in his literary field of labor, he attained 
to financial success, and after a life of busy useful- 
ness entered into rest *in the year 1869. The 
mother makes her home in England. Our subject, 
the second-born in a family of six children, is 
the only one who emigrated to the United 
States. He received an excellent education in his 
birthplace, and upon attaining to manhood deier- 
mined to try his fortunes in the land beyond 
the Atlantic, and in 1878 embarking for America, 
after a safe and pleasant voyage landed in New 
York. Our subject first made a long expected 
visit with relatives in the state of Connecticut, 
then Journeying to the westward he remained for 
a few months in Ohio. The succeeding year, 1879, 
he found his way to Kansas, and successfully en- 
gaged in merchandising in Central City. 

In 1880 Mr. Sowerby became identified with the 
First National Bank of Garnett, where he ably 
served as book-keeper and teller until he made his 
home in Richmond. In the year 1879 were united 
in marriage Arthur D. Sowerby and Miss Jessie 
Motherhead, an accomplished lady, born in Hong 
Kong, China, and the daughter of English parents. 
The father of Mrs. Sowerby, Alfred Motherhead, 
was Clerk of the Court in China at the time of 
his daughter Jessie's birth. Three sons blessed the 
union of Mr. and Mrs. Sowerby, Alfred A., Leslie 
F. and Clive IL, all intelligent young lads, witli a 
bright future before them. 

Our subject and his excellent wife are devout 
Episcopalians, and are foremost in good work aud 
benevolent enterprises, occupying social positions 
of influence. Politicall3' a Republican, Mr. Sower- 
by has not been troubled with a desire for office, 
and is devoted to the demands of liis business. He 
is fraternally a valued member of the Ancient 
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with the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and 
within these orders has a host of friends and well- 




and 
and 
the 
'f^^ finest farms of Marysville Township, 
County, Kan., and is pleasantly situated on section 
24. A friend to educational advancement, and 
intimately associated with the progressive inter- 
ests of his locality, Mr. AVilson has served effi- 
ciently as Clerk of the School Board, and among 
his friends and neighbors is esteemed for his ster- 
ling integrity of character and excellent business 
ability. Our subject is a native of Erie County, 
Pa., and was born July 4, 1841. His parents, James 
and Elenor (McNair) Wilson, were both descended 
from a long line of energetic, and hard working 
ancestors. The pioneer home of the father and 
mother was blessed with the presence of five 
children, four of whom are yet living. The mother 
died in 1846, universally lamented, and the father 
passed away in 1864. He was a man of broad in- 
telligence, liberal in his views and upright in his 
daily walk, commanding the high regard of all 
who knew him. He appreciated the advantages 
of an education and gave his children all the 
opportunities for instruction he could afford. 

Our subject was reared upon his father's farm 
and was trained to the avocation of a tiller of the 
soil. He attended the district school of the home 
neighborhood, and, always a farmer, began life for 
himself at the age of twenty -one years, then leav- 
ing home and journeying to the farther west of 
Illinois. Mr. Wilson settled in Kane County and 
worked on a farm by the month for three years. 
He later emigrated to Nebraska and located on the 
Little Blue, where he had an interest in a ranch 
for about a twelvemonth. In the year 1867 our 
subject came to Kaiisas and made his permanent 



home in the east half of the southwest quarter of 
section 28, Ten Mile Township, all wild land then. 
Remaining upon this homestead for about thirteen 
years, Mr. Wilson devoted himself unweariedly to 
the cultivation of his acres and to the various need- 
ed improvements. In 1880, beginning anew, here- 
moved to his present farm, as before, entering upon 
the cultivation of entirely wild land. Financially 
prospered, Mr. Wilson is the owner of three hun- 
dred and twenty acres, finely cultivated, two hun- 
dred and twenty being under the plow and pro- 
ducing an abundant harvest of grain, corn, flax, 
millet, timoth3^ clover and prairie hay. There 
are upon the place twelve high-grade horses, 
eighty head of cattle and one hundred and sixty- 
nine hogs. 

The commodious family residence of modern 
design and finish, a capacious barn costing $1,800, 
and large sheds are among the valuable improve- 
ments of the Wilson farm. The barn, one of the 
best in the township, is 40x50 feet with a shed 
twent3' feet. The posts lire twenty feet, and there 
is a basement underneath. The walls-are ten feet' 
and one inch in height and two feet in thickness. 
There are in the orchard sixty-five apple trees, six 
cherry and forty peach trees, also a number of 
ornamental trees and shrubs. Beginning in Kan- 
sas upon a capital of $90.05, Mr. Wilson has won 
his upward way to a comfortable competence, 
and, unaided, has self-reliantl^' attained to a posi- 
tion of useful influence. As Clerk of the school 
district our subject has given to the public most 
efficient service, and politically a Republican and 
a prominent leader of the local party, he has fre- 
quentlj^ represented his fellow-citizens at state and 
county conventions, and in the discharge of the 
duties intrusted to his care gave thorough satis- 
faction to all his constituents. He has been urged 
to make the race for County Commissioner, but 
has persistently refused to accept the nomination. 

February 22, 1871, J; J. Wilson and Miss Alice 
Pipher were united in marriage.. The estimable 
wife of our subject, born in 1848 in the state of 
New York, was the daughter of Lewis and Sophio- 
nia (Gardner) Pipher. Mr. Pipher, a nattve of 
Canada, and his good wife, born in Jefferson 
County, N. Y., for many years m.-vde their home 



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in Kane County, 111., but in 1870 removed to 
Miami Count}', Kan., wlieie thej' both passed away. 
Ten cliildien had blessed their union. Joseph 
Pipher w.as a member of the Eighth Illinois Cav- 
alry and served with courage during the Civil 
War. Mrs. Pipher was a devout Christian and a 
valued member of the Presbyterian Cliurch. 

Our subject has no children, but, a friend to 
educational advancement, aids the youth of his 
lowility in securing a higher and more extended 
education than was possible in Kansas but a com- 
paratively few years ago. Mr. and Mrs. AVilson 
enjoy tiie kindly esteem of many friends, and 
ever ready to lend a helping h md to the unfort- 
unate, accomplish much good. Our subject is 
numbered among the substantial men of tiie 
county, and, a liberal-spirited citizen, is active in 
all matters pertaining to the public welfare. 



if(L_^ ON. JABEZ B. BUOADIIEAD, prominently 
j|(j) associated with the early history and strug- 
Jt^<^' gles of the state of Kansas, located in 
(i^ Mound City Township, Linn County, in 
the fall of 1858, and for over twenty-two years 
was closely identified with the upward growth and 
ultimate success of his adopted state. A man of 
broad intelligence, business enterprise and upright 
character, his executive ability made him an im- 
portant and invaluable factor in the development 
of the new country, whose triumphant advance 
was marked by unprecedented trials and calami- 
ties, overcome with heroic cour.age and endurance. 
He was born in .Sorb}' Bridge, Yorkshire, England, 
April 4, 1826. Arriving in America with his 
parents when only a little cliild, he soon became in 
heart and soul a thorough American, and was but 
lifty-live years of age when his useful life was 
tcrmiuated by a terrible death. Gored and lit- 



erally crushed by an infuriated bull weighing 
fully twenty-six liundred pounds, he survived to 
suffer but a few hours after receiving his frightful 
injuries and passed to his rest mourned as a pub- 
lic loss by all who knew him. Our subject was a 
half-brother of .T. C. Broadhead, of Paris Town- 
ship, .and was a son of John Broadiiead, of York- 
shire, England. His mother, Hannah Hall Broad- 
iiead, was also a native of Yoikshiic, England. 
The parents, immediately after their euiigratioii 
to the United States, tjiade their home in Ciiau- 
tauqua County, N. Y., and many years later died 
in Busti. 

Ten child^ren clustered in the home of John and 
Hannah Broadhead, and Jabez B., the eldest son, 
early became self-supporting. He was educated 
in the district schools of the Empire State and 
there attained to manhood. Upon the 1st of 
September, 1850, our subject was united in mar- 
riage with Miss Hannah M. Smith, born Novem- 
ber 30, 1831, in Busti, Chautauqua County, N. Y. 
For some years subsequent to their union Mr. and 
Mrs. Broadhead resided amid the scenes of their 
youthful da^'S, and it w.as not until 1858 thattiiey 
made a change of locality, then journeying to 
Kansas, from that time their future home. In 
Mound City Township our subject at once en- 
gaged in the cultivation of a fine farm, and had 
brought his homestead up to a highlj' productive 
state and added many valuable improvements 
when lie was so suddenly summoned from his la- 
bors. Financially successful, he was also deeply 
interested in both local and national issues, and, 
popular with his fellow-citizens, who appreciated 
his qualities of head and heart, he was elected to 
tlie Kansas Legislature in the early '60s. An ar- 
dent Abolitionist, he made a gallant fight in the 
House for his principles and his party and did 
good work in securing Kansas' admission into the 
Union as a free state. 

In religious convictions Mr. Broadhead was a 
Congregationalist and was active in the support 
and extension of Christian influence. Elected the 
first President of the Linn County Agricultural So- 
ciety, he discharged the duties of the position to 
the great acceptsibility of his associate members and 
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He was among the leaders in improvin«; the qual- 
ity of stock owned in Linn County and imported 
tiioroughl)ieds and full-blooded stock. His home, 
one of the pleasantest in the county and tlie abode 
of hospitality, was blessed with the presence of 
four children, one of whom died in infancy and 
another in early childhood. Ellen M. is the wife 
of .ludgeTheodocius Botkin; and Mary F., is the 
wife of Charles AV. Forbes. 

The homestead, containing three hundred and 
twenty acres, is one of the finest pieces of farm- 
ing property in the state and is kept in perfect 
order. The estimable widow of our subject, is a 
member of the Congregational Church .as was her 
husband, and with her two daughters occupies a 
social position of usefulness and influence. 



^^, ART VELTHOEN is a native of Holland, 
( @/ul l and is one of the industrious farmers of 

'// A Anderson Count}'. He owns a desirable 
'^ farm on section 20, Union Township, and 
may be truly proud of the success he has achieved 
in the laud of his adoption. For over thirty years 
he has taken his share in the advancement and 
prosperity of this county, of which he is justly es- 
teemed one of the leading agriculturists. 

Our subject w.as born in the southern part of 
Holland, March 10, 1828, and passed his boyhood 
in the usual manner of farmer lads. Much of his 
time was devoted to raising flax, in which he has 
very successful, and for a period of about six years 
he was employed as an overseer, as he was consid- 
ered an expert in the business. His parents were 
also natives of Holland, where they passed their 
entire lives. His father bore the same Christian 
name as our subject, while his mother was in her 
maidenhood Miss Heltje Fisher. Their family 
comprised three children, namely: Leander, John 
and our subject. 

Believing that he could better his condition, Mr. 
Velthoen took passage on a sailing-vessel on the 
lOth of March, 1856, bound for America. The 



voyage consumed fifty days, his destination being 
New Orleans, where he arrived early in May. He 
only remained in the Crescent City for about two 
days, and thence proceeded up the Mississippi 
River as far as Keokuk, Iowa. After prospecting 
in the west to some extent, he located in Marion 
County, Iowa, which was his place of abode until 
April, 1861, tlie dale of his arrival in Anderson 
County. He at once settled in what is now Union 
Township, where he has since been one of the 
prominent residents. Hb had only limited means,' 
which he invested in oire hundred acres of land, 
but as the years rolled by he found himself en- 
abled to purchase more Kind, until at the present 
time he possesses some six hundred acres. 

The union of Mr. Velthoen and Mrs. Henrietta 
M. Enochs was celebrated in Greeley, Anderson 
County, on the 31st of August, 1862. The lady 
was born in Darke County, Ohio, April 20, 1831. 
Her maiden name was Lawrence. She became the 
wife of George Enochs, and came to this county 
in October, 1859, settling in Union Township, 
where Mr. Enochs was accidentia killed on the 
29th of October of the following year. Their son, 
William H., is now a farmer of Union Township. 
Our subject and his wife have a son, John S., who 
married Miss Mary J. Alexander, and resides in 
Union Township. The father of Mrs. Velthoen, 
Cl.ark Lawrence, was a native of Pennsylvania, 
while her mother was born in Maryland. 

In his political affiliations our subject is a stanch 
supporter of the Republican party and nominees. 
He is a liberal contributor to church and benevo- 
lent enterprises, and adheres strictly to the teach- 
ing of the Golden Rule. He has a pleasant home, 
and has found in his wife a kind and trusty help- 
mate, who has aided materially in his success. 



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(^p^HOMAS P. GOWDY, an honored veteran of 
/7^^ the late war, is classed among the intelli- 
^V^/ gent and enterprising farmers of^Jackson 
Township, Anderson County, who have contributed 
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a great agricultural centre. His farm is one of the 
finest in tlie place, and here he has a comfortable 
home. 

Mr. Gowd3' was born in Clarke County, Ohio, 
December 21, 1834, to John and Ann (Steele) 
Gowdy, natives of Kentucky, who married and 
settled in Clarke County, Ohio, where they re- 
mained some time and then removed to Warren 
County, 111., in 1851. The former died in 1864, 
and the latter in 1883. They had ten children: 
James S., William C, Nancy C, Isabella, John, 
Joseph, Robert, Thomas P., David and Sarah J. 

Our subject spent the early years of his life in 
his native county, going to Warren County, 111., 
with his parents in 1851, and continuing with 
them until the war broke out. Being of a patriotic 
nature, young Gowdy enlisted in the service of 
his country in July, 1862. He enrolled with 
Company C, Eighty-third Illinois Infantry, and 
remained on the field until the close of the strug- 
gle. In the battle of Ft. Donelson, in 1863, he 
fought bravely, and when peace was declared, re- 
turned home to Warren County, where he resumed 
his work on his father's farm. 

In 1865, Mr. Gowdy was married to Miss 
Nancy J. Caldwell, daughter of John and Mary 
A. (Nichol) Caldwell, whose biographies may be 
found in the sketch of Joseph Caldwell. Mrs. 
Gowdy was born in Greene County, Ohio, Septem- 
ber 24, 1841. She was twelve years old when she 
went with her parents to Warren County, 111., 
where she grew to womanhood and married our 
subject. After their union, Mr. and Mrs. Gowdy 
settled in Hale Township, the same county, and 
there lived until the fall of 1869, when they caine 
to Anderson County, and located in this township, 
on the land which he had previously bought. In 
these years our subject has worked industriously, 
improving his land, and from time to time, as he 
was able, erecting the necessary outbuildings with 
which to carry on farming successfully. He is 
now regarded .as one of the most sagacious and 
prominent farmers and stock-raisers in this part of 
tiie state, and is also a marked figure in its political 
and social life. His farm comprises two hundred 
and thirty-three acres of fertile soil, which yields 
an abundant harvest of the various cereals each 



season. Mr. Gowdy has never been an office-seeker, 
but h.as been called to fill some important town- 
ship offices, having served as Justice of the Peace 
for two terms, besides filling other equally respon- 
sible positions. He is a stanch Republican and 
takes an active interest in the political issues of 
the day. 

Mr. and Mrs. Gowdy ate deeply interested in 
religion, and are valued and consistent members 
of the United Presbyterian Church. To this es- 
timable couple were bprn three children: Brainard 
AV., Riley Warren and Harry S. A law-abiding 
citizen, possessed of good social qualities and ex- 
cellent character, our subject is held in good re- 
pute by neighbors and friends. 



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BOOR. In the great and fertile west are 
some extensive farmers, men who bring 
heir calling rare business skill and ex- 
cellent judgment. Seme of the most enterprising 
of these may be found in Kansas. Ranking among 
them is E. M. Boor, who is one of the prominent 
men of Crawford County. He owns and operates 
two hundred and nineteen acres of land in Osage 
Township, nearly all of which is under cultiva- 
tion, the balance being devoted to stock-raising. 
Mr. Boor was born in Bedford County, Pa., in 
1836, and when yet an infant his parents removed 
to Clay County, Ind. He was the fifth of seven 
children born to John and Sarah (Miller) Boor, 
both natives of Pennsylvania and of German de- 
scent. Our subject grew to manhood in Indiana, 
and there married Miss Sarah Rector, whose par- 
ents were among the early pioneers of that state. 
Mr. and Mrs. Boor began life together in 1860, 
with little or no means. They continued to 
live in Indiana until 1882, when they removed to 
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and purchased land in Osage Township, Crawford 
County, where they have since resided. 

Our subject and his estimable wife are the par- 
ents of thirteen children, eleven of whom are liv- 
ing. They are all members of the Disciples Church 
at Monmouth, except the three youngest. Mr. 
and Mrs. Boor have been members of this denomi- 
nation for many years, and in their social and 
private life show themselves to be guided by 
Christian principles. 

Politically, Mr. Boor is u member of the Repub- 
lican party, and cast his first vote for Lincoln. He 
is a genial, pleasant gentleman, and is well liked 
by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. 



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J' OHN M. BOWMAN. The confidence of the 
I public in any business enterprise must be 
j measured by its tangible attitude 'toward 
' that enterprise. Measured in this way the 
Bank of C4reeley has a strong and unassailable hold 
upon the business and financial men of that city. 
The honored and esteemed President of this bank, 
John M. Bowman, was born in Pickaway County, 
Ohio, January 26, 1827, to the union of John and 
Elizabeth (Morris) Bowman. The father, a native 
of Hardin County, Va., was born in 1800; tlie 
mother was born in 1802, being the daughter of 
John and Elizabeth (Wells) Morris, both of whom 
were originally from Maryland. 

The paternal grandfather of our subject, Will- 
iam Bowman, was a native of the Old Dominion, 
but at an early date removed to Ohio, where he 
was a pioneer of Pickaway County, settling there 
during the War of 1812, when the Indians were 
about the only inhabitants. He had a brother, 
Jacob Bowman, who settled at Newark; Ohio, at 
the same time. Grandfather Bowman cleared a 
farm in the timber of Walnut Township, now one 
of the finest townships in that section of country. 
He lived to be about three-score years of age. 
Both the paternal and maternal grandparents had 
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fifteen children, all of whom attained to mature 
years. 

The father of our subject, John Bowman, was 
trained to the arduous duties of the farm at an 
early age, and when but a boy removed with his 
parents to Pickaway County, Ohio, where he mar- 
ried and became an inQuential farmer. There his 
death occurred in 1842, and his wife followed him 
to the grave two years later. Eight children 
were born to them, the el-dest of whom, a son, was 
drowned in childhood. . The others were as fol- 
lows: John M.; Lydia, who married Edward Weak- 
ley, and is now a widow, making her home with 
our subject; William, who resides in Sumner 
County, Kan., Melissa, who married Robert Burk, 
and resides near Shelbyville, 111.; Matilda, who 
married George Cummings, and lives at Girard, 
Kan.; Mary, who married William McCuUough, 
and resides at Ottawa, Kan., and Samuel (see 
sketch). 

The youthful days of our subject were spent on 
the farm in Ohio and in attending the common 
schools, where he received a good practical educa- 
tion. In 1851 he married Miss' Rachel Warren, 
who was born in Pickaway County, Ohio, in 1831, 
being the daughter of Silas and Sarah (Riley) 
Warren, natives of Delaware. In September, 
1854, our subject removed to Illinois and settled 
in Tower Hill Township, Shelby County, where he 
purchased one hundred and sixty acres of raw 
prairie, making his home there until he came to 
Kansas. At that time he owned two hundred and 
thirty acres of land which he sold. While traveling 
westward he stopped in Missouri Um :\ few months 
and then came to Kansas, wlicrc he |iiirchased 
four hundred and eighty aci<'s (jf iiiiiiiiproved 
land located in the southwestern part of Lib- 
erty Township, Linn County. Later he purchased 
one hundred and sixty acres additional, and fol- 
lowed stock-raising and also dealt in livestock. 
On this place he resided until 1886, meantime 
making many improvements and erecting fine 
buildings. He had the misfortune to lose his wife 
September 16, 1871. After his children started 
out in life for themselves he left the farm and 
came to Greeley, where he has since resided. 

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dren: George, who was bom December 9, 18r)2, 
and is now a druggist at Hopkins, Mo.; Nelson, 
who was drowned in the Kansas River while a 
student at Lecompton; Noah, wlio.isan attorney at 
Garnett, Kan., and has one son; and Jennie, who 
married John McFadden, of Greeley, and has 
one son and one daughter. In his political views 
Mr. Bowman is a stanch advocate of Democratic 
principles. He has held local offices, but the de- 
mands of his private business have prevented 
liira from participating largely in public affairs. 
In his religious views he affiliates with the United 
Brethren Church, liaving joined that churcli 
in 1845; he was Class-leader for several years, 
and was a member of the liberal branch of the 
church. From the establishment of the Bank of 
Greeley he has been its President and one of the 
original stockliolders. It is a state bank and is 
one of the solid financial institutions of the 
county. For some time he had an interest in the 
Greeley Mills, and also dealt in live stock for 
some years after removing to Greeley. He has 
made his own way in the world, for when he first 
settled in Illinois lie iiad only a team and wagon 
and $817 in money, which represented his earnings 
in Ohio. He prospered in Illinois and has also 
been unusually successful in Kansas. 



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ANIEL P. GARDNER, who carries on 
general farming and stock-raising on sec- 
(i^)^^ tions 28 and 29, Ladore Township, Neosho 
County, is the owner of two hundred and 
forty acres of fine land, constituting a desirable 
and valuable farm. Its fields are well tilled and 
yield to the owner a golden tribute. There are 
also many improvements upon it which add to its 
value and attractive appearance. 

Mr. Gardner is a native of the E.mpire State. 
He was born in Genesee County in 1838, and is 
one of seven children. His parents, Ozro and 



Ann fUnderwood) Gardner, were also natives of 
New York. The grandfather. Ensign Gardner, 
was born in Connecticut, and was one of the he- 
roes of the Revolution who valiantly aided in the 
struggle for independence. 

Our subject spent the first seven years of his 
life in the state of his nativity, and then accom- 
panied his parents on their removal to Kane Coun- 
ty, 111., where they resided eight years. On the 
expiration of that period they removed to Jackson 
County, Iowa, where -Daniel Gardner also spent 
eight years. During that i)eriod he was married 
near Brooklyn, Poweshiek County, Iowa, the lady 
of his choice being Miss Rosa Motheral, and in 
1861 he brought his wife to Kansas, locating in 
Allen County. There he lived until 1863, when 
he entered the service of his country as a member 
of Company E, Fifteenth Kansas Cavalry, and 
served until the close of the war, under Colonel 
Cloud, doing duty in Kansas, Arkansas, Missouri 
and Colorado. 

When hostilities had ceased and peace had been 
restored, Mr. Gardner returned to his farm in 
Allen County, and the following year came to 
Neosho County, locating upon the farm wiiich is 
still his home. It was then wild land, upon which 
not a furrow had been turned or an improvement 
made, but with characteristic energy he began its 
development, and in course of time the barren 
prairie began to yield him a ready return for his 
labors. His life has been a busy and useful one 
and has always been devoted to general farming, 
in which he has met with good success. 

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Gardner were born two chil- 
dren: Otto, who died in infancy, and Effie, wife 
of William Baine. The mother of tiiis family was 
called to her final rest, and after her death Mr. 
Gardner was again married, his second union be- 
ing with Sarah McClure. Ten children graced this 
union, five sons and five daughters: Cora, Myrtle, 
Carrie, Inez, Daniel P.. Maggie, and four infant 
boys deceased. In politics, Mr. Gardner supports 
the Democratic party. He has served in the ofl3ce 
of Town Trustee, and socially is connected with 
the Grand Army of the Republic. He has been a 
member of the Christian Church and the Anti-Ilorse 
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had no capital or propertj^ hence his entire pos- 
sessions have been acquired since his arrival, and 
the fact that he is now a well-to-do citizen indi- 
cates a busy and useful life. 



/^ APT. .lOHN R. FOSTER, President of the 
^l( First National Bank at Garnett, Kan., re- 

^^^ quires more than a passing notice in a work 
of this character. He is the pioneer banker of 
Anderson County, and is well known as a finan- 
cier and shrewd business man, as well as a bunker 
of the soundestjudgment and wide range of prac- 
tical experience. The First National Bank of 
Garnett is closely identified with the financial in- 
terests and commercial progress of this community 
and is one of the solid institutions of Kansas, en- 
joying a reputation for reliability and safety that 
extends far beyond the limits of this county. 

Capt. John R. Foster was born in Knox County, 
Tenn., December 2, 1841, being a son of Jesse F. 
and Huldah E. (Ramey) Foster. His ancestors 
were all wealthy and the owners of large planta- 
tions in the southern states as well as a great many 
slaves. The family of which our subject was^ a 
member removed to Webster County, Mo., in 
1845, and settled on a farm where the father and 
mother both passed the closing scenes of their 
lives. Of the four children born to them our sub- 
ject is the first in order of birth. Thomas, the 
second child, is now cashier of the People's Jfa- 
tional Bank at Burlington, Kan. Ann E. is the 
wife of Robert McMalian, of Webster County, Mo. 
Jesse F. resides on the homestead in Webster 
County, Mo. 

Our subject passed his boyhood and youth upon 
a farm, and early in life developed a strong liking 
for business. When but ten years of age he com- 
menced trading in live-stock, and as his judgment 
was all that could be desired in his dealings his 
father would always uphold iiim in any bargain he 



chose to make. Although the latter never gave 
him mone}' to spend, he gave young Foster oppor- 
tunities to earn the same. When the Civil War 
broke out this bo.v was among the first to offer his 
services, and he enlisted in Coleman's Regiment, 
serving three mouths,when the regiment disbanded. 
He then furnished horses for the Government and 
made money from the start. In 1862 he again 
enlisted, and in March was mustered into the ser- 
vice with Company H, Eighth Missouri Cavalr3', 
of which he was commissioned .Second Lieuten- 
ant. Before attaining his majority he was pro- 
moted to the rank of Captain and •commanded his 
company in man}- hard fought battles. 

On August 16, 1862, in the engagement at Lone 
Jack, Mo., his company suffered a loss of forty- 
three men in killed and wounded. Lieutenant 
Foster received a load of shot in the face and had 
the barrel of his revolver shot awaj', the stock re- 
maining in his hand. The company was next on 
duty in Arkansas, where many skirmishes and 
hard marches occurred. In tlie spring of 1863^ 
our subject received his commission .as Captain of 
Company F, and commanded it lintil they were 
mustered out of the service. At the battle of 
Moore, Mo., his horse was shot under him and he 
came near being severely injured by its fall. The 
next day was occupied in a running fight from 
Stringtowii to California, Mo., and following this 
the company w.is in an all-day fight at Booneville 
without breakfast or dinner. Shortly after this 
was the battle of Pleasanton, Kan., where one 
thousand men were taken prisoners and all the 
enemy's guns, with the exception of two, were 
captured. The battle of Independence, Mo., was 
the last engagement in whirli Cnptain Foster p.ar- 
ticipated. He ronKiim il in c niiinaiwl of the com- 
pany, however, until iiiii>lcn'(l out, in June, 1865. 

The war then being over, Captain Foster re- 
turned to Missouri, and. having saved his money, 
engaged in general rnerchandising at Lebanon, 
Later he followed the same business at Pleasant 
Hill, that state, but sold out in 1867, and the day 
following became associated with the bank of 
Leonard, Dunbaugh & Co., at Pleasant Hill, where 
he received his first lesson in banking, first as 
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1870, in connection with his brother Thomas, who 
had also been saving money. Captain Foster era- 
barked in the banking business at Garnett, under 
the firm name of Jolin 11. Faster & Co. This was 
the first bank in Anderson County. When the 
gr.asshoppei-s destroyed the crops and the county 
commissioners voted to furnish assistance to the 
people, this bank furnished the money to pur- 
cliase the supplies. 

The bank was organized under the state laws in 
about 1872 and became the Anderson County Sav- 
ings Bank, with a capital stock of $20,000. Soon 
afterward Captain Foster was elected President, 
which position he still holds. He is widely known 
as a leading financier and as a man whose high 
sense of honor commands the respect and confi- 
dence of all with whom he has business relations. 
The bank is one of the sound financial institutions 
of southeastern Kansas. It has a surplus of $12, .500, 
and its individual deposits are |il60,000. The 
bank building was erected by our suliject in 1870. 
Cajjtain Foster is also President of the Bank of 
Westphalia, is a Director in the Bank of Greeley, a 
Director in tlie Intcr-State National Bank at Kan- 
sas City, Kan., and a stockliolder in the People's 
Bank of Colony, Kan. 

The business in which Mr. Foster takes special 
interest is stock-raising. He owns about one 
thousand acres of land near Garnett, on which he 
has carried on an extensive stock business for 
many years. In 1883, in connection with Mr. 
Hopkins, he purchased twenty-five thousand acres 
in Texas and organized the Clay County Land 
and Cattle Company with an authorized capital 
stock of *250,000, * 150,000 being paid in. Mr. 
Foster is Treasurer of the company. He has also 
dealt extensively in real estate in Kansas City, Mo., 
and Ft. Worth, Tex. He is Treasurer of the Gar- 
nett Canning Company, and has figured promi- 
nently in many other enterprises. In politics he 
usually votes the Republican ticket, but is in- 
clined to be independent in his views. He has 
never sought public oflicos, for he has neither the 
lime nor the desire for positions. The Grand Army 
of the Republic is the ouly society to which he 
belongs. 

The most important event of his career, however, 



took place in 1865, when he led to the altar Miss 
Anna V. Bailey, a native of Springfield, ]\Io., and 
the daughter of Joshua M. and Lorinda H. Bailey 
(see sketch of J. B. Bailey). Two children have 
been born to Captain and Mrs. Foster: Edward L., 
cashier of the First National Bank of Garnett, and 
Jesse F., book-keeper of the same bank. West 
Lawn, the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. Foster, 
is located one mile west from Garnett, and is a 
model of neatness and comfort. Everything about 
the place indicates ta the beholder that the owners 
are people of refinement and culture. 



AMES W. SCOTT. There is no more at- 
tractive section in which to farm than that 
of Labette County. Here are many splen- 
^f^^ did farms and enterprising farmers. One 
of them, our subject, is a leading farmer and 
stock-raiser of this community. He has a fine es- 
tate on section 31, and has been a resident of Kan- 
sas since 1871. His early home was in Bourbon 
County, Ky., where his birth occurred in 1847. 
He spent his childhood and youth attending the 
district schools and becoming familiar with the 
various employments of rural life, and upon 
reaching manhood was consequently fitted for the 
career of a farmer, which he has since followed. 

Our subject was one of seven children born to 
James T. and Mary (Logan) Scott, both natives 
of Fayette County, Ky. The brothers and sisters 
were as follows: Thomas, wlio served in the Union 
cause in the Civil War over three years and is de- 
ceased; Mary; James W., our subject; S. A., a 
teacher of Labette County, and a graduate of Kan- 
ville (Ky.) •College; Charles and Etta deceased, 
and one who died in infancy. The paternal grand- 
father, Thomas Scott, was of Scotch descent, and 
although not positively known, it is said he was a 
native of Pennsylvania. 

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Annie, daughter of Frederick Kimber, who came 
to the county in 1870 from Illinois, but who was 
originally from England. Mr. and Mrs. Scott are 
the parents of four children: Jessie, Charles, Mary 
and Paul. They are both members of the Presby- 
terian Church, of which they are sincere and con- 
sistent members. Politically, our subject is a 
stanch Republican, and takes an active interest in 
all questions of the times. He was elected County 
Commissioner in 1889, and served one term. He 
was defeated a second time by four votes on ac- 
count of fusion of the Populists and Democrats. 
Socially, Mr. Scott is a member of no secret orders, 
except the National Anti-Horse Thief Detective 
Association. 

Our subject came to Kansas when it was noth- 
ing but a wilderness, but through his earnest 
efforts has improved his farm and added to it, so 
that now he owns nearly a whole section of land, 
all of which is highly improved. He and his wife, 
surrounded by loving friends, are well known in 
their section, and are highly esteemed by all with 
whom they come in contact. 



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Ill-^ON. LESTER K. KIRK. In this country 
ITjl wiiere so many young men are thrown 
/^^ upon their own resources at an early age 
(^ and are olten obliged, while yet inexperi- 
enced and while 3et unfamiliar with their own 
tendencies and inclinations, to choose their pccu- 
pation in life, it cannot always be expected that 
the most suitable or congenial pursuit will be se- 
lected. It thus often occurs that a young man 
finds after a few years that he has made a mis- 
take, and that in some other pursuits he can find 
a larger sum of pleasure and more substantial re- 
sults. In the Old Country, where too often genius 
and ambition are both absolutely opposed by the 
old adage, "Follow your father, my son, and do 
as your father has done," young men do not have 



the advantage they have here. In this country it 
is the trend of legislatifm||to place 'no obstacle in 
the way of the full development of'talent and the 
skyward expanse of genius. Consequently it should 
be impressed upon the minds of youth that they 
should begin at an early age to practice retrospec- 
tion, and should seriously study the famous Delphic 
oracle, "Know thyself." They will thus find as 
suitable an occupation as did Lester K. Kirk, who 
is now a prominent attorney'at Garnett. 

Mr. Kirk is a native of Ohio, born in Mahon- 
ing County December 6, 1841, and is > sou of 
Caleb and Julia A. (Jacobs) Kirk, both natives of 
Coitsville, Mahoning County, Ohio. The early 
life of our subject was passed on a farm in Mercer 
County, Pa., whither the parents had^ removed 
soon after his birth, and he attended the common 
schools and academies. In June, 1861, he enlisted 
in Company G, One Hundredth (Round Heads) 
Pennsylvania Regiment, and remained with the 
company until 1864. -At the battle of Petersburg 
he received a gunshot wound in the left shoulder 
and was discharged on account of disability. He was 
in the battles of Port Royal, second battle of Bull 
Run, Ox Hill, South Mountain, Antietam, Freder- 
icksburg, yicksburg,Knoxville, Wilderness, Spott- 
sylvania and Cold Harbor. He rose from the rank 
of private to Captain, and left the army bearing 
wounds that will remain with him through life. 

After leaving the army Mr. Kirk went to Illi- 
nois, thence to Iowa, and read law at Mt. Pleasant, 
in the office of Ambler & Ambler. Later he en- 
tered the law department of the Iowa University, 
and was admitted to the Bar in 1865, at Mt. Pleas- 
ant. He then came to Kansas, and first engaged 
in the cattle and sheep business, but, as this 
proved unprofitable, he engaged late in the prac- 
tice of law. This he has since continued, and has 
met with the best of success. In politics he is a 
Republican, and was State Senator for two terms. 
He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the 
State Charitable Institution, and was President of 
the Board for four years. He was the first Mayor 
of Garnett, and has held many other local offices 
of importance. Mr. Kirk was married to Miss 
Martha Lindsay, daughter of the Rev. David Lind- 
say, and a sister of Dr. Thomas Lindsay. Three 



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sons have blessed this union: L. D., S. B. and 
Paul, all in school. Our subject owns a farm of 
one hundred and sixty acres adjoining the city of 
Garnett, where he resides, and he built and owns 
the Kirk Block in tliat place. In religion he is a 
Congregationalist. 



\T_^ ON. EDWIN T. METCALF, M. D., located 
W)jl' in Colony in the fall of 1882, and is now 
J^^ the oldest physician in years of active 
(^) practice in this place. Skilled in liis pro- 
fession, he has won a high reputation among his 
brethren of the medical fraternity, and is also 
widely known in public circles throughout the 
state. He is the present State Senator from his 
district, and the upright course which he has taken 
in tlie Legislature lias brought credit to himself 
and satisfaction to his constituents. 

The Doctor was born near Carlinville, III., July 
27, 1843, and is a son of Joiin M. and Isabelle 
(Wyeth) Metcalf , the former a native of Kentucky, 
and the latter of Pennsylvania. His mother was 
a lineal descendant of one of the signers of the 
Declaration of Independence. John Metcalf went 
to Illinois when a 3'oung nuin with his father, 
William Metcalf, who settled in Macoupin County, 
purchasing large tracts of land and locating his 
sons in that vicinity, which still goes by tlie name 
of the Metcalf settlement. He was a slaveholder 
in Kentucky, but becoming convinced tiiat slavery 
was wrong, disposed of his negroes and removed 
to a free state, becoming a wealthy farmer of 
Illinois. 

The Doctor's father worked at farm labor dur- 
ing his youth, and in his leisure hours read medi- 
cine with Doctor Wood, of Carrollton, 111. Subse- 
quently he located as a piiysician in Winchester, 
Scott County, but again returned to the farm for 
a short time. Afterward he located in Greenfield, 



111., removing thence to Waverly, where he died 
in 1858. His widow is still living and now makes 
her home in Oakland, Cal. Although reared on a 
slave plantation in the south, he became a bitter 
opponent of the institution of slavery, and in 
1856 was a delegate to the first Republican con- 
vention held in Bloomington, 111. He was a mem- 
ber of the Baptist Church and of the Masonic 
fraternity. He died on the Gulf of Mexico, while 
going to Texas for his health. The Metcalf family 
numbered seven children: Julia, wife of Silas 
Burnett, of Dallas, Tex.; Edwin T.; George D., a 
lawyer of Oakland, Cal.; Harriet, wife of Peter 
Casserly, of Springfield, 111.; Richard W., who died 
in childhood; John W., professor of music in Oak- 
land, Cal.; and one who died in infancy. 

Doctor Metcalf of this sketch spent his early life 
in Waverly, 111., and there acquired his literary 
education. In 1862 he enlisted in the Union 
army, and was assigned to Company G, One Hun- 
dred and First Illinois Infantry, in which he 
served eight months, when he was discharged on 
account of physical disability. Returning to 
Waverly in July, 186-3, he entered the office of Dr. 
J. B. Miner, wlio had resigned his position as First 
Assistant Surgeon of the One Hundred and First 
Regiment. With him Mr. Metcalf read medicine for 
three years, and then attended lectures at Rush 
Medical College. In 1867 he located in Tallula, 
111., where he successfully engaged in practice un- 
til coming to Kansas in 1882. 

The Doctor was married in 1864 to Chattie, 
daughter of James and Tiiurza Burnett. She was 
born in Waverly, March 10, 1847. By their 
union were born seven children: Milton, now a 
lawyer of Kansas City; Anna, George, Patti, Ed- 
win, John and Belle, who died in infancy. 

In politics, Dr. Metcalf is a stalwart Republican, 
and now represents Anderson and Linn Counties 
in the State Senate. The last session of the Assem- 
bly was a memorable one, as two Houses were 
organized in the lower branch of the Legislature, a 
legal one by the Republicans and an illegal one by 
the Populists. Senator Metcalf was a stanch sup- 
porter of tlie legal House and assisted in defend- 
ing it at all times. The history of that session is 
so well known tliroughout the Union that special 



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mention is unnecessary in this volume. Tlie Doc- 
tor has been Chairman of the Committee on Pub- 
lic Health and Immigration, and is a member of 
several other important committees. He belongs 
to the Christian Church, and socially is connected 
with the Masonic fraternity, the Ancient Order of 
United Workmen and the Grand Army of the Re- 
public. 

Other business interests occupy the attention of 
our subject besides his practice. He is a stock- 
holder in the People's Bank of Colony and in the 
Eastern Kansas Telephone Company. He also 
owns a farm near Colony. When he first came 
to this place he conducted a drug business, but 
after a time gave it up, as his attention was all 
required by his increasing practice. He now re- 
ceives a liberal patronage and stands in the front 
rank as a physician. His popularity and promi- 
nence in all circles are well merited. 



^^HOMAS J. BASKERVILLE, M. D., now lo- 
/^^S^ cated on section 1, Pans Township, Linn 
^^?^ County, owns a. fine farm of one hundred 
and six acres under a state of high productiveness, 
and well improved with excellent and commodious 
buildings. He is widely known as a magnetic heal- 
er, and has many patients in his immediate vicin- 
ity and the surrounding countrj'. He has been 
called to patients in Illinois, Missouri and Iowa, his 
success having been phenomenal in the care and 
cure of the afflicted. Dr. Baskerville was born in 
Cumberland County, Va., May 20, 1830. His fatlier, 
John Baskerville, was a Frenchman and a gallant 
soldier in the War of 1812. He served under 
General Jackson at New Orleans, aii-d was under 
General Harrison (Old Tippecanoe) during the 
Indian wars. 

The mother of our subject, Fannie Woodson, 
was born and reared in Cumberland County, Va., 
and being a colored woman was held in slavery. 



She was brought from the Old Dominion to 
Cooper County, Mo., with our subject, who w.as 
also a slave. Thomas J. remained with his devoted 
mother untd she died on the same plantation. Our 
subject was twelve or thirteen years old when the 
famil}' were separated, and from that time never 
saw his father. He was held in bondage until 
September 22, 1862, when he was freed by the 
proclamation of Abraham Lincoln. A just and 
fair-minded man, he believes that in considering 
the condition of affairs at that time, he was treated 
well. While a slave he was united in marriage 
with Miss Phoebe Adley, with whom he was per- 
mitted to live in all about six years. Finally 
separated, she afterward died in Cooper County, 
Mo. A second time entering the bonds of wed- 
lock, Thomas J. Baskerville and Miss Hannah Brad- 
ford were married in 1863, in Bates County, Mo. 
Surviving a short time, his excellent wife passed 
away in Mound City in the fall of 1864. 

Marrying for a third time, upon April 17, 
1867, Dr. Baskerville was joined in matrimony 
with Miss Amanda Parks, a native of Benton 
County, Mo. He and his worthy wife Were the 
parents of one child, Thomas J., Jr., who, a bright 
and promising little one, passed away when nine- 
teen months old. When upon March 23, 1863, 
having journeyed from Henry County, Mo., to 
Linn County, Kan., the Doctor made a permanent 
home iu his adopted state, he leased a farm for 
five years in Mound City Township, and at the 
expiration of that time purchased forty acres in 
Paris Township, where he immediately settled 
and which has since been his constant residence. 

Financially prospered, the Doctor has added 
sixty-six acres to the original homestead, brought 
the land up to a highl}' cultivated state and im- 
proved the farm with a substantial and attractive 
building. Since the early '80s our subject de- 
veloped wonderful powers of magnetism, and has 
devoted himself to- the care and treatment of the 
sick and suffering with the best of results. Known 
far and wide. Dr. B.askerville is held in high esteem 
as a man of ability and Christian character. He 
takes an active interest in local and national gov- 
ernment and is a pronounced Republican. 

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subject lends ready aid to benevolent enterprises 
and assists generously in all matters of mutual 
welfare. Fraternally he is a valued member of 
Solomon Lodge No. 16, A. F. & A. M.,and having 
served with faithful courage in the army from the 
fall of 1862 until the close of the war, is an 
honored member of Montgomery Post No. 33, 
G. A. R. Literally a self-made man, fighting his 
upward way through obstacles, our subject has won 
the respect and hearty good-will of a host of ac- 
quaintances. 



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l^ICHARD ARNOLD, a prosperous farmer liv- 
IWr ing on section 7, is a native of Virginia, 
<^\ now West Virginia, and was born July 5, 
183L His father, James Arnold, was also 
a native of that state, and was a son of Zach- 
ariah Arnold, a German, who emigrated to tliis 
country before the Revolutionary War, and served 
in the War of 1812. His mother was Elizabeth 
(Sloan) Arnold, a native of West Virginia, who 
was a daughter of Richard Sloan, a native of 
Dublin, Ireland. His parents were married in 
West Virginia, and resided there until their death. 
They had six children, all now living and members 
of the German Baptist Church. Our subject was 
reared on the farm in Virginia, receiving his edu- 
cation at the neighboring schools. The home was 
one of the grand old places of the south, where he 
remained until he was thirty years of age, follow- 
ing the occupation of farming. 

Mr. Arnold was married December 4, 1861, to 
Miss Sally Flickinger, who was a native of Somer- 
set County, Pa., and a daughter of Elizabeth 
(Bueghley) Flickinger, a native of the Key- 
stone State. Mrs. Flickinger was a daughter of 
John Bueghley, who came to America from Ger- 
many, married and made his permanent home 
here. Mrs. Flickinger's parents are both deceased. 
They were parents of nine children, six of whom 



are living. Immediately after marriage Mr. and 
Mrs. Arnold settled in Ashland County, Ohio, 
where they made their home for twenty years. 
Coming west in 1883, they located on the farm 
where they now reside. He began life with a very 
small allowance, but by dint of perseverance and 
honest hard labor he now has three hundred and 
twelve acres of improved land, and gives his time 
and attention exclusively to farming, making a 
specialty of grain and stock. In 1885 he built a 
neat and pretty residence costing $3,000. Mr. and 
Mrs. Arnold are the parents of the following chil- 
dren: Anna S., Ada A., Lizzie C, Mary E., Rich- 
ard P., Ellen R., Virginia, Kate and George S. 

The family are members of the progressive part 
of the Dunkard Church. He always having taken 
an active part, and has been Deacon. He has given 
his children a good education, the oldest having 
graduated from Ashland College. Mr. Arnold 
is a member of the Anti-Horse Thief Association, 
and is also a member of the Board of Education. 
Politically our subject is a Republican, taking great 
interest in politics but never caring to hold office. 
During the Civil War he was drafted by the Con- 
federates, but evaded and did not participate in 
the war. He has always taken, much interest in 
educational matters and was one of the incorpora- 
tors of Ashland College, in Ohio, of which he was 
also a Trustee. 



WylLLIAM H.COOPER, an enterprising agri- 
culturist of Reeder Township, has been a 
resident of Anderson Count3' for a period 
of about tliirty-five years, during which time he 
has taken a leading part in furthering the welfare 
of this region. His well improved farm is situ- 
ated on section 27, where he is engaged in gen- 
eral farming. 

The birth of Mr. Cooper occurred in Berkshire 
County, Mass., October 24, 1838. He is the son of 



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Austin O. and Abbie (Churchill) Cooper. The 
former was a native of Connecticut, and the latter 
of Massachusetts. After their marriage they con- 
tinued to reside in Berkshire County until 1849, 
when they removed with their farailj' to Hillsdale 
County, Mich. After making their home there for 
teu years the^' emigrated to Kansas, finally making 
a settlement in Reeder Township, Anderson Coun- 
ty. On this farm they passed their remaining 
years, the father dying February 6, 1885, and his 
wife some years previously, May 10, 1874. They 
were worthy citizens, highly respected in this com- 
munity. 

The early boyhood of William H. Cooper was 
passed in his native county. When he was twelve 
years old he went with his parents to Hillsdale 
County, Mich., and during the ten years of his 
residence there obtained a good education in the 
common schools. In the spring of 1859 he came 
to Anderson County, and has since made his home 
here with the exception of three years when he 
wasin California. Prior to leaving Michigan he 
had learned the carpenter's trade, and this line of 
business he followed both in Kansas and Califor- 
nia. After his return from tlie west he engaged 
in farming, and has engaged in agricultural pur- 
suits up to the present time. 

In Reeder Township, on the 15th of May, 1862, 
was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Cooper and 
Miss Margaret Davis. Mrs. Cooper was born near 
Montrose, Iowa. Three children were born of this 
union: Edna D., Helen and Everett. Helen was 
attending school in Garnett, this state, in the fall 
of 1890, when she was called to her final home, 
being then nearly fifteen years of age. Mr. and 
Mrs. Cooper are highly esteemed members of the 
Presbyterian Church, to which their daughter also 
belongs. 

Our subject owns and operates a farm of one 
hundred and twenty acres, which is exceedingly 
fertile land and under good cultivation. He has 
erected a good set of farm buildings, and has a 
substantial residence, which is the abode of hos- 
pitality and good cheer. He is numbered among 
the leading agriculturists of this locality, and his 
farm is a model of thrift and enterprise. His 
many friends and neighbors have often elected 



him to fill local oflfiees of responsibility and 
trust, and he has justified their choice by the able 
manner in which he lias discharged the duties per- 
taining to each office. In the early part of the 
'60s he was given the position of Postmaster of 
Central City, and continued as such for several 
years. Personally, he is a man of high character 
and integrity, and has won the good will and 
friendship of all who know him. 



^^i M. COFFMAN. Among the young men of 
(II Neosho County who have selected agricul- 
\^^ ture as their vocation in life and who, 
judging from present indications, are bound to 
realize their most sanguine anticipations, is the 
subject of this biographical notice, who is residing 
on section 15, Ladore Township. Mr. Coffman 
was born in Adams County, Ind., in 1852, and is 
the son Of David L. and Margaret (Hughes) Coif- 
man, both natives of Ohio. The Coffmans were 
of German descent. 

Our subject was reared in his native state, and 
remained there until 1870, when he came to Kan- 
sas with a sister, the parents having died, leaving 
a family of eight children, of whom G. M. Coffraan 
was the youngest. On his arrival in Kansas, Mr. 
Coffman bought an unimproved claim, and settled 
where he now resides. He has it all under culti- 
vation, and has made a specialty of growing hay 
and shipping it to the southern markets. 

Mr. Coffman received a good education in the 
schools of Roanoke, Ind., and for several years 
after coining to this state taught school during 
the winter terms. He taught for five terms at 
Galesburg, and also taught in the schools in the 
township where he now resides. In the spring of 
1880, Mr. Coffman was married to Miss Addic 
Ferguson, and to them have been born three chil- 
dren, as follows: Guy M., Clyde C. and Thomas 



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E. Mrs. Coffman spent her early days in Michi- 
gan and received her education at Benton Harbor. 
For so'me years she taught in the schools of her 
native county, and also taught after coming to 
Kansas. 

Politically, Mr. Cofifman is a member of the 
People's party, but prior to this time was a 
stanch Democrat. He has served in numerous 
township ofHees, acting as Trustee of Ladore Town- 
ship, and he has also held most of the township 
ofBces. Socially he is a member of the Ancient 
Order of United Workmen and the Patriarchs. He 
has also been National President of the Anti-Horse 
Thief Association for two years and is always pres- 
ent at the meetings. He has also served as State 
President of this association in Kansas for two 
years. Mr. and Mrs. Cofifman occupy a pleasant 
social position among the people of this commun- 
ity, by whom they are resi)ected for their intelli- 
gence, and heartily liked for their frank, open- 
hearted hospitality and genial and kindly ways. 



<^r NDREW M. DAVIS, M. D., who has been 
*^Oi engaged in the prosecution of his chosen 
lini) profession in Colony since December, 
^J 1886, claims Ohio as the state of his na- 

tivity. His birth occurred in Hayes ville October 
4, 1852, his parents being William and Eliza- 
beth (Byerly) Davis. His father was born in 
Allegheny County, Pa., in 1840, and in early life 
emigrated to Ohio, where he met and married Miss 
Byerly. He resided in Hayesville, Ohio, until 
1880, when he removed to Holt County, Mo., lo- 
cating on a farm near Craig. There his death 
occurred in September, 1881. In politics he was a 
Democrat, and he held a number of local offices. 
In religious belief he was a Methodist and for 



many years was an active member of the church. 
His wife still survives him. 

Upon his father's farm the Doctor passed the 
da3'S of his bo3'hood and youth amidst play and 
work, and after attending the common schools 
completed his education in the Vermillion Insti- 
tute, in Hayesville. He then engaged in teaching 
school in Ashland County, Ohio, and was Princi- 
pal at Mifflin for three years. Later he taught one 
term of school in Holt County, Mo. While en- 
gaged in teaching, M^'. Davis devoted his leisure 
hours to reading medicine, with the desire of en- 
tering the medical profession, and later became a 
student in the medical department of the Western 
Reserve University, in Cleveland, Ohio, from 
which he was graduated in 1883 with the degree 
of M. D. He made his first location as a physician 
in Fairfax, Mo., where he engaged in practice un- 
til December, 1885, the time of his arrival in Col- 
ony. Here he opened an office, and it was not long 
before he built up a good practice. 

An important event in the life of the Doctor 
occurred in the year 1886, when was celebrated 
his marriage with Miss Emma C, daughter of 
Henry and Nancy (Simpson) Pittis, and a native 
Harrison County, Ohio. Their union has been 
blessed by the birth of two daughters, Nellie and 
Mary Edna. The parents both hold membership 
with the Presbyterian Church and are highly re- 
spected people of the community, who hold an 
enviable position in social circles. 

The Doctor is a member of the Masonic frater- 
nity and is now Worthy Master of Olive Branch 
Lodge No. 212, A. F. & A. M. He also belongs 
to the Order of the Eastern Star, of which he is 
Secretary, and to the Ancient Order of United 
Workmen. After locating in Colony he engaged 
in the drug business for three years, but on ac- 
count of his increasing patronage he was forced 
to abandon it and give his entire time and atten- 
tion to the care of his patients. He keeps well 
abreast with all the discoveries connected with the 
medical science and has a reputation which many 
an older physician might well envy. He was 
elected October 18, 1893, Grand Medical Director 
for the Select Knights of the Ancient Order of 
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tember, 1893, he was appointed on the Board of 
Pension Examining Surgeons at Garnett, Kan., 
and is Secretary of the Board. 






\1/ AMES H. HILL. Those to whom has been 
ll granted the privilege of residing in Kansas 
-s^ j for the past thirty 3'ears or more have wit- 
5^/'' nessed an uninterrupted series of improve- 
ments. Where once rose the smoke of the camp 
fire now ascends tlie busy hum of industry from 
a tliriving city. Where once the hunter roamed 
in search of game the farmer now tills the soil. 
Cliaos has been reduced to system, and poverty 
has been replaced by prosperity. As one of the 
number whose efforts have contributed to secure 
these results, we present the name of James H. 
Hill, a resident farmer of Anderson County. Since 
coming to this county in 1860, he has been inti- 
mately associated with its material development 
and has been especially prominent in Westphalia 
Township, where his pleasant rural home is located 
on section 12. 

It will not be amiss to state briefly the ancestral 
history of our subject. Frederick Hill was born 
in Brownswick, Germany, April 13, 1745, Tind 
took the place of an older brother who had been 
drafted to fight in the British army against the 
Colonies. Coming to America, the regiment 
camped in Canada, and the St. Lawrence River 
being frozen over, he and a companion, a Mr. 
Steckman, deserted the army, crossed on the ice 
and joined the defenders of the Colonies. He 
continued a faithful soldier to the cause of liberty 
until the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown. 

After the war Frederick Hill located in Bedford 
County, Pa. He married Elizabeth Defenbaugh, 
who was born in Lancaster County, Pa., February 
5, 1757, and at the age of eleven years removed to 
Bedford County, Fa. She passed away September 
28, 1854, aged ninety-seven j-ears, seven months 



and twenty-three days. Frederick Hill died May 
2, 1838, aged ninety-three years and nineteen 
days. They were the parents of seven sons and 
five daughters, their eldest child being Jacob, who 
was born in Bedford County, Pa., March 17, 1781, 
and died July 25, 1845. His wife, whose maiden 
name was Rosena Elizabeth Byer, was born Feb- 
ruary 23, 1798, and died November 24, 1859. Her 
parents were Frederick and Rosena Elizabeth 
(Lantz) Byer; the former was born in Frederick 
County, Md., February 11, 1758, and died in 1821, 
aged sixty-four years; the latter was born August 
13, 1760, and died March 26, 1818. 

Grandfather Hill had a family of five sons and 
six daughters, the second of the children being 
John Lantz, who was born in Bedford Count}', 
Pa., June 11, 1824. In 1846 he married Miss Susan 
Kellerman, who was born in Bedford County, Pa., 
December 30, 1827, being a daughter of John and 
Dorothy Kellerman, natives of Bucks County. Pa. 
In the fall of 1859 Mr. Hill moved from the Key- 
stone State to Kansas, and in the following year 
settled on land he had purchased. There his death 
occurred September 17, 1879, when fifty-five years, 
of age. His widow is still living and resides on 
the old homestead, which comprised five hundred 
acres at the time of his death. She is a member of 
the United Brethren Church, and her husband held 
membership in the same. They were most worthy 
and esteemed citizens, and enjoyed the respect 
and affection of all with whom they became ac- 
quainted. Eight children were born to them. Irvin 
died at the age of twenty-four years; Mary mar- 
ried James Magaghey and became the mother of 
four children, Ora, Susie, Maud and Fannie; Dora 
married David Kellerman and has three children, 
Asa, Troy and Pearl; James H., our subject, was 
next in order of birth; Amanda, widow of Samuel 
S. Wade, has two children, Ethel and Jennie; 
Sadie married Clarence Woodward; Augusta mar- 
ried John Griffln and has two children, Dell and 
Zeno; Nellie is the youngest member of the fam- 
ily. In politics the father of these children was a 
Republican. 

James H. Hill, the original of this notice, first 
saw the light of day in Pennsylvania, his birth 
occurring October 31, 1854. As he was only about 



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five years of age when his parents came to Kansas, 
he lias but dim recollections of the Keystone State. 
Since first coming here he has resided on the old 
farm and is now the owner of six hundred and 
fifty-six acres. lie follows stock-raising, deals in 
live stock, and being thorough-ooing and indus- 
trious is now in very comfortable circumstances. 
He was married in 1876 to Miss Margaret Weddle, 
a native of Missouri, and the daughter of William 
Weddle. Six children were born of this union: 
John, who died when four j'cars of age; James 
Bruce, Ruth A., Mark D., Fred C. and William L. 
The principles of the Republican party fully 
commend themselves to the judgment of Mr. Hill 
as worthy of his sanction. In carrying on his ex- 
tensive farming interests he does not lose sight of 
the stock-raising industry and on his farm has 
some thorough-bred Clyde horses. His fine farm 
is a standing monument to his industry and good 
management. He enjoys to an unusual degree the 
confidence of the community. 



^.ILLIAM B. SCOTT, Postmaster at Oak- 
wood and Treasurer of Centreville Town- 
^^ ship, is numbered among the influential 
residents of Linn County and conducts an exten- 
sive mercantile business in the thriving village of 
which he is the most prominent citizen. Through 
fair dealings and courtesy to customers he has 
won an enviable reputation among the people of 
Oakwood as well as the surrounding country, and 
has built up a good trade. Prior to embarking 
in mercantile pursuits he followed the occupation 
of a farmer and owns and occupies a well improved 
estate comprising two hundred and fifteen acres 
on section 1, Centreville Township. 

Mr. Scott is of direct Irish descent. His pater- 
nal great-grandfather, James Scott, was a native 



of the Ilmerald Isle, and some years after his mar- 
riage emigrated to the United States, where for a 
time he sojourned in New York and later settled 
in Jefferson Count}', Ohio, where he died. The 
grandfather of our subject, William Scott, was 
likewise a native of Ireland and .accompanied the 
other members of the family to America, settling 
in Jefferson County, Ohio, where he died. In that 
county James, the father of our subject, was born 
on the 7th of April, 1807. He grew to manhood 
in the place of his birth and there was united in 
marriage with Miss Jane Mansfield, whose birth 
occurred in Jefferson County. 

The maternal grandfather of our subject was 
Thomas Mansfield, who died on his farm in Har- 
rison County, Ohio. The father of Thomas was 
William, whose death also occurred in Harrison 
County. The Mansfield family traces its ancestry' 
to England, according to tradition. The parents 
of our subject married and settled in Jefferson 
County, whence in 1842 they removed to Chari- 
ton County, Mo., and for one year made their 
home in Brunswick. Thence they went to Bur- 
lington, Iowa, and later sojourned in various 
places for two years, at the expiration of that time 
locating in Galena, 111., and residing there about 
one year. From that place they proceeded to 
Green Count}', Wis., and remained there for two 
years. Returning to Jefferson County, Ohio, 
they stayed there until the spring of 1850, when 
the father, leaving his family in the Buckeye 
Slate, made the long overland journey across the 
plains to California, where he was engaged princi- 
pally in mining for three j'ears. 

From the Pacific Coast James Scott proceeded 
to Australia, and in that far-distant land he en- 
gaged in mining, remaining there almost two 
years. After a long absence at a distance so great 
from his family, he returned to the United States 
and spent a little while in Ohio. Accompanied 
by his family, he removed to Wapello Count}-, 
Iowa, where he conducted farming for one and 
one-half years, and in the spring of 1857 removed 
to Missouri, locating in Livingston County, where 
he died in 1885. His wife departed this life in 
Columbus, Ohio, about 1857. They were the par- 
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Thomas F., Francis M., Susannah, Mary J., John 
W., and one who died unnamed in infancy. 

The eldest son, the subject of this sketch, was 
born October 9, 1830, being a native of Jefferson 
County, Oiiio. He remained an inmate of his fa- 
ther's home until twenty years of age, after whicli 
he worked on a farm for a time. Subsequently 
he worked on a railroad for three 3'ears and then 
went to Drakesville, Davis County, Iowa, where 
he followed the occupation of a carpenter and 
cabinet-maker for six years. From that place he 
removed to Montezuma, Poweshiek County, Iowa, 
whence he came to Linn Count}' in the spring of 
1859. Immediately after his arrival in Kansas, he 
pre-empted a claim and commenced the work of 
improving the farm where he has since resided. 
He owns two hundred and fifteen acres, upon 
which he has erected the full complement of 
buildings. 

In Drakesville, Davis County, Iowa, October 19, 
1854, occurred the marriage of Mr. Scott to Miss 
Nancy K. Scott, who was born in Jefferson Coun- 
ty, Ohio, March 2, 1835, being the daughter of W. 
G. and Isabella (Ross) Scott, natives of-the Buck- 
eye State. Thej-^ are the parents of four children, 
Frank J., Wilbur E., Clarence V. and Alma M. 
Independent in politics, Mr. Scott has been prom- 
inently identified with the public affairs of Linn 
County, and has served in a number of important 
local offices. In the fall of 1869 lie was elected 
to the State Legislature of Kansas, and at the ex- 
piration of his term of office was re-elected, in tbe 
fall of 1871. Seven years later he was again 
chosen to represent his constituents in the Legis- 
lature, and the fact of his long service in that po- 
sition proves better than mere words could do 
his popularity throughout this district. He is the 
present Treasurer of Centreville Townsliip, and 
has served as Postmaster at Oakwood ever since 
1879, with the exception of a few months. 

In his religious views Mr. Scott is liberal, but 
while he holds membership in no denomination, 
he is liberal in his contributions to all, and the 
poor and needy are never turned away unaided. 
Socially, he affiliates with the Masonic fraternity 
and is prominent in the local lodge. For many 
years he devoted liis attention closely to agricul- 



ture, but in the spring of 1889 he embarked in the 
mercantile business at Oakwood, in which he has 
since been engaged, also continuing his farm work. 
From August, 1878, until he established his busi- 
ness at Oakwood, he had a general store on his 
farm. He is undoubtedly one of the foremost men 
of southeastern Kansas, and his labors on behalf of 
his fellow-men entitle him to the lasting regard of 
all who cherish an interest in the county and desire 
its progress, materially^ morally and socially. 



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ENRY KING. No country has afforded 
greater opportunities to the poor man than 
our own; it is indeed the poor man's 
^ country. Here an industrious, frugal man 
has a chance to accumulate wealth. Many fail to 
do so, but the best of our population lay by some 
of their earnings and soon find themselves in pos- 
session of a handsome property. Among them is 
the gentleman whose name heads this article. Mr. 
King resides in North Township, and is a native 
of Quebec, Canada. When quite young he came 
with his parents to Indiana, locating where Ft. 
Wayne now stands, and in that county grew to 
mature j'ears. He was the second of seven chil- 
dren born unto Mark and Helen (Robinson) King, 
the former a native of Maine, and the latter 
of Scotland. The brothers and sisters were as 
follows: Paul, who was killed during the war 
while performing his duties as Orderly Sergeant; 
Mary A., who became the wife of K. Sutherland and 
died at Emporia, Kan., leaving a family of five 
children; Hannah, wife of Martin Hoover, of Ohio; 
David, of Ft. Wayne, Ind.; Ollie, who lives in 
Colorado; John, who makes his home in Indiana, 
and George. 

Our subject went to Iowa and located at Wa- 
peld, and while there married Miss Susan J. Van 
Horn, and they came to Labette County, locating 



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on the farm where they still reside. Mr. King is 
the owner of one hundred and sixty acres of land, 
all of which he has since improved. His improve- 
ments are all of a good and substantial character 
and thoroughly fitted for the uses to which he 
puts them. 

To Mr. and Mrs. King have been born three 
children, two of whom are living. Charles resides 
at home, and Lydia is the wife of A. B. Williams. 
Jesse died in the winter of 1892-93. Politically, 
Mr. King is a Democrat, and is a strong advocate 
of the principles of his chosen party. Mr. King 
is an esteemed resident of Labette County and 
takes now, as he always has, an active interest in 
its prosperity, aiding all beneficial schemes tend- 
ing to develop its business resources or improve 
its educational or social status. 



'OIIN C. BURNETT, an influential citizen 



II of Centreville Township, Linn County, 
^f^\\ Kan., and one of the enterprising and pros- 
^^^ l)erous agriculturists of the state, bas been 
for many years a tiller of the soil of section 35, 
where he cultivates a large farm of three hundred 
and eighty acres, mostly under a high state of 
productiveness and well improved with a hand- 
some residence, commodious and substantial barns 
and other buildings. Mr. Burnett is a native of 
Wayne County, Ky., and was born June 16, 1831. 
His paternal grandfather, Jeremiah Burnett, was a 
highly respected resident of Virginia, where he 
married and reared his family, and, continuing in 
the Old Dominion, there passed away at an ad- 
vanced age. The father, Isaac Burnett, born upon 
the old Virginia homestead, spent the days of 
childhood in his birthpLace, but attaining to ma- 
ture 3'ears, emigrated to Wa3'ne Count}', Ky., where 
he died. The mother, Nancy (Hurt) Burnett, was 
also a native of the south and was born in South 



Carolina. She remained the greater part of her life 
in Wayne County, Ky., where she likewise passed 
awa}-. The parents welcomed to their hearts and 
home eight children: Elizabeth, Jeremiah, William, 
Jonathan, Reuben, James, John C. and Polly A. 

Our subject, reared in Kentucky, there attended 
the district schools, and through the days of boy- 
hood assisted his father in the daily round of agri- 
cultural toil. He grew up an energetic and indus- 
trious man, self-reliant and thoroughly posted in 
the occupation which he h«s made the business of 
his life. August 16, 1853, John C. Burnett and 
Miss Artemesia Scott were united in marriage in 
Wayne County, Ky. The bride, a most estimable 
lady, was the daughter of Thomas and Myra 
(Long) Scott, early settlers of Kentucky, well 
known and highly respected. Mrs. Artemesia Bur- 
nett was a native of Tennes^ee and was born in 
Morgan County, March 1, 1831. She spent the 
years of childhood in her birthplace, and later re- 
moved with her parents to Kentuckj'and remained 
with her father and mother until her marriage. 

Our subject and his faithful wife made their home 
in Wayne Count}' and continued their residence 
in tliat part of Kentucky until 1873, when they 
emigrated to Linn County, Kan., from that time 
their permanent abiding place. Mrs. Burnett was 
a devout Christian, and had been from her early 
years a member of the Baptist Church, and when 
death claimed her, upon February 14, 1883, was 
fully prepared to meet the Master. She had borne 
nine children, three sons and six daughters. Anna 
M., the eldest, is the wife of Alvis Parmley; James 
C. married Mary Slater; Thomas S. is next; Nancy 
is the wife of Walter McBride; Myra is the wife 
of Joseph Teagarden; Harrison married Miss Lillie 
Toal; Emily is the wife of Charles Minnich; Jane 
and Josie complete the list of brothers and sisters, 
all occupying positions of usefulness and influence. 

Devoting himself with close attention to the 
cares of liis farm, Mr. Burnett has never taken an 
active part in local politics, but is intelligentl}' in- 
terested in all the vital questions and issues of the 
day. He is always ready to do his share in mat- 
ters of public welfare and needed local improve- 
ments, and is one of the substantial men of the 
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been connected with the Baptist Church, and, a 
Christian man of sterling integrity of character, is 
ever to be found on tlie side of right and justice. 



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OHN Q. ADAMS, who was an extensive 
stock-raiser, prominent general agriculturist 
and leading citizen of Linn County, re- 
sided upon a homestead on section 27, 
Paris Township. His broad acres, finely cultivated, 
and embellished with superior improvements made 
the eight hundred and twenty acre tract one of 
llie most magnificent pieces of farming property 
in Linn County. Settling in Kansas in 1859, Mr. 
Adams abl3' discharged the duties of the various 
official positions of trust which he held. A de- 
voted friend to educational advancement, and in 
earlier years a most competent and successful in- 
structor, he materially aided in elevating the 
schools of the county to their present high grade 
of scholarship and instruction. Our subject was 
a native of Boston, Mass., and was born March 9, 
18.30. His parents were also of New England 
birth, and were descended from a long line of 
sturdy, self-reliant and energetic ancestors. His' 
father, John Q. Adams, was born amid the hills of 
New Hampshire, and his mother, Lovina (Walker) 
Adams, was a native of Maine. The parents were 
married in Boston, where the father was for some 
years prosperously engaged in the mercantile busi- 
ness. The charms of the west finally induced the 
father and mother to remove to Ohio, to which 
state the}^ journeyed in 1831, settling in Coshoc- 
ton County. 

In the Buckeye State the father devoted him- 
self to the pursuit of agriculture, and there for 
two-score of years he tilled the soil, and after 
a long and useful life passed away, respected 
by all who knew him, in the fall of 1873. The 
mother survived eighteen years, dying in the 



early winter of 1891. Seven children gathered in 
the home upon the old Ohio farm: John Q., Ed- 
ward AV., Saraii M., James C, Betsey L., Augusta 
and Dorothy. The eldest-born, our subject, was 
but one year old when with his parents he re- 
moved from Boston to Ohio, where he was reared 
upon his father's farm and enjoyed excellent 
educational advantages. Although early trained 
to the daily round of agricultural pursuits, he 
adopted the avocation of a teacher, and for eleven . 
years engaging in his cljosen pursuit, was known 
as one of the able instructors of Ohio and Indi- 
ana. In July, 1852, Mr. Adame made his home 
in Indiana, settling in Decatur Count3'. lie was 
Principal of the high school of Greensburgh, Ind., 
and while residing in that city made the acquain- 
tance of his future wife. 

Upon January 22, 1856, were united in marriage 
John Q. Adams and Miss Sarah J. Wilson. The 
latter was a native of Decatur County, Ind., 
and was born June .54, 1838. The parents of 
Mrs. Adams, John D. and Sarah Jlester Wilson, 
were also natives of Indiana and spent their en- 
tire married life within the borders of the state. 
The father died near his birthplace, but the motlier 
passed away in Linn County, Kan., at the resi- 
dence of iier daughter, Mrs. Adams. 

In July, 1859, our subject, with his estimable wife 
and their two children, emigrated to Kansas, lo- 
cating in Blue Mound, where they remained for 
about seven years, and in 1866 settled upon the 
farm where the family now reside, in Paris Town- 
ship. The attractive and commodious residence, 
with its beautiful surroundings, the large and well 
finished barns and granaries, presents a scene of 
prosperous thrift and plenty second to none in 
the county. Ten intelligent sons and daughters 
gathered about the fireside, and as they arrived 
at the proper age, received the superior educa- 
tional advantages their locality afforded. They 
were in the order of their birth: John Q., Jr., who 
married Miss Mary Brooks; Ida B., the wife of 
William Chitwood; Edward J.; Maro M., who 
married Rachael Stanley; Ira G., who married Miss 
Ella Ellington; Daisey, the wife of A. B.Ashbaugli; 
Bruce B., Don L., Myrtle and Robert C. Mrs. 
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pleasure of seeing her children grow up to 3ears 
of usefulness. 

Mr. Aflams passc<l to his liiial rest October 13, 
1893, mourned by his devoted family and a host 
of friends, who knew him only to give praise to 
his deeds of valor and his good name. He was 
the second County Superintendent of Schools in 
Linn County, and for seven terms was Township 
Trustee. At his hands tlie interests of the chil- 
dren of the county met with earnest and devoted 
attention, and the educational work wliicli he ac- 
complished will prove his enduring monument. 
Politically a Republican, Mr. Adams was intelli- 
gently' posted oji all current matters of the daj', 
and gave his hearty support to tlie "party of re- 
form." 



<^ MLLIAM K. KKLLKUMAN is one of the 
\/\l/ ™ost' substantial farmers of Anderson 
^»/vy County, and his iiome on section 5, West- 
phalia Township, is one of the finest in the com- 
munity. Ills settlement in Kansas dates from the 
9th of April, IST."), and in the eighteen years which 
have since passed he has always lived at his pres- 
ent place of abode. He was born in Bedford 
County, Pa., March 20, 1838, and is a son of Lewis 
and Catherine (Kerr) Kellerman, also natives of 
tlie Keystone State. The grandfather, John Kel- 
lerman, was born in Cambria County, Pa., and was 
a blacksmith by trade. He spent his entire life in 
the state of his birth, and passed away when more 
than seventy years of age. His children were as 
follows: Elizabeth, wife of Jacob May; Samuel; 
Lewis; IMargaret, wife of Elias Croner; Mary Ann, 
wife of John Kizer; Daniel; Joseph; and Susan, 
wife of John L. Hill. 

The father of our subject is siill living in Cof- 
fey County, Kan., and is now more than eighty 
years of age. In early life he followed teaming 
between Baltimore and Washington, beginning 
that work at the age of thirteen. Later he teamed 



from Philadelphia westward to Pittsburg, Pa., and 
Zanesvillc, Ohio. In Bedford County, Pa., he 
married Miss Kerr, who died in 1838, leaving 
three children: James, uowa resident of Anderson 
County; John, of La Plata County, Colo.; and 
William K. Lewis Kellerman was again married, 
his second union being witli Margaret Hill, by 
whom he had the following children: Kstiicr, wife 
of L'vin Hill, of Denver, Colo.; David, wlio is liv- 
ing ill Burlington, Kan.; Charles, a resident of 
Coffey County, Kan.; .Samuel, whose home is in 
Denver, Colo.; and Mrs. Laura Dyckmaii. The 
father of this family came to Kansas in 18()(), and 
for a time resided in Anderson County, but Is 
now living in Coffey County, where he owns three 
good farms and follows stock-raising. He is a 
member of the Lutheran Church. 

In the usual manner of farmer lads, William 
Kellerman spent the days of his boyhood and 
youth and in the common schools acquired liis 
education. Having attained to man's estate he 
chose as a companion and helpmate on life's jour- 
ney Miss Henrietta Miller, a native of Bedford 
County, Pa., and a daughter of Josiah Miller. 
Their union was celebrated in 1860, and tliey be- 
gan their domestic life ui)on the farm. Mr. Kel- 
lerm.iii owned and operated one hundred and 
ninety-lhree acres of valuable land, which he 
placed under a high stale of cultivation. Wisliing 
to seek a home in the west, he came to Kansas in 
1875 and purchased one hundred and sixty acres 
of raw prairie land in Anderson County. Later 
lie purchased an additional tract of one hundred 
and sixty acres, and he now owns two hundred 
acres, having given to his children the remaining 
one hundred and twenty acres. This is one of the 
valuable and desirable places of the neighborhood, 
complete in all its appointments and supplied 
with all modern conveniences and accessories. His 
residence, which was erected in 1887, is the finest 
in the neighborhood. It is neatly and tastefully 
furnished and supplied with all that refinement 
and culture approve. 

In 1876 Mr. Kellerman was called upon to 
mourn the loss of his wife, who died on the 31st 
of January. Nine children had been born of that 
union: Klsworth, now of Washington; Maggie, 




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who died at the age fourteen ; Allie, wife of Jacob 
Mosher, of Oklahoma; Ida, wife of George Can- 
nad, of Oklahoma; Warren, who died at the age 
of eight years; Howard, at home; Dora, wiio died 
at Itie age of eleven, and George at the age of six; 
and Hattie, wife of James Smiley, of Franklin 
County, Kan. November 22, 1877,Mr. Kellerman 
was married to Miss Mattie Whaley, of Iowa 
County, Wis., who died July 19, 1892, leaving 
two children, Mary K. and p:arl W. On the 15th 
of March, 1893, Mr. Kellerman married Matilda, 
daughter of William and Caroline (Ebert) Sahm. 
She was born in San Antonio, Tex., August 7, 
1861. 

In politics Mr. Kellerman is a Populist, but 
would never accept public office except that of 
Treasurer of the school district, which be has held 
for many years. At the age of sixteen he united 
with the Lutheran Church and has since been one 
of its faithful members. His business career has 
been a profitable and successful one, his indefatiga- 
ble labors having won him a handsome competence 
and numbered him among the substantial citizens 
of the community. He is a man of genero-us and 
kindly spirit, and his genial manner has gained 
him many friends. 



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,T^ OBERT MICHAEL. Many of the prosper- 
|i#ir ous citizens of Linn County are those who 
^iVi came here in an early day and entered 
^^ land from the Government, devoting their 
attention for many years to improving their 
claims and cultivating their farms. Now as the 
result of their efforts they are the owners of ex- 
tensive and valuable estates, from which -each year 
large harvests are gathered. Among those who came 
to Kansas in 1859 and pre-empted claims in Linn 
County' was Mr. Michael, who entered one hun- 
dred and eighty acres in Centreville Township. 
At that time he sojourned here but a short while, 
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1864 and locating in this county 



coming back ii 
permanently. 

A native of Huntingdon County, Pa., our sub- 
ject was born July 18, 1820. He is of German 
descent, his grandfather, Peter Michael, having 
been born in the Fatherland, whence he emigrated 
to America and afterward participated in the Rev- 
olutionary War. He attained to the great age of 
one hundred and five years and passed away in 
Blair County, Pa. The f-ather of our subject, Jo- - 
seph Michael, was born near Gettysburg, in Mary- 
l.and, and married Miss Ellen Wilson, a native of 
Huntingdon County, Pa. Her- father, William 
Wilson, who was born in Ireland, emigrated to 
the United States and settled in Huntingdon 
County, Pa., where he died. 

After his marriage Joseph Michael located in 
Huntingdon County, whence he removed to the 
adjoining county of Clearfield; there his wife 
died in the latter part of the '50s, and he passed 
away in tlie early pai-t of the '60s, about four 
years after the demise of his wife. They were the 
parents of nine cliildren, eight of whom attained 
to mature years. They were named, David, Han- 
nah, Michael, Nancy, Susanna, Eliza, Delilah, Will- 
iam and Edward. Michael, the third in the family 
in respect to age, was reared in Huntingdon 
County prior to the age of seven years, when he 
accompanied his parents to Clearfield County and 
there grew to manhood on his father's farm. He 
was principally engaged in lumbering before he 
came to Kansas. 

In Clearfield County, Pa., in June, 1841, oc- 
curred the marriage of Mr. Michael to Miss Emily 
Rose, who was born in New York January 22, 
1823. They had a family of seven children, 
Nancy M., Clark, Ady, William , .lolm, Kleanor 
and Emma. Mrs. Emily MiclKirl diiil in Clear- 
field County m Nuvcmber, 18511. Our subject was 
married in Linn C'ounty, Kan., in 1865, to Miss 
Corrilla Barr, who died in Centreville Township, 
leaving one son, Ellsworth M. In Linri County 
on the 27th of February, 1873, Mr. Michael mar- 
ried Mrs. Clarissa Hurst, the widow of William 
Hurst, who died in Menard County, 111., in April, 
1866. Her parents, Henry P. and Mary (Potter) 
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and New York, he having been born March 10, 
1794, and she March 29, 1792. Tliey were mar- 
ried August 13, 1815, and became the parents of 
nine children, Emily, Amarilis, Hannah, Lyman, 
Benjamin D., Clarissa, Celestia, George W. and 
Truman G. Mrs. Husted passed away on the 31st 
of October, 1865, while her husband died in Octo- 
ber, 1869. 

Mrs. Michael is a native of Oliio, liaving been 
born in Holmes County, June 12, 1828. Her first 
marriage resulted in the birth of eight children, 
John II., James A., Mary J., Hannah, Emily, An- 
nis, Alice and William G. Mrs. Michael is a lady 
of relined tastes, is devoted to tlie welfare of her 
husband and children, and ministers to their com- 
fort with untiring hands. In her religious con- 
nections she is identified with the Baptist Church, 
in the work of which she takes an active part. 
She has aided her husband in the accumulation of 
his property, and his success is due in no small 
measure to her untiring exertions and cheerful 
co-operation. 

The farm occupied by Mr. Miciiael consists 
of three hundred and eighty acres and is em- 
bellished with all the modern conveniences, in- 
cluding a substantial set of buildings adapted 
to tlieir various uses. The land is devoted 
piincipally to general farming, and each year 
large crops of corn and wheat are raised. In 
political affairs Mr. Michael has taken a warm in- 
terest and is one of the leading Republicans of the 
tnwnsliip. Every enterprise of undoubted benefit 
to the community meets with his enthusiastic sup- 
port, and while he has g.ained wealth through the 
cultivation of, the soil of Linn County, the welfare 
of the county has in turn been advanced through 
his capability and energy. 



^^EORGE W. OVERLEY. The f.irming in- 
III terests of Crawford County are carried on 

^^1 by an active and intelligent class of men, 
who are thus performing their share in maintain- 
ing and extending the agricultural interests of 



this part of Kansas. Among the number is the 
gentleman whose name introduces this paragraph, 
and who owns a finely improved farm on section 
22, Osage Township. He has witnessed the won- 
derful progress of the county during the more 
than twenty years of his residence here, and has 
been a prominent factor in local growth and pros- 
perity. 

Concerning the parental history of our subject, 
we note the following: His father, Isaac Overley, 
was born in Ross County, Ohio, in 1810, and from 
that state removed to Indiana, thence to Illinois, 
where for a time he resided in Sangamon County, 
and later went to Piatt County. In 1870 he lo- 
cated in Kansas, where he purchased an unim- 
proved tract of land, comprising the nortlieast 
quarter of section 22, Osage Township, Crawford 
County. There lie continued to reside until his 
death, which occurred in April, 1877. His wife, 
wlio bore tiie maiden name of Elizabeth Wurtz- 
baugh, was born in Ohio in 1812, and died in 
August, 1879, at the Kansas home. 

Of a family of nine children, seven of whom are 
now living, the subject of this sketcli is the 
youngest in respect to age. He was born in San- 
gamon County, 111., January 6, 1854, and was 
reared to manhood principally in Illinois, where 
he was a student in the common schools. At the 
age of sixteen he accompanied his parents to Kan- 
sas, and aided his father in the development of 
the property purchased on section 22. In Febru- 
ary, 1877, he was united in marriage with Miss 
Sarah A., daughter of Thomas Marriott, of Ohio. 
She was born in Licking Count}', Ohio, in Septem- 
ber, 1854, and at the age of four years was or- 
phaned by her father's death. Her mother after- 
ward married J. B. Fleming, and is still living. 
After completing her education in the schools of 
Giiard, Kan., Mrs. Overley followed the profession 
of a school teacher in Crawford County prior to 
her marriage. She is a lady of culture and a 
prominent member of the Christian Church. 

Of the four children born to Mr. and Mrs. Over- 
ley, three are now living, viz.: Clara Belle, Ora 
George and Otis Weaver. Our subject is now the 
owner of two hundred and forty acres, of which 
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acres. He is a general stock and grain farmer, and 
makes a specialty of raising thorougli-bred Sliort- 
horn cattle. All the improvements now visible 
on the place are the result of his exertions, and 
are a standing monument to his enterprise and 
abilit}'. In his political opinions lie is a member 
of the People's party, and takes an active interest 
in the issues of the state and Government, but is 
not a zealous partisan. Socially he is connected 
with the Ancient Order of United Workmen. 



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;^F^HOMAS KIRKPATRICK, M. D. Although 
IJf^^ still in the dawn of the success which has 
*5^^ attended his efforts in a professiondl way, 
our subject has already given abundant evidence 
of the ability which qualifies liim for a high place 
in the medical profession. Truly ambitious, and 
with an ambition whose aim is pure and unsullied, 
there seems to be no reason why his unquestioned 
ability should not find full scope in relieving the 
pains to whicli a suffering world is heir. This 
successful young physician was born in Wapello 
County, Iowa, near Otturawa, May 2, 1858, to the 
union of Minor and Hannah (Godfrey) Kirkpat- 
rick, both of whom now reside near Ottumwa, 
Iowa. 

Minor Kirkpatrick was a native Virginian, born 
near Harper's Ferry, and the son of Thomas Kirk- 
patrick, who was a native of the Green Isle of 
Erin. The latter crossed the ocean to America 
with his parents when but a boy and settled with 
them in the Old Dominion. There lie finished his 
growth and married. A number of j'ears later he 
removed to Ohio, where he resided until advanced 
in years and then moved to Missouri, where he 
passed the remainder of ids days with a daughter. 
He was a soldier in the War of 1812. The father 
of our subject was reared on a farm, and when a 



boy went to live with a man named Gwynne, a 
stockman, with whom he remained sixteen years, 
living most of tlie time in a saddle, herding and 
taking care of cattle. He grew to manhood in 
the Buckeye State and there remained until 1850, 
when he removed to Iowa and settled on a farm in 
Wapello County. There he resided until 1885 and 
became the owner of four hundred and forty-five 
acres, wliich he had purchased in the raw state. 
He brought the land up to a fine state of cultiva-- 
tion,it being one of the finest farms in the county. 

In 1885 he sold out and retired from active pur- 
suits. In politics he was a standi Republican, and 
in religion was a member of the Cumberland Presby- 
terian Churcli. To this marriage were born seven 
children, five of whom reached mature years. 
Sanford is in the Internal Revenue service; he 
was a member of Companj' K, Second Iowa Infan- 
try, during the late unpleasantness between the 
north and south, and served four years; he now 
resides at Greensboro,- N. C. Wade was a member 
of Company K, Second Iowa Infantuy, and served 
until the siege of Atlanta, when he lost one of his 
lower limbs by the explosion a shell; at present he 
resides at Hedrick, Iowa. Gwynne was a railroad 
man, and died in Grand Island, Neb. Almira, wife 
of John J. Lentner, resides near Highland Center, 
Wapello County, Iowa; and Thomas, the subject 
of this sketch, is the youngest member of tiie family. 

The early life of the latter was passed on the 
farm and he received the rudiments of an educa- 
tion in the common schools. Later he attended 
school at Ottumwa and assisted in the office of his 
brother, who was County Recorder, thus continuing 
at intervals for five years. He also taught school, 
and while thus engaged commenced the study of 
medicine with Dr. B. W. Searle as precf ptor. Later 
he took one course of lectures at the College of 
Physicians and Surgeons at Keokuk, Iowa, and 
then entered the College of Physicians arid Sur- 
geons at Chicago, froni which institution he grad- 
uated in 1883. Soon afterward he came to Kansas 
and located at Westphalia, where he also represents 
the drug business. He was married in 1884 to 
Miss Florence Sage, daughter of Ph-asmus T. and 
Elizabeth Sage, residents of Agency, Iowa. She 
was born near Fairfield, Iowa, and is a lady of 



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more than ordinary ability and refinement. Three 
children have been born to Dr. and Mrs. Kirkpat- 
rick: Eva Hazel, Zoe and T. Sage. In his political 
predilections he is a Republican and is now hold- 
ing the office of Postmaster of Westphalia. Soci- 
ally he is a Royal Arch Mason, being Past Master 
of Avon Lodge No. 305, and a Knight of Pythias. 



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AVID R. CAMPBELL. This enterpiising 
farmer of Linn County came to Kansas 
in 1870, and since that time has resided 
on section 1, in the southeastern part of 
Centreville Township. He is the son of David 
and Margaret (Mull) Campbell, natives of New 
Jersey, and was born in Atlantic County of that 
state, November 1.5, 1835. He is a descendant in 
the third generation of a Scotchman who emi- 
grated to the United States early in this century. 
Tlie paternal grandfather of our subject, Archi- 
bald Campbell, was a farmer by occupation and a 
soldier in the Revolutionary War. He married, 
reared a large family of children, and died at the 
advanced age of ninety-six. 

David Campbell, like his father, was an ener- 
getic farmer, a progressive citizen and a brave 
soldier, participating with valor in the War of 
1812. As a business man, he was keen, shrewd 
and sag.acious, and honorable in his dealings with 
all. He took contracts for furnishing timber for 
vessels, and also engaged in the sale of telegraph 
poles and charcoal. In his various lines of busi- 
ness, he frequently employed more than two hun- 
dred men. He was very successful, although he 
never accumulated a large fortune. In the Whig 
party he possessed great influence, and was fre- 
quently chosen to occupy positions of trust. For 
many years he served as Justice of the Peace, and 
during his long incumbency of that odice united 
in marriage forty-nine couples. In the Methodist 



Episcopal Church he was an active member and 
leader of the choir. He was especially gifted in 
song and possessed a voice of marvelous sweetness 
and power. In 1846, while talking to his family 
after having eaten a hearty supper, he expired 
very suddenly. His wife survived him for many 
years, passing awaj' in New York in 1878. 

Twelve children comprised the family of David 
Campbell, of whom nine grew to mature years: 
Sophie, now Mrs. Langley; Jacob, who died in 
New Jersey; Caroline,. Mrs. R. Steelraan, of Ocean 
City, N. J.; Redrick, whose home is in Ft. Scott, 
Kan.; our subject; Anna Maria, the wife of G. W. 
Smith, of New Jersey; Margaret, who married 
Joseph Camp and died in New Jersey; William 
Henr}', whose death occurred in New Jersey; and 
Angeline, the wife of Mr. Joseph, of Philadelphia, 
Pa. David R. grew to manhood in the state of 
his birth. He was eleven years of age when the 
death of his father deprived him of the wise coun- 
sel of that parent and terminated his schooldays. 
At the age of seventeen, he entered upon a three 
years' apprenticeship, receiving for his wages the 
sum of $30, and paying for his clothes. This sum 
was meagre, but he had the advantage of training 
received from an excellent mechanic, and also of 
association with one of the most highly respected 
families in that comnuinit}'. 

After having completed his apprenticeship, Mr. 
Campbell worked during one summer in order to 
earn $50, after which he started for the distant 
west. At the time of reaching Pike County, 111., 
he had $10 in his possession. He commenced to 
work at his trade, following it in both Adams and 
Pike Counties, 111., and engaging extensively as a 
contractor and builder. Later he resided for ten 
>'ears in Warren County, III., and there, as else- 
where, he was prospered in his undertakings, never 
losing a dollar on a contract. 

His inclinations lying in the direction of agii- 
culture, and preferring to rear his children in the 
country, our subject came to Kansas in the 3'ear 

1869, and after having built two houses in Pleas- 
anton, he purchased a portion of his present farm, 
and located on one hundred and sixty acres of raw 
))rairie land. Here he settled on the 6th of April, 

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times caused b^' the ravages of grasshoppers. With 
all otlier Kansas farmers, he was unfortunate and 
lost several crops. However, he was undaunted 
by misfortune and courageously set to work to re- 
pair his fallen fortunes. It was not long until the 
tide turned, and since then he has enjoyed unin- 
terrupted prosperity. At the present time he is 
the owner of four hundred and eighty acres in one 
body and some timber land iu addition. 

In 1858 Mr. Campbell was united in marriage 
with Miss Ruth, daughter of Williston and Mary 
(Simmons) Stevens, and a native of Adams Coun- 
ty, 111. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell have had fifteen 
children, of whom twelve are now living, viz.: Wil- 
liston, Anna, Frank; Ruba, wife of William Ver- 
trees; Maggie, Mrs. Robert Waldraven; Martiia, 
Edna, Allison, Lee, Roland, Irvin and Nellie. Mrs. 
Campbell is identified with the Baptist Church, 
which the other members of the family attend. 
In politics, Mr. Campbell was early in li-fe trained 
to believe in the principles of the Republican 
part}', but he is independent in local and national 
affairs, voting for the best man and the best prin- 
ciples. Though often requested to accept official 
honors, his preferences are in favor of a more re- 
tired life. He is actively identified with the Farm- 
ers' Alliance, and is a man of firm convictions, 
whose influence is always given to the support of 
the measures calculated to enhance the welfare of 
his fellow-citizens. 



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^^ J. SHEFFH:LD, who devotes his time and 
^/ 1 attention to farming on section 11, Lin- 
/// lii coin Township, Crawford County, is a 
^ native of the Empire State. In Chenango 

County is the place of his birth, the date of which 
is July 20, 1845. His parents were Joseph and 
Sarah Maria (Jackson) Sheffield. They were also 
natives of New York, and in 1848 emigrated to 
Illinois, locating in De Kalb County upon a new 



farm. It was all raw prairie, on which not a fur- 
row had been turned or an improvement made, 
but his labors transformed it into a valuable tract. 
In 1866 they came to Kansas, and here again pur- 
chased wild land. The father was a Republican in 
politics. Both parents are now deceased. They 
had a family of three children, two of whom are 
now living: A. J., of this sketch, and Mary Jane, 
wife of James J. King, a farmer of Lincoln Town- 
ship, by whom she has two children. 

Mr. Sheffield of this sketch acquired his educa- 
tion in the public schools of lUiaiois and Kansas, 
and into his mind were instilled lessons of in- 
dustry and uprightness by liis mother, a most 
worthy woman, who was dearly beloved by all 
who knew her. To his father he gave the benefit 
of his services until after he had attained his ma- 
jority, when he entered from the Government a 
claim of one hundred and sixty acres, on which 
he now resides. He has greatly improved his 
farm, and has extended its boundaries vutil it 
now cominises two hundred and eighty-five acres, 
of which one hundred and fifty acres are under a 
high state of cultivation. He has just completed 
a pleasant and comfortable residence at a cost of 
Si, 700, exclusive of his own labor. In 1884 he 
erected a fine stone barn, 32x60 feet and fourteen 
feet high, with all necessary outbuildings. This 
is one of the model farms of the community, com- 
plete in all its appointments, and by its neat ap- 
pearance gives evidence to the passer-bj' of the 
thrift and enterprise of the owner. 

In 1871 Mr. Sheffield was united in marriage 
with Miss Mary M. Collins, a native of Kansas, 
and a daughter of Daniel Collins, one of the early 
settlers of Lincoln Township. Five children were 
born unto them, but only two are now living, 
Joseph D. and Stephen A. The mother died in 
1883, and in 1885 Mr. Sheffield married Eliza E. 
Hoopingarner, a daughter of J. P. Hoopingarner. 
She was born in Lincoln Township, March 24, . 
1865. Two children grace this marriage, Eva J. 
and Olive A. 

Both Mr. and Mrs. Sheffield are members of the 
Christian Churcii, and take an active part in its 
growth and upbuilding. He belonged to the 
Building Committee, and was largely instru- 



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mental in erecting the bouse of worship in Arca- 
dia. He is also a prominent woricer in the Sunday- 
school. He belongs to the Anti-Horse Thief 
Association, which he has served as Treasurer and 
President, and is a stalwart supporter of the Re- 
publican party. He has frequently served as a 
delegate to the political conventions, but has 
never sought or desired office for himself, prefer- 
ring to devote his entire time to his farm and 
home. 



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JOHN S. JOHNSON is a public-spirited citi- 
zen who is in harmony with advanced 
ideas, intelligent progress and the Best 
methods of promoting education, improve- 
ments, and the good of his country generally. 
He was born in Edgar County, 111., near Grand- 
view, February 2, 1829, and is a son of Isaac and 
Sarah (Kearn) Johnson. Tlie father was a native 
of West Virginia, born February 7, 1794, and the 
motiier was born February 18, 1799. Andrew 
Johnson, grandfather of oursubject, was of Scotch 
descent. His son, Isaac, was a cousin of President 
Andrew Johnson. 

Isaac Johnson when eight years old removed 
with the family to Ohio, and thence to Edgar 
County, 111., where he was one of the pioneer set- 
tlers, setting out one of the first orchards in the 
county. He served in the War of 1812, enlisting 
at the beginning, and by re-enlisting served to 
the end under Gen. W. H. Harrison. In 1834 he 
went to Texas and assisted in gaining the inde- 
pendence of the Lone Star State. In 1836 he 
removed to Iowa with two teams of horses and 
wagons, crossing the Mississippi River September 
20, 1836, at Ft. Madison, and purchased some 
claims, amounting altogether to about seven hun- 
dred acres. In the spring of 1837 he commenced 
improving the same, and in 1869 he removed to 
Osceola, Clarke County, Iowa, and there his death 



occurred January 4, 1870. His wife died many 
years previous, February 10, 1837. 

In the parental family were five children. Aaron 
born April 1, 1816, is a carpenter and farmer, 
and resides in Ft. Madison, Iowa; James K., born 
January 2, 1818, was a carpenter by trade, 
and died at Ft. Madison; Amariah, born Sep- 
tember 15, 1823, is a carpenter by trade, but 
at present is engaged in the real-estate business in 
Sacramento, Cal.; Rebecca, born March 18, 1826, 
married W. T. Rutherlford and resides in Hunts- 
ville. Mo. Our subject is the youngest of these 
children. The father of these children married 
the second time, taking for his wife Miss Delilah 
Wilson, who bore him eleven children, eight of 
whom are living: William C, Marion W., Alice, 
C. B., Mary, Isaac N., Larkin and Rutiierford. The 
father was originally a Whig in politics, but later 
he affiliated with the Republican party. He held a 
number of local offices and was a representative 
citizen. For sixty-five years he was a member of 
the Methodist Episcopal Church. Although he 
accumulated a large fortune, he lost nearly all 
through friends during his last years. 

John S. Johnson was but seven years of age 
when the family removed to Iowa. He secured a 
fair education, and when but a lad worked on the 
first paper published in Ft. Madison, Iowa, the 
same being the Lee County Democrat. After this 
he learned the printer's trade but subsequently 
engaged in farming. On December 29, 1849, he 
left for California via New Orleans, Brazoria, 
Tex., and Ft. Brown, then crossed into Mexico, 
and at last reached San Francisco April 10, 
1850. He first engaged in mining and later as a 
clerk in a wholesale grocery, receiving $300 per 
month for his services. Before the year ended he 
purchased a third interest in the business, but sold 
out before the fall of 1852 and returned home via 
Panama. He first engaged in general merchandis- 
ing at Ft. Madison but soon sold out and pur- 
chased a drove of cattle, starting witli the same to 
California across the plains April 10, 1853. He 
placed his cattle on a ranch near Sacramento and 
clerked in a grocery store, receiving $200 per 
month. Later he sold the cattle for $8,000, and in 
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Havana and New York. On his leturn to P"t. 
Madison lie purchased a farm and spent over 
13,000 learning to farm. 

From there he came to Kansas and purchased 
four hundred and eightj'-nine acres of land, in 
Reeder Township, which he improved, and then 
engaged in stock-raising. In connection he also 
kept a store in Central City, and for several j'ears 
had the largest store in Anderson Count,y. There he 
resided until 1884, when he removed to Lawrence 
and engaged in the grocer3' trade, but finding that 
there was no money in it he removed to Garnett 
the same year, and here he has resided since. 
Altogether he has made ten trips to California. 
He owns valuable property in that state and large 
tracts of land in Anderson County, and he has 
given his children considerable property. 

June 17, 1852, our subject married Miss Jlartlia 
Marsh, a native of Preble County, Ohio, born 
April 6, 1834, and the daughter of Stephen and 
Sarah Marsh. They have had seven children, two 
of whom are living. Mary E.. born September 5, 
1860, is the wife of James D. Stevens; she has 
two children, Delia Maud and Edwin J. Harry, the 
second child, was born August 25, 1869, and mar- 
ried Jessie M. Rayn. In politics Mr. Johnson is 
a Democrat, and has held oflicc in his county. In 
his religious views he affiliates with the Con- 
gregational Church, and socially he is an Odd 
Fellow and a Royal Arch Mason. He is a self- 
made man and what he has accumularted in the 
way of this world's goods is the result of his 
own efforts. He is upright and honest in all his 
dealings and has reaped rich returns. He is well 
known and highly honored throughout the coun- 
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JOHN OHARAH, a prosperous stock-raiser 
and general farmer of Linn County, has re- 
sided in the Sunflower State since the fall of 
^_^ 1868 and owns a finely improved farm on 
section 13, township 22, range 21, Blue IMound 
Township, lie was born March 26, 1836, in the 



eastern part of Upper Canada, near the present site 
of Iroquois. He is the son of John Oharali, a na- 
tive of the North of Ireland (probably County 
Cavan), who married Jane Dysart and settled in 
Canada. 

When less than two years of age, our subject 
was orphaned by his mother's death, and after 
that sad bereavement he was taken into the family 
of Charles Rose, with whom he remained until 
sixteen years of age. He received some schooling-, 
but his education was limited, at least so far as 
text books are concerned, although in the school 
of experience he has gained a 'broad and liberal 
education. While living with Mr. Rose he worked 
on the farm, and after leaving his home he secured 
employment on a farm in Canada, where he worked 
for two 3'ears at $8 per month. 

In 1854 Mr. Oharah went from Canada to Illi- 
nois, where he settled in Winnebago C'ount3', and 
for a time was employed by others on a farm. 
While residing there, he married Miss Harriet Ann 
Cottrall, of Howard County, lowat Mrs. Oharah 
is a daughter of William and Margaret (Ellington) 
Cottrall, and was born in McLean County, 111., 
May 3, 1841. William Cottrall was a native of 
Ohio, and when a young man went to Illinois, be- 
coming a pioneer of that state. He worked for 
Isaac Funk for many years in McLean County. 
In 1850 he removed to Iowa, and in the following 
year he located on a farm in Howard County. 
About 1867 he came to Kansas and settled in 
Neosho County, and later removed to Allen 
County, where he died. His wife liad passed away 
in McLean County, 111. 

In the Cottrall family tiiere were nine children, 
namely: Michael E., who resides in California; 
Mary, who married William Randolph and died in 
Sacramento, Cal.; Susan, wife of Jesse Brock, of 
Oklahoma; James, who died in McLean County, 
111.; Cassandra, who married Henry L. Beker and 
lives in Rockford, 111.; William, whose death oc- 
curred in McLean County. 111.; Harriet Ann, wife' 
of our subject; Isaac, a resident of California, and 
Elias, of Neosho County, Kan. 

For a number of years after his marriage Mr. 
Oharah lived in AVinneh.igo County, 111., whence 
in 1864 he removed to Howard County, Iowa, and 



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purchasing eighty acres, engaged in the improve- 
ment of his farm until the time of his removal to 
Kansas. In 1868 he came to the Sunflower State, 
the journey being made with teams. For four 
years lie resided in Linn County near Mound City, 
from which place he removed to his present farm, 
where he had previously purchased one hundred 
and sixty acres of unimproved land. He has 
brought the soil to a high state of cultivation, and 
devotes the land principally to stock-raising pur- 
poses and the raising of cereals. 

Mr. and Mrs. Oharah were the parents of six chil- 
dren: Charles A., who died at the age of twenty- 
five years; Margaret, wife of George Campbell, 
residing in Linn County; Ida; Willie, deceased; 
Francis and John. The religious home of the 
family is in the Methodist Episcopal Church, in 
which they have taken a prominent part for many 
years. In political belief, Mr. Oharah affiliates 
with the Republicans, and has served in various 
local offices, including that of School Director. 



©LTMAN D. JUCHEMS an energetic and en- 
terprising young citizen and prosperous 
general agriculturist and stock-raiser of 
Centreville Township, on section 24, Linn County, 
Kan., is one of the successful and rising farmers 
of the west. Born in Grand Detour, Ogle Count}', 
111., April 4, 1860, he spent tiie early years of his 
life in his native state, where his parents, Daniel 
D. .and Greitze (Oltman) Juchems, were well known 
and highly esteemed. The father, a native of 
Germany, was born in the province of Hanover, 
in 1821. The mother, also of German birth, and 
a native of the city of Emden, province of Han- 
over, was born June 7, 1820. Educated in the 
Fatherland and there attaining to mature years, 
the parents married, and some time afterward de- 
cided to try their fortunes in America. Together 



they bade farewell to the old friends and 
of childhood, and crossing the broad ocean were 
soon safely landed in the United States. In a brief 
time they were transported to the prairies of 
Illinois, and settled in Ogle County in 1855. Tiie 
father died Jul}' 7, 1862, and the mother, a woman 
of strong character and courage, some years 
afterward removed with her family to Kansas, 
and died at an advanced age in Centreville 
Township May 23, 1890. 

Four children had clustered in the home, of 
whom the eldest, Maggie, died in childhood. Feijo 
was the second-born; Roelf was the third in order 
of birth; Oltman, our subject, was the^-oungest of 
the parents' family. Mr. Juchems received a 
fairly good common education in the district 
schools of Grand Detour and Anderson County, 
Kan., and from his youth trained to habits of 
thrift and industry, attained to mature years 
manly and self-reliant. He was only a babe of 
two years when his father died, and was but a 
lad of twelve years when his mother and her 
family journeyed^to Kansas, settling in Anderson 
County in May, 1872. A thoroughly practical 
farmer, our subject has with excellent results culti- 
vated his present homestead of two hundred and 
forty acres in Centreville Township. He at one 
time farmed and owned a valuable tract of four 
hundred acres in Anderson County, but profitably 
disposed of that property and now gives his entire 
attention to the home farm, which annually j'ields 
an abundant harvest. The broad acreage is im- 
proved with good and commodious buildings, 
modern in construction and convenient in ar- 
rangement. 

In Anderson County, Kan., June 23, 1889, were 
united in marriage Oltman D. Juchems and Miss 
Jennie Hamilton, daughter of Benjamin F. and 
Margaret (Harkness) Hamilton, old-time residents 
and highly respected citizens of Anderson Coun- 
ty. Mr. Hamilton was a native New Englander, 
and born in Aroostook County, Me. The mother 
of Mrs. Juchems was born in Newburgh, N. Y. 
The four children, one son and three daughters, of 
Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton were: Mary C, William 
G., Margaret E. and Jennie. The latter, the esti- 
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tour, Ogle County, 111., .Juli' 7, 1867, and a young 
lady of superior ability, is a social favorite among 
a latge circle of friends. Mrs. Juchenis was only a 
little child when her parents located in Kansas. 
She was educated in Anderson County, where 
she grew up to womanhood. One child. Vera 
M., born in Centreville, Linn County, June 
6, 1891, has blessed the pleasant home of the 
young father and mother. Until September, 1889, 
our subject continued to reside in Anderson 
County, but at that period settled in his present 
locality. Mr. and Mrs. Juchems take an active 
part in the social and benevolent enterprises of 
tiieir home neighborhood and enjoy the regard of 
the community of Centreville Township. Although 
not aspiring to political promotion, our subject is 
intelligently interested in local and national gov- 
ernment and is well posted in the active and vital 
issues of the day. He is especially friendly to 
educational advancement, and is ever ready to 
assist by word and deed in all matters pertaining 
to mutual welfare, and is a true American citizen, 
hard working, ambitious and upright in character. 



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AMUEL SHAFFER. The farming class of 
America, and especially of southeastern 
] Kansas, is notable for the degree of iutel- 
igence that is possessed by its representa- 
tives. Our subject is one of those men to whom 
this county owes much. He is a native of Penn- 
sylvania, and was born in Blair Countj', .June 1, 
1844. His father, also a Pennsylvanian by birth, 
was born in Huntingdon County in" 1808. His 
mother, Catherine (Hillman) Shaffer, was a native 
of the same state. The family was among the old- 
est in Pennsylvania, and were prominent in all 
matters of public interest. Gnindfatiier Sliaffer 
was one of the Hessians in the Revolutionary War. 



The parents of our subject died in Pennsylvania. 

Samuel Shaffer was one of eight children born 
to the above couple. He was reared on a farm, 
and early learned the rudiments of that occupa- 
tion. In September, 1865, lie was married to Miss 
Clara Henderson, a native of Jefferson County, 
Pa., and born August 5, 1845. In 1869 our sub- 
ject and his estimable wife came west, and for a 
time located in Kansas City. In February of the 
following year, they came to their present home, 
and at that time the country round their home 
was very wild, no house being in sight. They set- 
tled on one hundred and sixty acres, all of which 
is now improved, and by his earnest efforts Mr. 
Shaffer has one of tlie finest farms in the locality. 
He is engaged in general farming, and has been 
very successful in all his work. 

In 1861, our subject ran away from home and 
enlisted in Company C, Third Pennsylvania Regi- 
ment, being then only sixteen years of age. He 
served all through th« three months' campaign un- 
der General Wynkoop. When discharged, from 
service, he went to Washington and drove a team 
for the Government, and assisted in building many 
of the forts around Arlington. He went home 
during the winter and summer, and in August en- 
listed for nine months in Company B, One Hun- 
dred and Twenty-fifth Pennsylvania, as a private. 
He later became the Colonel's Orderly. He took 
part in the battles of Antietam and Chancellors- 
ville, besides doing other active service. He was dis- 
charged at the end of the service and went home. 
The next summer he again enlisted, becoming a 
volunteer in Company B, Two Hundred and 
Eighth Pennsylvania Division. He was in the 
charge at Petersburgh, Va., under Butler April 
2, 1865, and was also present at the surrender of 
Lee. At the time of the (irand Review at Wash- 
ington, D. C, he belonged to the First District, 
Ninth Army Corps. He was mustered out of 
service June 1, 1865, having served a little over 
two years. 

Mr. and Mrs. Shaffer are the parents of seven 
children, six of whom are now livings Minnie 
Kate, Robert, Rosa Ellen, S. B., Jr., RoUa Em- 
ery and Gertrude. William is deceased. The 
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Miss Minnie K. was a student at the business col- 
lege of Topeka, and is now a practical stenograph- 
er, type-writer and telegraph operator. She took 
in short hand the last speech made in the county 
by Senator Plumb. 

Politically, Mr Siiaffer is a Republican, and has 
taken an active part in all the work of that party. 
He has been a member of the School Board, and has 
frequently been a delegate at conventions. He was 
Sheriff of the county for four years. Our subject 
is a member of Antietam Post, G. A. R., at Parsons, 
and is also one of the Patriarciis of America. 



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t I CHARD LENOX, a prosperous and enter- 
prising general agriculturist and successful 
stock-raiser pleasantly located upon section 
\^14, Osage Township, Miami County, Kan., 
emigrated hither from Delaware County, Ind., in 
September, 1881, and has for more than twelve 
3'ears been identified with the upward growth and 
progressive interests of his present home. Aside 
from his life-work as a farmer our subject has with 
fidelity discharged the duties of public office to 
the great satisfaction of the general public, and 
fully commands the high regard of a wide ac- 
(luaintance. Mr. Lenox, who was born August 5, 
1854, in Delaware County, Ind., was the son of 
David Lenox, likewise a native of the same state 
and count3'. The mother. Hose (Bonner) Lenox, 
also a native of Indiana, was born in Henry Coun- 
ty. Both the paternal and maternal grandparents of 
our subject were numbered among the industrious 
and enterprising pioneer settlers of Indiana. The 
parents were reared, and educated in tlie primitive 
schools of the early days, the buildings, desks and 
seats all being constructed of logs. After marriage 
they settled in Delaware County, Ind., upon a farm. 



where the father passed away in the month of 
July, 1863. 

David Lenox had some time previous to his 
dealli enlisted in Company B, Eighty-fourtli Lidi- 
ana Regiment, but through his untimely death the 
country lost a faithful citizen, and a man who if 
he had lived would have proven a soldier of cour- 
age and endurance. The mother is a resident of 
Muncie, Ind. She married a second time, then 
wedding A. Givins, now deceased. The parents 
had but one child, Richard, who, like his father, 
was reared in Delaware County, Ind., and attend- 
ing the excellent public schools, enjoyed good edu- 
cational advantages. He early began the battle of 
life, and from his j'outh assisted in the hibors of 
the farm. Continuing to engage in agricultural 
pursuits, Mr. Lenox remained in Indiana until 
1881. For some time previous he had deter- 
mined to try his fortunes in the farther west, and 
finally at the latter period, 1881, he removed to 
Kansas, where he has prosperously won his upward 
way to a comfortable competence and assured suc- 
cess. Richard Lenox and Miss .Susan Brown were 
married in Chebanse, Kankakee County. 111., and 
received the best wislies of many friends. Mrs. 
Lenox, born in Henry County, Ind., was educated 
in her birthplace and, a lady of ability, wiis well 
fitted to assume the responsibilities of domestic 
life. 

The pleasant home of our subject and his worthy 
wife has been blessed by the birth of five chil- 
dren, David B., Willard W., Swannie D., Rosa, 
and Baker, all of whom will enjoy every possible 
opportunity to prepare themselves for a useful 
and honored future. When our subject removed 
to Miami County he settled at once upon his pres- 
ent farm, which he had purchased sometime previ- 
ous to his permanent settlement in Osage Town- 
ship. He owns two hundred and fifteen acres of 
land, highly cultivated, and improved with a com- 
modious and attractive residence, large barn and 
out-buildings. Politically a Republican and a 
local leader of the party, Mr. Lenox has been 
School Treasurer, and for one term Justice of the 
Peace, giving to each official obligation close at- 
tention and efficient care. He shelters upon his 
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been especially successful in raising cattle and 
horses. Mr. and Mrs. Lenox liberally aid in the 
good work of thejr home neighborhood, and enter- 
ing with cordiality into all matters of public wel- 
fare, have gained the esteem and respect of the 
entire community by whom they are surrounded. 



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(^ l»;ILLIAM C. HUTCHISON, an enter- 
\r\j// prising general agriculturist successfully 
WW handling large numbers of stock, is one of 
the extensive land owners of Kansas and culti- 
vates a valuable farm, desirably located upon sec- 
tion 9, Riciimond Township, Franklin County. 
P^migrating from Richland County, Ohio, to the 
farther west, our subject settled in his present lo- 
cality in April, 1885, and since then has been 
identified with the upward growth and advancing 
interests of iiis adopted state. Mr. Hutchison is 
a native of Guernsey County, Ohio, and was 
born November 10, 1842. His father, John C. 
Hutchison, a man of worth and ability, was widely 
and favorably known and highly respected in 
the Buckeye State. The mother, Jane Hutch- 
ison, late in life making her home in Kansas, 
passed away in Ottawa in Novembei', 1891, at a 
good old age. Our subject spent the days of boy- 
hood in the town of Fairview, Guernsey County, 
Ohio, and reared to habits of self-reliant industry, 
enjoyed the benefit of instruction in the common 
schools of his home district. At eighteen years 
of age, beginning life for himself, Mr. Hutchison 
received employment as a clerk in a general store 
in Monroe County, Ohio, and worked faithfully 
for his uncles a period of about two years. He 
later attended school in Guernsey County for four 
months and then, anxious to more thoroughl3^ 
fit himself for the work of life, in June, 1865, en- 
tered upon a course of study in Eastman's Busi- 
ness College located in Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 

Having satisfactorily completed his practical 
studies, Mr. Hutchison returned to Guernsey 



County, Ohio, and at once received employment 
in a hardware store, where he remained two years. 
In April, 1868, our subject engaged in mercantile 
business in Antrim, Ohio, in company witii John 
Bickham, the firm name being Bickham & Hutch- 
ison. The partnership continued for three 3'ears, 
in which time the business increased in magnitude, 
and the firm soon gained an enviable reputation for 
carrying a complete line of goods of the latest and 
best makes and of a elioice variety and design. 
At the expiration of ttu-ee years Mr. Bickham sold 
out his interest to A. H. Hutchison, a younger 
brother of our subject and a -man of ability and 
enterprise. For five years the Hutchison Broth- 
ers conducted a business second to none in its 
line in that part of the state, and made a wide ac- 
quaintance throughout the county. The firm 
known as W. C. Hutchison & Co. enjoyed the 
confidence and best wishes of tlie entire commu- 
nity of Antrim, but at the close of the five years 
the brothers removed the remainder of their stock 
to Plymouth, Richland Count3',^hio, and con- 
tinued together until 1883, when they closed out 
and devoted themselves to other occupations. 

Mr. Hutchison next prospected for two years 
in the west, and after some time bought in Frank- 
lin County, Kan., in connection with his Ijrotlier 
nine hundred and sixty acres of some of the finest 
land in this section of countiy. The interests of 
our subject and his brother A. H. were mutual 
until March, 1892, when they dissolved partner- 
ship, William C. retaining six hundred and forty 
acres, on entiie section of land. He is a large 
stock-raiser and has some of the best cattle and 
horses herded in the west, and a practical farmer 
and a man of clear judgment and broad intelli- 
gence, is numbered among the leading citizens 
and progressive agriculturists of Franklin Coun- 
ty. February 10, 1870, in Cambridge, Guernsey 
County, Ohio, were united in marriage William C. 
Hutchison and Miss Alice V. Bracken, a native 
of Ohio. The union of our subject and his estim- 
able wife has been blessed by the birth of four 
children: Pearl M., Jennie S., .John E. Snd W. B. 

Fraternally, Mr. Hutchison is associated with 
the Ancient Free & Accepted Masons, and is like- 
wise a valued member of the Independent Order 



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of Odd Fellows, and without being in any sense 
of the word a i)olitician,is intelligently interested 
in both local and national affairs. His sons and 
daughters, bright young people, will have everj^ 
opportunity to worthily prepare themselves for 
any position of trust to which they maybe called, 
and enjoying an excellent education, have before 
them the prospect of a successful and useful future. 



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^E]\n':TRIUS E. BUTTS. New York has con- 
tributed to Kansas many of the best citizens 
now residing in tlie Sunflower State, but she 
has contributed none more worthy of respect than 
the gentleman whose name introduces tliis sketch, 
and who is the present Sheriff of Miami County. 
A man of great industry, undoubted integi-ity, 
and more than ordinary business capacity, he has, 
while developing liis farm and making a home, 
unconsciously made for himself a name and char- 
acter that are to-day known and read of all men. 
As a farmer, he is thorough and practical in all his 
improvements, buildings and surroundings, and it 
has always been his aim to make them harmonious 
with his own taste and that of his family. As an 
official, he has discharged the duties and obliga- 
tions of his office in a manner eminently satisfac- 
tory to tlie people. 

The father of our subject, J. D. Butts, was a na- 
tive of Otsego Countj', N. Y., and the son of 
Elijah Butts, who, in turn, was the son of a sol- 
dier in the War of 1812, and probably also in the 
Revolution. The marriage of J. D. Butts united 
him witii Miss Lucinda Furbush, who was born in 
Massachusetts, and removed thence to Otsego 
County, N. Y. P^or a time he engaged in farm- 
ing, and later conducted a flourishing business as 
a manufacturer of furniture. In 1853 he removed 
to De Kalb County, 111., where he engaged in the 



grain and lumber business until the opening of 
the Civil War. 

As Captain of Company K, Forty-second Illinois 
Infantry, J. D. Butts went to the front at the break- 
ing out of the war. Later he commanded Company 
C, Seventeenth Illinois Cavalry, after which he 
was made Major of the same regiment, which po- 
sition he held when discharged in 1866. He re- 
turned to DeKalb Count}', and resided there until 
1873, when he was appointed Assistant State Grain 
Inspector at Chicago. He made his home in that 
city until his death in 1881. Politically, he was 
fiist a Whig and later a Republican. He was a 
successful business man, whose abilities gained 
for him the respect of his associates. His wife 
passed from earth in 1891. They were the parents 
of five children, four of whom are now living. 

Born in Otsego County, N. Y., February 21, 
1844, the subject of this sketch was a mere child 
when he accompanied the family to De Kalb Coun- 
ty, 111. He received his education in the common 
schools of the county, and grew to manhood upon 
his father's farm. On the 22d of January, 1861, 
he enlisted in the regimental band of the Forty- 
second Illinois Infantry, being at that time in iiis 
seventeenth year. In 1862 the band was mus- 
tered out of service. In Septemlier of the ensu- 
ing year he enlisted as a member of Company E, 
Seventeenth Illinois Cavalry, in which he served 
until the close of the war, winning by his gallan- 
try and meritorious conduct the rank of First 
Lieutenant. On the 27th of December, 1865, he 
was mustered out of the service. 

Returning to Illinois, Mr. Butts continued to 
reside in De Kalb County until September, 1866, 
when he went to Riley Count}', Kan., and there 
engaged in the milling business. In 1870 he re- 
moved to Butler County, where he erected the 
second sawmill in the county. After one and one- 
half years spent there, he disposed of the mill and 
returned to De Kalb County, 111., where he re- 
mained for one j'ear. The jear 1873 witnessed 
his arrival in Miami County, and locating in 
Osawatomie, he purchased land and engaged in 
farming and stock-raising. He lived for a time 
on his farm, and in February, 1890, returned to 
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Miami County, and re-elected in 1893 by a large 
plurality, since which time he has resided in Paola. 

In 1864 Mr. Butts was united in marriage with 
Miss Theodosia, daughter of J. H. Wagner. They 
are the parents of three children: Arthur E., who 
resides at Ionia, Mich.; Jessie, Mrs. Jesse Wells, 
who resides on a farm belonging to her father; 
and Henry W., who has a clerical position in Pa- 
ola. A Republican in politics, Mr. Butts has 
served in other responsible positions besides that 
of Sheriff. For three terms he was Trustee of 
Osawatomie Township, of which he was also Enu- 
merator. He has been and is still an active worker 
in the ranks of the Republican party. Socially, 
he is connected with the Masonic fraternity. East- 
ern Star, the Knights of Pythias, the Sons of Vet- 
erans and the Grand Army of the Republic. 

The real-estate possessions of Mr. Butts include 
some valuable property in Osawatomie, in addi- 
tion to a farm comprising two hundred and eighty- 
three acres in Osawatomie Township. A man of 
enterprise, he is ever ready to extend his assist- 
ance in all matters of public interest, and has con- 
tributed not a little to the advancement of the 
county. While prominent in politics, he is also a 
man who is thoroughly domestic in his tastes and 
habits, loving his family and choosing to spend 
his time in their society. 



(if^ TEPHEN S. OUTMAN. Southeastern Kan- 
^^^^ sas boasts of man}' finely improved^ farms, 
|IL/_Jj) from whose fertile acres are annually gath- 
ered bounteous haryests of golden grain. 
Among the estates which in point of cultivation 
rival those of the east, the writer noticed with 
especial interest the farm owned and operated 
by Mr. Outman. While not so large as many 
others in Linn County (being eighty acres in ex- 
tent), nevertheless every acre has been rendered 
productive, thus enhancing the moneyed value of 



the place. Taken all in all, it is one of the best 
farms in Centreville Township, where it lies on 
section 3. 

Mr. Outman has resided in Linn County for a 
number of years, having come hither from Jeffer- 
son County, Mo., in October of 1877. A few 
words in regard to his parentage will not be amiss 
before mentioning briefly the principal events in 
his useful life. His father, the late John Outman, 
was born in Steuben County, N. Y., and in an 
early day removed to St. Francois County, Mo:, 
where he married Miss 'Mary Chapman, a native 
of that countv. The young couple settled there 
and made it their home until 'the death of Mrs. 
Outman, which occurred in October, 1867. Dur- 
ing the following year the father removed to Jeff- 
erson County, Mo., and there resided until his 
death, which occurred in January, 1874. 

There were twelve children in the family, eleven 
of whom attained to manhood and womanhood. 
They are: Caroline, Angeline, Ann, John, Ste- 
phen S., William, Rotiert, Martin, Newton, James 
and Alice. The fifth in order of-birth of thy chil- 
dren is Stephen S., who was born in St. Francois 
County, Mo., April 13, 1849, and was there reared 
to maturity, receiving the advantages of a com- 
mon-school education. At the age of about nine- 
teen he accompanied his father to Jefferson County, 
Mo., but sojourned there only from March to July 
of 1868, when he removed to Osawatomie, Kan., 
and learned the trade of a stone mason in that 
city. 

After sojourning in Kansas some two and a-half 
years, Mr. Outman returned to Jefferson County, 
Mo., and there, engaged at his trade and in mining. 
In October, 1877, he again returned to the Sun- 
flower State, this time settling in Liberty Town- 
ship, Linn County, where he engaged in farming 
for nine years. From there he removed to Cen- 
treville, of which he has since been a resident. 
His marriage occurred in Jefferson County, Mo., 
June 4, 1873, his bride being Miss Hattie Roberts, 
who was born in Jefferson County March 10, 1857. 
She is the daughter of Heniy and Jane (Fletcher) 
Roberts, and her father resided in Jefferson County 
until his demise. Mr. and Mrs. Outman have seven 
children, whose names are Robert L., Bertha E., 



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CariieE., Henry L., Alpha M., Harlan V. and 
Frederic Stephen. 

The educational interests of the township have 
always received the hearty support of Mr. Outman 
and he has served as School Director for a number 
of years. He h.as also held a number of local 
IKisitions, in all of which he has rendered satisfac- 
tory and etfieient service, his influence being used 
for the promotion of the best interests of his fellow- 
citizens. He is a member of the Cimrcli of God 
and is an earnest worker in religious enterprises. 
A genial, entertaining companion and an honorable 
industrious ni.in, he naturally occupies a high place 
in the regard of all who know him, and he is one 
of the public-spirited citizens who have contributed 
so largelj- to the progress of the community. 



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ESSK B. WELLS. Sr., a prosperous general 
agriculturist and a successful stock-raiser 
pleasantly located upon section 23, Osawa- 
tomie Township. Jlianii County, Kan., has 
been intimately associated with the history and 
upward growth of the state since the ye,ar 1856, 
when he made this part of the country his perma- 
nent home. Our subject w.os born in Monroe 
County, Ind., December 6, 1828. His father. David 
Wells, a native of Virginia, w.ns born in 1801 and 
w.as the son of Elijah Wells, who emigrated to 
Kentucky, where at a good old age he passed 
away. The father of our subject married in Ken- 
tucky !Miss Lucy Beiiy, a native of the state, who 
was born in 1801. Soon after their maiTiai;e the 
parents journeyed to Indiana and settled upon the 
land where they i-esided until 1850, when they 
removed to the far-oflf state of Iowa, making 
their permanent home in Clarke County. There 
the father jwssed away in 1857. and the mother 
surviving until 1865, then entered into rest. A 
farmer by occupation, and an energetic hard-work- 
ing man, the father was universally respected, and 
his good wife, aiding him in the labor of life, pos- 



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sessed the esteem of all who knew her. The eight 
children who clustered in their home were Eliza- 
belii. .lesse B., .loiin F.. Mary, Thoni.as W.. iloniy 
T., Hester A. and Susan. 

Our subject, the eldest son, reared in Monroe 
County, attended the district school of the neigh- 
borhood in childhood, but early began his self-reli- 
ant career as a bread winner, working in youth 
upon his father's farm and becoming well versed 
in the duties of agricultural life. Marrying when 
very young, he h.ad only just atUiined his majority 
when with his wife and child he removed to Lucas 
County. Iowa, where he remained some four or five 
yeai-s engaged in tilling the soil of the great corn 
state. He then sold out his interests in that local- 
ity and bought land in Clarke County, Iowa, where 
he devoted himself to .agricultural pursuits until 
1856, when, disposing of his second Iowa f.irm, he 
removed to his present locality, Miami County, 
Kan. Buying a Government claim in Osawatomie 
Township, Mr. Wells impiroved the wild land and 
afterward purchased eiglitv acres on section 23, to 
which he li.os since added another eighty. He has 
brought the soil up to a high state of cultivation 
and has likewise improved the valuable homestead 
with excellent buildings, commodious kirns and 
an attractive and comfortable residence. Devoting 
himself with enterprise to farming, our subject h.as 
made a success of his avocation in life, and is now 
numbered among the sulwtantial citizens of Miami 
County. 

February 24, 1848. were united in marriage 
Jesse B. Wells and Miss Elizabeth Whitson. born 
in Monroe County, Ind., March 29, 1829. Reared 
in her birthplace, the estimable wife of our subject 
was the daughter of Wesley Whitson, a native of 
Kentucky and the son of a noted Methodist di- 
vine, who lived and died in Kentucky. The mother 
of Mrs. Wells, Mrs. Jane (Mitchell) Whitson, like- 
wise born in Kentuck\% was the daughter of 
James Jlitchell. who emigrated from Kentucky 
in 1845 to Monroe County, Ind., where he p-assed 
away. The parents of Mi-s. Wells were wedded 
in Monroe County, Ind., and there the devoted 
mother died in 1833, mourned bj' all who knew 
her. The father surviving manj' years passed 
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Mrs. Whitson were born five children: Solon T., 
Numa W., Maria L., ElizaVjetli A. and Margaret. 

The cozy home of Mr. and Mrs. Wells has 
been blessed by the birtli of sons and daughters, 
five of whom arc now living. Mana is the wife of 
Bickley Meadow; Numa married Ada Holland and 
resides in Paola; Joiin P. married Ilattie Ellis, wlio 
died in Oklahoma in .June, 1890; Jesse B., .Jr., 
married Miss Jessie A. Butts; Minnie is the, wife 
of John Westfall, of Oklahoma. Our subject and 
his wife have been afflicted by the death of five 
beloved children. Mar3' L. died when atout fifteen 
months old; Solon T.,aman of ability, passed away 
in Wyoming Territory in 1890, at forty-one years 
of age; David T., a young man of energy and am- 
bition, died at twenty-four years of age; he had 
previous to his untimely demise in 1874 married 
Miss Pollen Carter, who is now the wife of Frank 
Pyles; P'rcddie died in childhood; Elmer passed 
away March 17, 1892, when twenty-three years 
old; his wife, who was Miss Lillie Ellis, survives 
him. 

Liberal in his religious views, and in politics an 
Independent, Mr. Wells has never sought political 
promotion, but, intelligently posted in the affairs 
of the day, faithfully does his duty as a man and 
citizen. When the appeal of the Government for 
more troops aroused the land, our subject, promptly 
responding, enlisted August 22, 1862, in Company 
C, Twelfth Kansas Infantry, and with fidelity 
served nearly' three years, being mustered out at 
Little Rock, Ark. His regiment was engaged on 
the border most of the time and fought in numer- 
ous hot skirmishes and decisive battles. Mr. Wells 
left the service with impaired health and was a 
long time recuperating. Solon T. was a member of 
Company G, Kansas Cavahy, and served with cour- 
age nearly two years, although only a mere boy. 
After tiie close of the Rebellion the enterprising 
and patriotic lad participated for about a half- 
year in the Indian campaign in Texas, and left 
the service at Ft. Hayes. David T. served with 
his brother six months in the Indian campaign, 
and was honorabl3' discharged at Ft. Henry. Al- 
though both of these heroic sons are now no more, 
the memory of their devotion to their country and 
their subsequent lives of sterling integritj' will 



long be green in the hearts of all who knew and 

loved them. Sharing in the privations and sacri- 
fices of the early days in Kansas, and in the Civil 
War fighting a good fight, our subject has survived 
to rejoice in the triumphs of the state which now 
takes a proud position among her sisters of the 
Federal Union. Mr. and Mrs. Wells, numbered 
among the pioneers of Kansas, command the high 
regard of a wide acquaintance and a host of old- 
time friends. 



JOHN STEVENS, profitably conducting a 
fine farm of two hundred and ninety fertile 
acres located upon section 31, Centreyille 
Township, Linn County, Kan., is one of the 
representative agriculturists and leading citizens 
of the state, in which he has resided continuously 
since 1856. Born in Luzerne County, Pa., Jan- 
uary 16, 1850, our subject was the son of 
Thomas and Caroline (Seward) Stevens. The 
paternal grandfather, Benjamin Stevens, early 
made his home in Ohio, in which state his son 
Thomas was born. Later removing to Luzerne 
County, Pa., the grandfather passed away after a 
long life of busy usefulness. The mother, a de- 
scendant of an honored family, was united in 
marriage with tl'.e father in Pennsylvania, and 
soon afterward they emigrated to the far west, lo- 
cating in Iowa in 1856. The parents about one 
year later removed to Anderson County, Kan., and 
a twelvemonth after permanently settled in 
Scott Township, from that time their constant res- 
idence. 

In the parental family were eight children. 
Harriet, who was the wife of L. Clark, died in 
Paris Township; Clara is the wife of James Ken- 
nedy; Matilda is the wife of Quincy Kenned}'; 
Harrison was a soldier in the Sixth Kansas Caval- 
r3' and was killed near Ft. Smith, Ark.; Martha is 
the wife of Daniel Augur; John is our subject; 



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Lydia is the wife of John Williamson; and Will- 
iam married Belle Brooks. 

Our subject came with his family to Kansas and 
remained with his parents until he was twenty- 
four years of age, but from the time he was thir- 
teen years old he was self-supporting and worked 
out by the week or month. Only a little lad 
when he arrived within the borders of the state, he 
received his education in the district schools of 
Kansas, and an industrious and ambitious young 
man, he reached mature years well fitted to assume 
the responsibilities of life. Mr. Stevens was mar- 
ried in Paris Township, Linn County, Kan., Octo- 
tober 10, 1885, to Miss Mary Kenned}', a grand- 
daughter of Charles and Sarah (Phillips) Kennedy. 
The latter were natives of Hardin County, Ky., and 
pioneers of Schuyler Countj^IU., where the}- set- 
tled in the fall of 1834. They shared with cour- 
age the difficulties and privations of frontier life 
and remained there until their death. The revered 
grandmother passed away in May, 1851, the grand- 
father, honored by all who knew him, surviving 
until May 16, 1885. The parents of Mrs. Mary 
Stevens, Jesse and Eliza (Hawthorn) Kennedy, 
were numbered among the early dwellers within 
the state of Kansas. Jesse Kennedy was born in 
Hardin County, Ky., October 4, 1834, and March 
23, 1863, was wedded to Miss Eliza Hawthorn, a 
native of Burlington, Iowa. Previous to his mar- 
riage the father of Mrs. Stevens had located, in May, 
1857, in Linn County, Kan., settling at first in 
Valley Township, whither he brought Iiis wife, but 
in the spring of 1864 removed to Pans Township, 
where he yet resides. 

Mrs. Kennedy passed away on the 8th of March, 
1870, mourned by many friends. She was the 
mother of three children: Marj', Josie and Rob€rt. 
Mrs. Stevens was born in Valley Township, Linn 
County, January 26, 1864. Immediately after 
their marriage our subject and his estimable wife 
settled on their present homestead, where Mr. 
Stevens has so successfully cultivated his valuable 
acreage. Financially prospered, he has made many 
excellent improvements, and has built one of the 
most attractive and comfortable country residences 
in his locality. The four children who have 
brightened with their cheery and intelligent pres- 



ence the pleasant home are: Bertie, Jesse, Frank- 
lin and Freddie F. Two little ones, Jesse and 
Franklin, died in infancy. Surrounded by friends 
and relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Stevens are occupy- 
ing positions of social and business influence, and 
taking an active part in all worthy work and be- 
nevolent enterprises of their neighborhood, are 
universally esteemed, and enjoy the hearty and 
best wishes of many friends. Our subject, while 
not a politician, is well posted on the current 
affairs of the day and is interesled in both local 
and national issues. 



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J I AMES AV. GALYEN, a leading agriculturist 
residing on section 17, Neosho Township, 
i Labette County, was born in Vermilion 
' County, 111., in 1837. His father, Abram 
J. Galyen, was born in Tennessee in 1808, and was 
a son of Jacob Galyen, who emigrated to America 
from England in an early da}', and married a lady 
of Scotch birth about the time of the Revolu- 
tionary War. To them were born two sons. The 
mother of our subject, who bore the maiden name 
of Elizabeth Lyon, was a native of the Buckeye 
State, and went thence to Vermilion County, 111., 
with her parents, locating near Georgetown. The 
family there remained until 1849, when they emi- 
grated to Barry County, Mo., and kept a wayside 
inn. The mother still makes her home in that lo- 
cality, but the father died in 1854. He was a 
famous shot with the rifle, and spent much of his 
time in hunting wild turkeys and other wild game. 
He was assassinated by a desperado named Jordan. 
Our subject is one of a family of seven children, 
five of whom are still living. He grew to man- 
hood upon the farm and acquired his education in 
the common schools. At the age of eighteen he 
left home and went to Texas, where he spent the 
three succeeding years of his life. He then re- 
turned to Missouri, where he engaged in farming 
and handling stock in a small way until the war 
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tia J. Lovelace, a native of Missouri, who was 
born in 1844. Tiiey become the parents of one 
son, Isaac, wlio operates tiie home farm in connec- 
tion with his father. 

The same 3'ear of his marriage Mr. Galj'en en- 
listed in the Confederate service, and participated 
in the battle of Pea Ridge. While he was gone 
his stock was stolen, his fences were destroyed and 
his home plundered. He took part in many bat- 
tles and skirmishes, and during the service was 
captured. He was parolled at Fayetteville, Ark., 
and then went to his home, but later rejoined iiis 
regiment and served in the battles of Helena and 
Little Rock. He was there again captured, pa- 
rolled and once more returned home. Later he 
went to Benton, Ark., but he remained there only 
a short time. 

In 1865, Mr. Galyen came to Kansas and made 
a claim on which he h.is since made his home. It 
was then all wild land, but his labors have trans- 
formed the barren prairies into rich and fertile 
fields, which yield to the owner a golden tribute. 
His possessions aggregate four hundred and fifty 
acres of valuable land, and he makes a specitiltj' of 
fruit growing. In politics he is a stalwart Demo- 
crat. A man of liberal and progressive views, he 
keeps himself well informed on all matters of gen- 
eral interest and is a loj'al citizen. He is a man 
of upright principles and sterling worth, and the 
confidence of the entire community is his. 



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^^MOS POOLE. Those who pitched their 
^/lII I tents in Kansas as early as 1868 are usu- 
I li ally denominated pioneers, a title that 
^(/ may with propriety be applied to the sub- 

ject of this biographical notice. Originally from 
Pennsylvania, he early in life removed to Illinois, 
making the long journey overland with horses. 
Some time later he again started westward and 
came to Kansas, making the journey with three 



teams and consuming three weeks en route. At 
that time Kansas City was the railroad terminus 
and also the market place for the people of the 
Sunflower State. 

On section 34, in Liberty Township, northeast 
of the village of Parker, Linn Count}', will be no- 
ticed the finely improved farm belonging to Amos 
Poole. He is a native of Cayuga County, N. Y., 
February 14, 1821, being the date of his birth. 
His father, William Poole, removed from New 
Jersey to New York, wheve he resided until 1834, 
and removed thence to Crawford County, Pa. 
There his death occurred, and th«re also his wife, 
whose maiden name was Dolly Douglas, passed 
away. They were worthy people, honorable and 
industrious, kind and thoughtful in their relations 
with others, and trained their twelve children for 
positions of usefulness and honor. 

When a lad of about thirteen years, Amos Poole 
accompanied his parents to Pennsylvania, where 
he was reared to the life of a farmer, gaining a 
thorough and accurate knowledge o.f agriculture 
in all its details. About 1845 he removed to Illi- 
nois and located in Warren County, where he pur- 
sued the occupation of a farmer until the time of 
his removal to this state. Here he settled upon 
one hundred and sixty acres of land, which under 
his skillful management has been transformed 
from raw, wild prairie to a finely improved farm, 
embellished with every convenience of a modern 
estate. 

In September, 1846, occurred the marriage of 
Amos Poole to Miss Eliza Ward, who was born in 
Crawford County, Pa., October 4, 1828. Her par- 
ents, John and Harriet (St. John) Ward, were 
natives of the state of New York, whence they 
removed to Pennsylvania, and from there to War- 
ren County, III., where the}' died. Mr. Ward was 
a carpenter by trade, and also followed the occu- 
pation of a farmer. The union of Mr. and Mrs. 
Poole has been blessed by the birth of eight chil- 
dren, namely: John G., who resides in Downs, Os- . 
borne County, Kan., being a prominent physician 
of that place; William, a farmer, tilling the^oil of 
the home place; Harriet Ann, who died in infancy; 
Willis Porter, who resides in Woodson County, 
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ncss-maker at Parker; Rhoda, the wife of Daniel 
Watson, of Linn County; Abraliam L., a barber 
in Parker, and Charles H., a farmer residing in 
Liberty Township. 

AVhile not a partisan in his political pieferences, 
Mr. Poole nevertheless has firm convictions of his 
own, and is frank in their avowal. He gives his 
stanch support to the Republican party and advo- 
cates its principles with fidelity and enthusiasm. 
His interest in educational matters has always 
been abiding and deep, and while a member of the 
School Board he was instrumental in raising the 
standard of education and promoting the interests 
of the scliools of the district. In his religious 
connections lie advocates the doctrines of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church. 



L^^HOMAS CRANSTON. One mile north of 
M^^ the village of McCune lies an attractive 
^^5' homestead, upon which have been placed 
all the improvements that enhance the value of 
fanning property. There are two hundred and 
forty acres in the place, upon which general farm- 
ing operations are successfully conducted by the 
proprietor. A substantial set of buildings has 
been erected, and the soil placed under excellent 
cultivation, while by good fencing the land is 
divided into fields of convenient size for pastur- 
age or cultivation. 

Among those who have emigrated to America 
from the lands beyond the sea, there are none 
who display more thrift or industry than the 
sturdy Scotch. Our subject may be justl3' proud 
of the fact that his native home wa.s the land of 
the thistle, and his ancestors, through many suc- 
cessive generations, Scotch. He was born in Dura- 
fries-shire, and grew to manhood in the country of 
his birth. At the age of twenty years he emigrated 



to America, and for three years afterward was en- 
gaged at his trade of a carpet weaver in Massachu- 
setts. 

At the time the Civil War commenced, Mr. 
Cranston was a resident of Jefferson County, Ind. 
In 1862 he enlisted as a member of Company A, 
Third Indiana Cavalry, Colonel Chapman com- 
manding. The regiment was incorporated witli 
the Army of the Potomac, and took part in the fol- 
lowing engagements: Gettysburg, the Wilderness, 
Fredericksburg. Chancellorsville, the Kilpatrick 
raid to Richmond, Sheridan's raid, Wilson's raid, 
and other important battles. They destroyed the 
Danville Railroad at Winchester, and our subject 
there had the good fortune to see General Sheri- 
dan on his celebrated ride from "twenty miles 
away." He participated in the Shenandoah Valley 
campaign, was present at Five Forks, and was with 
General Custer at Sailor's Creek before the sur- 
render of General Lee. He was witli his company 
in the three-days siege of Appomattox Court 
House, and at the close of the war took part in the 
Grand Review at Washington, D. C. He received 
an honorable discharge at Indianapolis in 186.5. 

Returning to his home, Mr. Cranston engaged 
in farming in .Jefferson Count}'. Shortly after- 
ward, in 1867, he was united in marriage with 
Miss Annie, daughter of Robert and Agnes (Kirk- 
wood) Glenn, natives of Ayrshire, Scotland. Mr. 
Cranston has no relatives in America save those 
related b}' marriage. Mrs. Cranston was the 
mother of six children, Sterling, William, .James 
I., Agnes, John and David, the latter of whom is 
deceased. 

In 1881 Mr. Cranston came to Kansas and pur- 
chased one hundred and sixty acres in Crawford 
County, to which he has since added by purchase, 
until at the present time (1893) he is the owner of 
two hundred and forty acres of valuable land. 

A visitor to the home of Mr. Cranston will see 
that he has not only erected good buildings and 
kept his farm well supplied with modern machin- 
ery, but that he is also successful as a tiller of the 
soil. His harvests are invariably large, and he 
finds a ready sale for all the grain he raises. In 
politics, he Is a Republican, but lias never aspired 
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Army of the Republic, and is Commander of the 
post at McCune. His wife is an active worker in 
the Presbyterian Church, and while he is not iden- 
tified therewith, he contributes liberally to its sup- 
port. 



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\t^ 0BP:RT p. LYTLE was born in Rock Castle 
|W( County, Ky., April 9, 1843, and is a son of 
'■^\ John J. and Elizabeth (Heathham) Lytle, 
natives of Kentucky. Grandfather Lytle 
was a soldier in the War of 1812. John J., who 
engaged for a time in the mercantile business in 
the Blue Grass State, afterward became interested 
in farming pursuits. His death occurred in 1862. 
His widow resides in Parsons and is now (1893) 
eighty-seven years of age. They were the parents 
of seven children, all of whom are living with the 
exception of one son, who was a soldier in both 
the Mexican and Civil Wars, and was taken pris- 
oner and kept for six months on quarter rations. 
Surviving both wars, he was finally killed, in 1878 
by a snow-slide in Hinsdale County, Colo. The 
father was a member of the Christian Church, 
while his wife was a Methodist. As a-Whig he 
took an active part in politics and held numerous 
offices in Kentucky. Coming to Kansas in 1857, 
he settled on a farm in Atchison Count}' and there 
established a permanent home. 

Upon the home farm our subject grew to man- 
hood. In 1861 he commenced freighting gopds 
across the plains between Atchison and Denver, 
continuing thus engaged until 1864. Meantime 
he passed through many perilous experiences 
and witnessed many exciting scenes among the 
Indians. In the year last named he came to this 
county and settled on section 20, Ladore Town- 
ship, upon wild land comprising a part of the 
Osage Ceded Lands. Here he has since resided 
and is now the owner of four hundred and sev- 
enty-five acres of improved land, upon which he 



engages in raising grain and stock, making a 
specialty of mules. His residence, erected a few 
years ago, cost $1,600 and is a neat and commo- 
dious structure. 

October 17, 1869, Mr. Lytle married Miss Alice 
Bedell, who was born in Missouri in January, 
1851, and is a daughter of William R. Bedell, who 
came to Kansas in 186& and now lives in Cowley 
County. Mr. and Mrs. Lytle are the parents of 
ten children, the following of whom are now liv- 
ing: Nellie, Rosetta, Lillie,, William R., Bertie N., 
Jimmie J., Ralph P. and Jessie Lucille. The relig- 
ious home of the family is in the Christian Church, 
in which he is a Trustee and an active worker in 
the Sunday-school. Miss Rosetta, who is a teacher 
of music, is the organist of the church. 

Mr. Lytle is a member of the Anti-Horse Thief 
Association, the Ancient Order of United Work- 
men and the Masonic fraternit3\ As a member of 
the Republican party he takes an active part in 
political affairs and has frequently served as a del- 
egate to conventions. He is serying as Clerk of 
the local school district No. 35, and was Clerk of 
Ladore Township in an early day. During the 
Civil War he was a member of Capt. Sam HoUis- 
ter's Camp, Twelfth Kansas State Militia. 



\TRJi EV. NICHOLAS W. TAYLOR, a farmer re- 
ilis^ siding in Washington Township, Crawford 
iliw County, is the son of Joseph and Polly 
^p; Ann (Iludiiall) Taylor, and a brother of 
J. I. Taylor, now residing in Lincoln Township. 
He was born in Warren County, Ky., June 21, 
1828, and I'eceived a common-school education in 
the temples of learning then to be found in the 
Blue Grass State. Upon attaining his majority 
he purchased a farm in Warren County, and at 
once commenced the active career of an agricult- 
urist. 

Not content with the education he had received 
in the district schools, our subject, as soon as be 



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had saved sufficient money, attended a select 
school in Warren County, wliere he supplemented 
the knowledge previously acquired by a systematic 
study of tbe high-school branches. He then cora- 
menced to teach school in the county, and contin- 
ued in that profession for some time, teaching 
nine terms in Kentucky' and Missouri. As an in- 
structor he was interested in the progress of each 
pupil and a friend of all under his preceptorship, 
so that he was popular and successful as a teacher. 

On the 28th of .June, 1854, the subject of this 
notice was united in marriage with Miss Julia A. 
E., daughter of William Cole, formerly a promi- 
nent resident of Warren County, Ky. Her pater- 
nal grandfather was born in a fort during the 
Revolutionary War. Mrs. Taylor was born in 
Warren County, June 6, 1833, and was there 
reared to womanhood, remaining an inmate of the 
parental home until she went to that of her hus- 
band. They have had tiiirteen children, but only 
seven are now living: Mary A., the widow of 
John Defabaugh, and the mother of one child; 
Nancy E., who married J. O. Barkdale, by whom 
she has four children; Joseph 1., a widower resid- 
ing in California; Emma; William N.; Charles T. 
and James A. 

In 1854 Mr. Taylor purchased a large tract of 
land, including nine hundred and seventy acres, 
in Warren County, Ky. Soon afterward he dis- 
posed of the property, and coming north, so- 
journed for one year in Mississippi County, Mo., 
whence in 1855 he came to Kansas and settled in 
Jefferson County, near Winchester. The land was 
at that time wild and scarcely a furrow had been 
turned in the soil. Of cultivation not a trace 
was to be seen, and even a vivid imagination 
could scarcely depict the present prosperity cif 
the place. The first purchase of Mr. Taylor con- 
sisted of one hundred and sixty acres, to which he 
added from time to time until he acquired two 
hundred and forty acres. This he sold in 1869, 
and during the same 3'ear located upon his present 
farm, then wholl^^ unimproved. 

The village of Mulberry was platted by Mr. 
Taylor soon after his arrival in Crawford County. 
There he opened a store and conducted a general 
mercantile business for two years, since which 



time he has resided upon his farm. Soon after 
coming here he erected a three-story stone house 
at a cost of 1>800, the stone for which was taken 
from the quarry on his land. Later he planted 
an orchard, and from time to time made other 
improvements, which materially enhanced the 
value of the place. He made his home in the 
stone house from 1871 until 1886, with the excep- 
tion of one year spent in Girard and three years 
in Baldwin City. In 1886 he erected the resi- 
dence in which he has since made his home. This 
house is one of the most substantial and commod- 
ious in the township, and was erected at a cost of 
12,000. The barn, which was also built in 1886, 
cost $2,500, and is 60x80 feet in dimensions, with 
a seven-foot basement. This building serves as a 
granary, having at present (1893) three hundred 
tons of hay, and also is used for the shelter of the 
hundred head of stock which Mr. Taylor owns. 

In 1873 Mr. Taylor fell from a load of hay 
upon a three-tined fork, which entered his body 
just below the sternum. Two of the tines passed 
through his lungs, while the third penetrated the 
liver and came out on the right side near the 
spinal column. This incident proved almost fatal, 
and it was long ere the injured man recovered 
sufflcicntly to again superintend the management 
of his farm. He is now the owner of five hun- 
dred and fifty-seven acres of land, upon wiiich he 
engages in raising grain and stock. He makes a 
specialty of Poland-China hogs, in the raising of 
which he has been very successful. 

At the age of twenty-one, Mr. Taylor united 
with the Methodist KIpiscopal Church, and has 
since been a faithful member of that denomina- 
tion. In former years he was accustomed to offici- 
ate as a local preacher and also as circuit preacher, 
having been ordained to the ministi3' in 1862. 
He now preaches occasionally, and his efforts in 
that line are always appreciated by his friends. 
As a minister he has been earnest and loj-al, fear- 
less in the presentation of the Gospel and eloquent 
in appeals to his hearers. Socially he is identified 
with the Masonic order. 

Through all the years of his active life, Mr. Tay- 
lor has steadfastly adhered to the principles of the 
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ularity of the People's party in late jears, he has 
never forsaken the political organization with 
which his lot was first cast. He joined the Farm- 
er's Alliance, and has served as President of the 
County Alliance. While a resident of Jefferson 
County he was elected Sheriff in 1861, and served 
in that responsible position for two years. His 
name was prominently mentioned for the position 
of State Senator, but his strong temperance pro- 
clivities defeated him in the convention. 



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/^^ AMUEL ANDERSON, who since 1880 has 
^^^ been a resident of Kansas, is a native of 
((L£_j) Pennsj'lvania, and was born in Beaver 
County, October 7, 1844. He is a son of 
John and Sarah (Miller) Anderson, both of whom 
were born and reared in the Keystone State and 
there married. The father, who was a mifler by 
trade and a farmer by occupation, went to Cali- 
fornia during the earl}' part of the '50s and there 
died. His wife passed away in 1844. Oftheirsix 
children three are now living. 

The subject of this sketch was reared in Beaver 
County, where he acquired a fair education in the 
common schools. Orphaned in youth, he was 
obliged to be self-supporting from an early age. 
In June, 1861, he enlisted as a member of Company 
D, Tenth Pennsylvania Reserves, and for a time 
remained with his regiment in Pennsylvania. 
After the battle of Bull Run he was ordered to 
Washington, D.C.,and was there attached to fifteen 
thousand Pennsylvania reserves. He participated 
in the following engagements: Mechanicsville, 
Gaines' Mill, White Oak Swamp, Malvern Hill, 
South Mountain, Antietam and Gettysburg, and 
was then transferred to Battery D, Fifth United 
States Light Artillery, known as Griffin's Battery. 
With his regiment he took part in the Mine Run 
campaign and accompanied General Grant through 
the Wilderness, witnessing various desperate en- 
counters between the opposing armies. At the 



expiration of his period of service he was honora- 
bl3' discharged. Though often under fire and in 
the thickest of the conflict, he was never wounded 
nor captured. 

Removing to Pittsburgh, Pa., Mr. Anderson there 
served for five years as an officer on the regular 
police force, with which he was connected for a 
period of about twelve years altogether. For five 
years he filled the position of Alderman, and later 
was employed for eighteen months in the delin- 
quent tax office. Coming to Kansas in 1880 he 
settled on his present farm, consisting of four 
hundred acres of partly improved- land. As a re- 
sult of his efforts he has placed the soil under good 
cultivation, and conducts general farming and 
stock-raising. 

In 1872 Mr. Anderson married Miss Maggie 
Roos, who w.as born in AVestmoreland County, 
Pa., in 1844. They are the parents of three chil- 
dren: Paul, Mark and Clay. For many years a 
member of the Republican partj-, Mr. Anderson 
has been active in its ranks and attends all the 
political gatherings of the community. He has 
served as a member of the Scliool Board. Socially 
he is identified with the Independent Order of 
Odd Fellows and is also a member of the Grand 
Army of tlie Republic, belonging to a post at 
Paola. 



J'~JASPER M. BROADY, a prominent farmer 
I and successful stock-raiser of Blue Mound 
I Township, resides on section 14, township 
20, range 21, his farm occup3'ing a location 
in the extreme soutli west corner of Linn County. 
Here he owns six hundred acres of valuable land,, 
which he devotes to the raising of cereals, and also 
engages extensively in raising stock. For ■4ifteen 
years or morS he has been the agent for o; c thou- 
sand acres of land, which he controls, tlie owner 
residing at Lawrence, tliis state. As a stock-raiser 



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he uses good judgment in the purchase of stock, 
as well as in breeding the various grades, and from 
their sale he aunuall^^ receives a handsome income. 

Born in Adams County, 111., July 4, 1837, our 
subject is the son of John C. and Anna (Wigle) 
Broady. The family is of British extraction, and 
has been represented in the United States for sev- 
eral generations. The father of our subject was 
born in Kentucky in August, 1812, and was reared 
to manhood upon a farm. When a young man he 
migrated to Illinois and located in Adams County, 
being at that time about twenty years of age. 
There he purchased a small tract of land, to which 
he added from time to time until he became the 
owner of two hundred and fourteen acres. So 
much did he enhance the value of his property by 
the improvements he placed thereon, that the 
place was valued at ^10,000. When, in March, 
1878, his ej-es were closed in death, it was felt 
throughout his community that one of its best citi- 
zens had been removed from the scenes of his use- 
fulness. 

The maiden name of the mother of our subject 
was Anna Wigle; she was born in 1818, and died 
in the fall of 1879. Nine children had blessed her 
marriage, seven of whom are now living. Our 
subject is the eldest of the number; Oscar, at tiie 
age of seventeen, was killed b}' the falling of a 
log he was assisting his father in loading on a 
wagon; Jefferson H. is an eminent lawyer of Ne- 
braska and resides in Lincoln, that state; Margaret 
is the wife of Jasper Davis, of Linn County; John 
C. is an attorney of Quincy, 111.; Dolphus S. is a 
farmer residing in Adams Count}-, 111.; Viola is 
the wife of Henry Rhodes and resides in Carroll- 
ton, Mo.; and lone resides with her brother in 
Quincj'. The senior Mr. Broady was active in 
politics as a stanch Democrat, but steadfastly re- 
fused to accept public office. His parents were 
members of the Presbyterian Church, his father 
being a Deacou in that denomination, but he 
never united with any religious organization. 

Our subject was reared ou a farm, and being the 
eldest child of the family, he labored assiduously 
in clearing the land and aiding in tide maintenance 
of the family. He was the recipient of common- 
school advantages, and at the age of eighteen 



commenced to teach school, following that pro- 
fession for eighteen successive winter seasons and 
farming during the summer. In March, 1863, he 
married Miss Ona AVhitcomb, who was born in 
Adams County, 111., January 23, 1843, being the 
daughter of Wyinan and Lury (Brockway) Whit- 
comb. Her father was born in Vermont in 1798, 
and when a young man migrated to Ohio, where 
he was united in marriage with Miss Lury Brock- 
wa}'. In 1833, accompanied by his family, he re- 
moved to Illinois and settled in Adams County, 
where he engaged in farming on two hundred 
acres of land he owned there. 

In politics, Mr. AVhitcomb was an ardent sup- 
porter of the Democratic party, and for sixteen 
consecutive 3'ears represented his township on the 
County Board of Supervisors, being prominent in 
the councils of his chosen party. Though not iden- 
tified with any religious organization, he was a be- 
liever in the Christian religion, and was a strictly 
honest man, conscientious and upright in his deal- 
ings with all. His death, took place March 8, 
1886; his wife passed away September 29, 1888. 
They were the parents of nine children, of whom 
the following seven attained maturity': Jasper, 
who resides in Adams County, 111.; Arvilla, Mrs. 
James Taylor, who died in Bourbon Count^^ Kan., 
February 23, 1891; Dwight, whose home is in 
Hancock Count}', 111.; Eliza, who married Israel 
Camp, and lives in Bourbon County, Kan.; David, 
a resident of Adams Count}', 111.; Moses, a farmer 
of Bourbon County, Kan.; and Orra, the wife of 
our subject. Two died in childhood. 

In 1865 Mr. Broady came to Kansas, making 
the journey overland, and arriving at his destina- 
tion in September of that year. In 1860 he pre- 
empted one hundred and sixty acres where he now 
resides, but at the time of his settlement here the 
land was wholly unimproved. For one year Mr. 
Broady operated as a renter, meantime devoting 
as much time as possible to making improvements 
on his place. In January, 1867, he settled on the 
farm, and soon afterward embarked in the stock- 
raising business. He is now the owner of six hun- 
dred acres and engages extensively in Ihe live- 
stock business. 

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by the birth of four cliildren, one of whom died 
in infancy. The btliers are: Otto, who resides in 
Linn County; Anna, who died of scarlet fever at 
the age of nineteen years; and Marguerite, who is 
with her parents. Mr. Broady is a stockholder in 
the First National Bank at Garnett, this state. In 
politics he is a stanch Democrat, and has been hon- 
ored by his party Tvith the nominations for town, 
county and legislative offices, hut as the Democrats 
are in a minority -in this section, he has suffered 
defeat with the remainder of the ticket. He gives 
his unqualified support to public-spirited enter- 
prises, and is one of the progressive citizens of the 
eoramunity. 



§HOMAS LINDSAY, M. D. Very few save 
those who have trod the arduous paths of 
the profession can picture to themselves 
the array of attributes, physical, mental and moral, 
and the host of minor graces of manner and person, 
essential to the making of a truly successful physi- 
cian. His constitution must needs be of the hard- 
est to witlistand the constant shock of wind and 
weather, the wearing loss of sleep and rest, the 
ever-gathering load of care, and the insidious ap- 
proach of every form of fell disease to which his 
daily round of duties momentarily exposes him. 
Such a phj'sician we find in Dr. Thomas Lindsay, 
who in his own person so closely resembles the 
ideal we have attempted to sketch above. He is 
the oldest physician in Anderson County, and has 
practiced medicine in Garnett since March, 1857. 
Like many of the representative citizens of the 
county, he owes his nativitjto the Buckeye State, 
being born in Harrison County, August 6. 1826. 
His parents, David and Martha (Orr) Lindsay, 
were natives of Ireland and Pennsylyania respect- 
ively. The father was born in County Down, 
and was of Scotch-Irish descent, inheriting the 
sturdy characteristics of the former and the wit 



and enterprise of the latter. Thomas Lindsay, 
the grandfather of our subject, was also born in 
County Down, North of Ireland, and was there 
married. After the birth of one son (the father 
of our subject), Mr. Lindsay and family crossed 
the ocean and located in one of the Carolinas. 
About 1810 he moved from there to Jefferson 
County, Ohio, and still later to Guernsey County, 
that state, where his death occurred about 1832, 
at an advanced age. He was the father of eight 
children: David, John, Rosetta, Mary Ann, Eliza- 
beth, Thomas, Samuel and Amelia. 

David, father of our subject, w,as born March 3, 
1800, and was a small boy when he came to 
America. He was reared on the farm, and being 
of a thoughtful, studious turn of mind, educated 
himself, and later taught school. He became a 
minister in the Presbyterian Church, and pursued 
this worthy calling the remainder of his days, 
preaching in various towns in Ohio. In 1842 he 
emigrated to Iowa, and located near Birmingham, 
Van Buren County, but became disabled, having 
fractured his thigh bone by falling from a stage 
coach. He died at the age of eighty years. His 
wife survived him until 1885, and died at the age 
of eighty-five years. The following children were 
born to them: Lydia Ann, Robert Orr, Thomas, 
Mar^' Jane, Esther Jane, David Huston, Martha, 
Jolin, Samuel, Mary and Elizabeth. 

The original of this notice was sixteen years of 
age when the family moved to Iowa, and he re- 
ceived his education in public and private schools. 
Later he read medicine with his uncle, John Lind- 
say, in Carroll County, Ohio, and later attended 
the Western U-niversity Medical College, from 
which he graduated in 1854, although he had 
practiced with his uncle after 1849. Following 
this he came west and stopped in Iowa, where he 
remained one }-ear. In 1857 he made his appear- 
ance in Garnett, and in 1862 he was commissioned 
Surgeon in the Twelfth Kansas, serving until June, 
1865. Since that time he has practiced his pro- 
fession at Garnett, and no one stands higher in 
the estimation of the people than he. 

Doctor Lindba3' was twice married, first, in 1851, 
to Miss Agnes Sharp, daughter of William B. 
Sharp. She died in 1856 in Iowa, leaving two 



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children: William S., a physician of Topeka,Kan., 
and David, a pl^'sician of McPherson, Kan. In 
1859 the Doctor married Miss Martha Smith, a 
native of eastern Ohio and a daughter of William 
Smith. To them have been given three children: 
Samuel W., a druggist of McPherson, Kan.; Clara S. 
and Elizabeth. Politically, Doctor Lindsay is a 
stanch Republican. He represented Anderson 
County in the Territorial Legislature in 1859, be 
ing the first under county representation. In 
1867 the Doctor was again a member of the State 
Legislature. In 1873 he was appointed United 
States Examining Surgeon for Pensions, a position 
he still holds. He is local Surgeon of the Santa Fe 
Railroad Company, and is a member of the Na- 
tional Societj' of Railroad Surgeons. He is also a 
charter member of the State Medical Society. 
Doctor Lindsay still owns land near Garnett, the 
same that he pre-empted thirt^'-five years ago. 



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J"^ OSEPH STEPHENS, the owner of a mag- 
nificent farm of six hundred and twenty 
acres, located in Ceutreville Township, 
Linn County, is by birth and training well 
fitted to win success in agricultural pursuits, his 
father having been a life-long farmer and a de- 
scendant of a long line of ancestors who devoted 
themselves to the tilling of the soil. Our subject 
was born in Fulton County, 111., July 26, 1839, 
and is the son of James Stephens, a native of 
Kentuckj^ who was born in 1801. The mother, 
Margaret (Peck) Stephens, was also born and 
reared in Kentucky, the year of her nativity being 
1812. 

The parents were married in tlie state where 
they had passed the happy years of childhood, but 
after remaining there a short time journeyed to 
Illinois, and in the early part of the '30s were 
numbered among the pioneers of Fulton County, 
where they spent the remainder of their lives. 



The Illinois homestead welcomed to its fireside a 
large family of children, namely: William, John, 
Mary A., Peter, Enoch, Joseph, Ellen, George, 
Jackson, Angeline and Marion. Our subject, the 
sixth in order of birth, was educated in the little 
schoolhouse of the district and aided in the work 
of the farm. 

Beginning life for himself Mr. Stephens con- 
tinued to cultivate the fertile soil of Illinois, and 
it was not until he had reached thirty years of 
age that he decided to try his fortune in another 
state. He traveled through the west for some 
two or three years, and then returning to Fulton 
County, 111., was, upon the 12th of January, 1871, 
united in marriage with Miss Mary E. McDaniel, 
also a native of Illinois. Three children blessed 
their union, William, John and George. Four 
5ears and four months after their marriage the es- 
timable wife and mother passed away mourned 
by many friends and sorrowing relatives. 

Fora second time our subject entered the bonds 
of matrimony, and May 18, 1876, married Miss 
Sarah J. Beaty, a native of Coshocton Countj', 
Ohio, who was born August 15, 1850. Her par- 
ents, Isaac and Esther (Conner) Beaty, were na- 
tives of Ohio and were reared, educated and mar- 
ried in the Buckeye State. Journeying to Fulton 
County, 111., in the fall of 1851, they have since 
continued to reside there. Nine children shared 
in the comforts and care of the home. They were 
in order of birth Jackson, Peter, Robert, Hiram, 
Daniel, Sarah J., Sebillia, Lewis and Lavinia. 

Mr. and Mrs. Stephens have been blessed by the 
birth of four children, Isaac, James, Esther and 
Eva. For many years our subject has been a val- 
ued member of the Baptist Church, and both he 
and his good wife are active in the religious and 
benevolent work and enterprises of their locality. 
The sons and daughters of the household are re- 
ceiving excellent educational advantages and are 
preparing themselves for the duties of life, having 
been trained to habits of industrious thrift and 
self-reliance. Removing from Fulton County, 
111., Mr. Stephens located in Linn County, Kan., 
in 1878, and settling upon a fine farm where he 
now makes his home has improved the broad acres 
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and other buildings. He has brought the land to 
a high state of cultivation and now profitably 
conducts one of the most valuable farms in Linn 
County. 



JOHN TURKINGTON. The rapid develop- 
ment and almost marvelous growth of 
Crawford County have to a great extent 
^^^^ enriched many men by the increase in 
value of their lands, assisted by their own indus- 
try and efforts in farming. Among the class is 
tlie subject of this personal history. He is a 
leading farmer and stock-raiser of Sheridan Town- 
ship, making his home on section 8. He was born 
in County Armagh, Ireland, in 1819. 

At the age of fifteen years, our subject resolved 
to try his fortune in America, and leaving his 
people behind, sailed for the land of the free and 
landed in New York City. He remained in that 
city for some time with an uncle who resided there, 
but soon after left liis uncle's home and went to 
Orange County, N. Y., where he worked for $7 
per montli during the summer season. Mt. Turk- 
ington remained in and about New York nearly 
one year, and then shipped for New Orleans, and 
while on the journey to that place was caught in a 
storm and given up for lost, but finally came out 
all right. He was employed by a sugar planter 
near New Orleans as a time-keeper for two years. 
Removing to Ohio he resided for a time in Greene 
County, where he worked as iiis trade, that of a 
machinist. 

At Xenia, Ohio, Mr. Turkington was married to 
Eliza J. McCrary. They remained there until 
1867, when they located in Crawford County, on 
their present homestead. Mr. and Mrs. Turking- 
ton were the parents of nine children, two of whom 
are deceased: \V. E., wlio is a residentof Cherokee; 
James H., deceased; Lizzie, wife of George Meyer; 



John; Eleanor, wife of Myron Degar; George; 
Oliver, who is at home; Lottie and Minnie. 

When our subject arrived with his family in 
Crawford County, he bought the farm where he 
now resides, and has added to it until he now 
owns one section of laud, all of which he has accu- 
mulated since arriving in the state. He has never 
sold any corn since coming to the state, but has 
kept the place well stocked with cattle of all kinds. 
He does his own shipping, and his farm is con- 
sidered one of the finest iu'the county, and all the 
improvements on the place have been made by 
himself. 

The Turkington family are all members of the 
Presbyterian Church at Monmouth, a church 
which 1VL-. Turkington aided materially in con- 
structing. Politically, he was an old-line Whig, 
an Abolitionist, and after the war was a Republi- 
can, but since the organization of the People's 
party he has been identified with it. He is a con- 
servative business man, and one who is well liked.. 
Industry, energy and economy are Tiis cardinal 
virtues, and they have brought a merited success 
to crown his efforts. The genial, generous and so- 
ciable character of both himself and wife has en- 
deared them to all with whom they has come in 
contact, and they merit and receive in the highest 
degree the respect and confidence of the commu- 
nity in which they live. 



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^ EWIS ELDER. It matters little what oc- 
cupation a man may select for his life call- 
so long as it is honorable. If he is 
honest, upright and courteous in his intercourse 
with others, and possesses energy and determina- 
tion, he will succeed. If more deference is paid 
to the followers of any one vocation in preference 
to another, it is to the farmers, on whom the pros- 
perity of our nation to such a large degree de- 
pends. The southern part of Kansas has pioved 
an El Dorado to thousands of agriculturists, who 



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have come hither from the east, and who, by dint 
of hard work, have developed the resources so 
liberally provided by nature. 

The subject of this sketch, now a prominent 
farmer and stock-raiser of Lincoln Township, 
Crawford County, was born in Bedford County, 
Pa., and there spent the years of his boyhood and 
youth, receiving a limited education in the schools 
of the Ke^'stone State. At the age of twentj', re- 
solving to seek a fortune in the far-famed west, he 
went to Indiana, and resided in that state for six 
years. There he married and there he was be- 
reaved by the death of his wife and child. On 
coming to Kansas in 1871 he purchased one hun- 
dred and sixty acres, comprising a portion of liis 
present estate of two liundred and forty acres of 
well improved land. At the time of locating in 
this county, he was the owner of a good team 
and wagon and $120 in cash. From that beginning 
he has accumulated his present possessions, and the 
results speak more eloquently than words of his 
energy and excellent judgment as a fanner and 
business man. 

In Crawford County in 1872 Mr. Elder and 
Miss Lydia Konkel were united in marriage, and 
to them have been born nine children, as follows: 
Eva, wife of Samuel Tope, and a resident of Col- 
orado; Curtis, Bertha, Rossa, P'lora, Iluhla, Edda, 
Christian and Ada. From the beginning of the 
Civil War the sympathies of Mr. Elder were on 
the side of the Union, and in August, 1862, he 
enlisted as a member of Company F, One Hundred 
and Thirty-eighth Pennsylvania Infantry, in 
which he served for about six months. He was 
then, on account of disability, honorably dis- 
charged from the service. 

As a member of the People's party, Mr. I^lder 
takes an active interest in public affairs, and is 
now officiating as Trustee of tlie township in 
which he resides, having been twice elected to 
that position. He also served as Town Clerk for 
one year and Town Treasurer for two years. In 
his social connections he is identified with the 
Grand Army of the Republic, being an influential 
member of the post at Proctor. His wife is a 
member of tlie Churcli of God, and he supports the 
various religious and benevolent projects of the 



community, although not actively identified with 
any church. 

Referring to the ancestral history of our subject, 
we find that his paternal great-grandfather was a 
native of Ireland, and after coming to the United 
States, settled in Pennsylvania. The father of our 
subject, John Elder, as well as Grandfather James 
Elder, were natives of Pennsylvania. The former 
married Miss Louisa Vickroy, who was born in the 
Keystone State, and they became the parents of 
three children wiio attained mature years, Lewis 
being the eldest of the number. 



\TF]\jENARD H. KEELING has been a resident 
lU^, of Anderson County since 1872, when he 
/(?M) 1) came here from Washington County, Iowa, 
\r^ and located in Jackson Township, on sec- 
tion 29. Mr. Kelling was born in Prussia, Janu- 
ary 31, 1835, and when but one and a-half years 
of age wasbrouglit over to America by his parents, 
Benard and Helena Kelling. The father died in 
Comanche, Iowa, about six months after arriving 
there, and the mother passed away in Rock Island 
County, 111. Soon after the death of the father, 
the family removed to Rock Island County, where 
our subject lived until he was sixteen years old, 
when he crossed the plains to California, being 
eight months on the way. He lived at various 
places along the Pacific Coast for five years, work- 
ing by the montli part of the time and subse- 
quently finding employment in the mines. He 
returned to Rock Island County and remained 
there a few months, and then went to Iowa, where 
he was employed by a railroad compan3' for two 
seasons, after which lie tried farming for about a 
year. 

At the time when so many people were going 
to Pike's Peak, our subject was among the very 
first to go, but he was satisfied there only a 
short time, and returned to Illinois. He re- 
mained there another brief period and then went 
to Washington County, Iowa, where he engaged 
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marriage to Catherine Seber, in 1861. By her 
union with Mr. Kelling, this good lady became the 
proud motlier of three children, Alex H., AVilliam 
B. and Frederick L., and went to her final rest in 
that county in 1880. Two years later our sub- 
ject was again married, his second choice of a life 
companion being Mrs. Mary E. Durstine, nee 
Gorton. Mrs. Kelling was born in Vermont, 
March 29, 1849, and was the widow of C. Wilson 
Durstine, who died in April, 1881. 

When Mr. Kelling was first married, he settled 
in Washington County, Iowa, and stayed there 
until the spring of 1872, when he came to Kansas 
and located in Coffey Countj'. He remained 
there until the following autumn, at which time 
he established himself in Anderson County, and 
located on section 20, this township. From there 
lie came to his present place of abode, one mile 
south. Mr. Kelling possesses a clear intellect, and 
is a man of wide experience and extended infor- 
mation. He has improved his estate, whicii com- 
prises five hundred acres, and it is considered one 
of the best kept farms in the county. Besides gen- 
eral farming, our subject is engaged quite exten- 
sively iu the raising of stock, and keeps some of 
the best grades always on hand. He has never 
been an ofHce-seeker, but attends strictly to his 
own affairs at all times, thus finding but little 
time to devote to politics. 

Mr. Kelling is known and respected for the 
honesty and sincerity of his character, and has the 
friendship of some of the best men iu the com- 
munity. His genial and hopeful disposition, com- 
bined with a persevering nature, is the secret of 
his success in life. 



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^^ HARLES N. BACON, residing on section 
(11 ^-y20, Ladore Township, is one of tlie foremost 
^^l' of the citizens who have aided in the ad- 
vancement and development of Neosho County. 
He is a leading farmer and stock-raiser, one of the 
ablest of its business men and financiers, and one 
who has been long and honorably identified with 



its public life. His character, keen insight, wide 
experience and large public spirit, are universally 
recognized by his acquaintances, and his name is 
associated with many enterprises that have proved 
of incalculable benefit to the township and county. 

Born at Painesvillc, near the city of Cleveland, 
Ohio, the subject of this sketch first opened his 
eyes upon the scenes of earth September 3, 1843. 
He was the third of six children born to the union 
of David N. and Harriet (Stevers) Bacon, natives re- 
spectively of Genesee County, N. Y.,and Erie Coun- 
ty, Pa. It is supposed that the paternal grandfather 
of our subject, David Bacon, wds a native of Ver- 
mont; certain it is that he was an early settler of 
New York and a resident of Genesee County for 
many years. At the age of fifteen our subject 
left the shelter of the parental roof and became a 
sailor on the Lakes, being thus engaged for about 
seven years, and during the last two j-ears of this 
time he held the position of mate of his vessel. 

At the breaking out of the Civil War, Mr. Bacon 
enlisted in December, 1861, as a member of tiie 
One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Ohio Infantry, 
in whicli he served over three years, being mus- 
tered out on the 20th of January, 1865. He then 
returned to his seafaring life and for two 3'ears 
sailed on the Lakes. Later he engaged in the 
mercantile business for two years. In the fall of 
1869 he and his brother M. H. purchased a tract of 
land in Ladore Township, Neosho County, where 
they engaged in stock-raising. Three years after- 
ward the partnership was dissolved bj' the deatli 
of the brother, since which time our subject has 
been the sole owner and proprietor of the prop- 
erty. He now has three hundred and twenty acres, 
upon which he engages in general farming and 
which are embellished by a suitable set of farm 
buildings. 

In January, 1873, Mr. Bacon married May, 
daughter of William Higgins, a native of Ohio, 
who removed thence to Indiana and Iowa and 
from there came to Kansas. Four children were 
born of this union, Ella, Ilattie, Grace and Elsie. 
Throughout his entire life Mr. BacOn has been 
firm in his allegiance to the principles of the Re- 
publican party and takes an active interest in po- 
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a personal acquaintance with the lamented Presi- 
dent Garfield, whom he alwa3-s warmly admired 
and sustained. He served as Justice of the Peace 
for seven consecutive years. He served as dele- 
gale upon three occasions to the congressional 
conventions, two times to the state conventions 
and very frequently to the county conventions, 
having been Chairman of the last county conven- 
tion. Socially, he is a member of the Grand Army 
of the Republic and belongs to the post at Osage 
Mission. In the Methodist Episcopal Church, of 
which he is a member, he is serving as Trustee, 
Class-leader and in various other positions. 



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^^HOMAS McGEE. Chairman of the Board of 
,^^^\ Commissioners of Linn County, and a pros- 
*^^^ perous farmer and stock- raiser of Centre- 
ville Township, owns a finely improved farm on 
section 2, wliere he has resided since coming here 
in 1865 from Stephenson County, III. On his fa- 
ther's side he is of English descent, his Grand- 
father McGee having emigrated to this country 
from England in Colonial times and made settle- 
ment in Penns^'lvania. He enlisted in tiie Colo- 
nial army and served during the entire period of 
the Revolutionary War. 

Grandfather James McGee was born in Penn- 
sylvania and died in Clearfield County, that state. 
John B. McGee, father of our subject, was born in 
Centre County, Pa., about 1824, and in early man- 
hood married Miss Catherine Holmes, a native of 
Ireland and the daughter of James Holmes, who 
emigrated to America about 1812 and settled in 
Pennsylvania, where he died. After their mar- 
riage, the parents of our subject settled in Clear- 
field Count}', Pa., whence about 1858 they removed 
to Stephenson Countj', 111., and from there in the 
fall of 1864 they came to Kansas and settled in 
Centreville Township, Linn County. He still 
makes his home here; his wife, however, passed 
away many years ago, in June, 1867. They had a 



family of nine children, as follows: Mary O., 
James (deceased), Thomas, William and Catlierine 
(deceased), Robert, Henry, Wesle}', and Philip 
(deceased). 

In Clearfield County, Pa., our subject was born 
on tiie 26th of August, 1844, and there he passed 
the early years of his life. At the age of fourteen 
years he accompanied his parents to Stephenson 
County, 111., and there grew to manhood. In Sep- 
tember, 1863, when a youth of nineteen years, lie 
enlisted in Company B, One Hundred and Forty- 
sixth Illinois Infantry, and served until the close 
of the war, being for the most of the time in 
detached service. At the expiration of his per- 
iod of enlistment, and wlien peace once more 
smiled upon our land, he returned to the parental 
home in Stephenson County. In the fall of 1865 
he came west to Kansas and settled on the farm of 
which he has since been a resident. 

The first marriage of Mr. McGee took place in 
Linn Countj', Kan., in August, 1867, the bride be- 
ing Miss Mary J. Saddler, who was born in south- 
western Missouri about 1849. Her father, James 
Saddler, was a native of Tennessee and came to 
Linn County 1858, settling on Big Sugar Creek, 
Centreville Township, where he and his wife died. 
Mrs. Mary J. McGee departed this life at her home 
on the 9th of April, 1872, leaving one child, Rosa 
O. Mr. McGee was again married, choosing as 
his wife Miss Nancj' J. Plymate, a sister of Mrs. 
N. G. Round, who was born in AVarren County, 
111., March 17, 1854. Her parents, John and 
Mary (Vauce) Plymate, were natives respectively 
of New York and Kentucky and removed to Linn 
County from Warren County, 111., in September, 
1866. They settled in Centreville Township, 
where he died March 8, 1876, and she May 20, 
1890. They had a family of four children: Hila 
A., Margaret, Nancy J. and David. The marri.age 
of Mr. and Mrs. McGee was solemnized in Linn 
County December 1, 1872, and has resulted in the 
birth of the following-named nine children: John 
L., Elmer M., James E., Bernice I., Thomas W., 
Carl R., Lulu, Orplia L. and Clarence. 

In the fall of 1889 Mr. McGee was elected 
County Commissioner, and three years later was 
re-elected to the office, and is the present Chair- 



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man of the Board. He is independent in pol- 
ities, voting for tlie best man irrespective of 
party affiliations. He and his wife are active 
members of the Christian Church, in which he has 
served as Deacon and to the support of which he 
has contributed regularly and generousl)'. In 
educational affairs he is especially interested and 
has been a member of the School Board for twelve 
years. Socially, he is identified with Magnolia 
Lodge No. 20, 1. O. O. F. His farm is embellished 
with all necessary buildings, including a neat resi- 
dence, and his landed possessions aggregate four 
hundred acres in Centreville Township. 



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fOHN R. HOWARD. Perliaps no resident 
11 of Linn County has traveled more exten- 
sively than the subject of this notice. His 
experiences in remote places, and his jour- 
neys b3' laud and water were characterized by 
many thrilling adventures, which, if told, would 
fill a volume. Since coming to this, county in 
April, 1872, he has resided on section 15, Potosi 
Township, where he devotes his attention to gen- 
eral agricultural pursuits. He is tiie owner of one 
hundred and forty acres, where he industriously 
engages in tilling the soil. 

The father of our subject was Allen H. Hqward, 
a native of the sunny south, who died in Johnson 
County, 111. He had married Miss Elizabeth 
Shropshire, an estimable lady, whose death oc- 
curred in Walla Walla County, Wash. Mr. How- 
ard, Sr., was one of the brave men who, during 
the second struggle with Great Britain, enlisted 
for service on his country's behalf. He was Fife- 
Major, and had some active experiences in war, 
being in General Jackson's arm}' at the memorable 
battle of New Orleans. During the Black Hawk 



War, his name was again enrolled for active serv- 
ice, and he went to the front with his regiment, 
being at Ottawa, 111., during the massacre there. 

There were twelve children in the parental fam- 
ily, our subject being the next to the youngest. 
He was born in Haywood Count}', Tenn., on the 
8th of August, 1834, and when quite 3'oung he ac- 
companied his parents to Johnson County, 111., 
where he resided until he was twelve. In the 
spring of 1847 he removed to Johnson Count}'., 
Iowa, and there made hie home until the spring of 
1854. The gold excitement of 1849 had been suc- 
ceeded by a steady removal of 'eastern people to 
the Pacific Coast, and although Mr. Howard had 
no wild and visionarj' expectations of finding an 
El Dorado, yet he believed that success might be 
found in the Golden State. Accordingly in 1854 
he went to Oregon, and from there to California, 
making the journey overland, and engaging in 
mining there until May, 1858. 

Returning to Iowa, Mr. Howard settled in Ben- 
ton County, of which he was a resident until the 
spring of 1864, when he removed to what was 
then the territoiy of Washington. He spent two 
years there, and in the early part of 1866 again re- 
turned to, Iowa, the home journey being made via 
the Isthmus of Panama. Locating in Iowa Coun- 
ty, Iowa, he remained there until he came with 
his famil}- to Linn County, in the spring of 1872. 
Since coming to the Sunflower State his attention 
has been devoted principally to farming, in which 
he has met with success. During recent years he 
has taken a deep interest in political affairs, and 
for a time held the office of Justice of the Peace. 

In Iowa County, Iowa, .January 28, 1862, Mr. 
Howard was united in marriage with Miss Caroline 
Athey, who was born in Parke County, Ind., May 
15, 1842. Mr. and Mrs. Howard are the parents 
of fourteen children, viz.: Hardee H., May L., 
Early L., Eva H., Ida.H., Esther Z., Clyde S., Nel- 
lie S., Warren P., Gaylord, Dolly C, Yancy, Shel- 
by and Fred V. Gaylord died when about eight 
years old, in 1886; May is the wife of Clinton 
Athey; Earl}' married Miss Jane Grimes. The 
other children are with their parents. The parents 
of Mrs. Howard, Judson and Susan (Justice) 
Athey, had a family of eleven children, of whom 



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she was the next to the youngest. Mr. Atbey, 
who was a native of Virginia, died in Iowa Coun- 
ty, Iowa; his wife, who, it is thought, was born 
in Indiana, also passed away in Iowa County. 



fisSN^^ELSON ELLIOTT. This gentleman isnum- 
l[ jjj bered among the successful agriculturists 
/iy,^ and prominent stock-raisers of Putnam 
Township, Anderson County, Kan., having by dint 
of energy and prudent management become the 
possessor of five hundred acres of fine farm land, 
for which this county is noted. Mr. Elliott has 
lived here but a short time, having come here in 
1890, but he has become well known throughout 
the entire community for his prosperitj- as a 
farmer. He resides on section 31, where he has a 
comfortable and commodious home, in which have 
been made all the improvements of modern times. 
The father of our subject, whose Christian name 
was Aaron, and the mother, whose maiden name 
w.as Jane Rapold, were both natives of Ross 
County, Ohio, and were the parents of three chil- 
dren: Levi, Austin and Nelson. The father died 
August 4, 1888. Our subject grew to man's estate 
in his native county, Ross, where he was born 
February 27, 1852. He spent the greater part of 
his time on the farm, for his father was a farmer 
and blacksmith by trade, and after he reached his 
sixteenth year, worked out b}^ the month. In 1877, 
became to this count}' and started in life for him- 
self, following his chosen vocation, that of a 
farmer. 

The pleasant wedded life of our subject and his 
wife began April 11, 1882. Mrs. Elliott is the 
daughter of Jacob and Lydia (Kaufifman) Eich- 
holtz, and bears the given name of Ida. Jacob 
Eichholtz was born in Champaign County, Ohio, 
as was also his wife. They came to Anderson 
County early in the '70s and settled in Reeder 
Township. After a time they removed to Putnam 
and ultimately to Westphalia Township, where 



they have since lived. The following children 
were born to tiiera: Ida M., John, Joseph, William, 
Ora, Henry and Charles. The worthy wife of our 
subject was born in Champ.aign County, Ohio, 
January 14, 1864. 

Mr. Elliott first settled in Reeder Township, 
where he resided until 1890, and then removed to 
Putnam Township in October of the same year, 
locating on the land that has since been his home. 
The union of Mr. and Mrs. Elliott has resulted in 
the birth of these children: Minnie, William, 
Charles and Maud. Our subject has always been 
a farmer and an extensive stock-raiser and so finds 
little time to devote to public affairs. However he 
is ever ready to help in all good causes and to do 
what he can toward the upbuilding of this com- 
munity. He and his wife both possess genial, 
sunny temperaments, know how to enjoy life, and 
are social favorites, extending the hand of hospi- 
tality to any who may call at their comfortable 
home. 



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OHN SAMUEL GOODRICH, founder of 
11 the pleasant village of Goodrich, and a 



^ I, prominent resident of Linn County, as well 
\^/ as one of its earliest pioneers, was born in 
Bainbridge, N. Y., October 9, 1831. His father, 
Jeremiah, the son of Daniel Goodrich, was twice 
married, our subject being a son of the first union. 
When he was a mere child, he was orphaned by 
his mother's death, and subsequently his father 
married Miss Rebecca Huntley. The children born 
to the union of Jeremiah and Sophronia Goodrich 
were five in number, and were named as follows: 
William, now a resident of Todd County, Minn.; 
Emaline, who first married Elisha Coon, and after 
his death became the wife of a Mr. Mills, now re- 
siding in Venice, N. Y.; Martha, John Samuel, and 
Charles, deceased. The second marriage of Jeremiah 
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James A., residing near Goodrich; Helen R., who 
married Nelson Crook and lives near Goodrich; 
and Lucy C, who is married and lives near Red- 
wood, Minn. 

When our subject was a lad of twelve years, the 
family emigrated to Illinois and settled in Hadley, 
AVill County, where the father soon afterward 
died. The children were therefore obliged to be- 
come self-supporting at an early age, and our sub- 
ject, instead of attending school, secured employ- 
ment in a cotton factory. Later he commenced 
to work on a farm, and was thus engaged until 
1852, when he went to California, then the El 
Dorado of many an Argonaut. He remained in 
the Golden State for five years, and for one year 
engaged in mining, after which he embarked in 
the mercantile business, carrying goods by pack 
mules from one place to another. His ventures 
were crowned with the highest success, though his 
profits were necessarily reduced on account of the 
high expenses. 

The return trip was made via the Isthmus of 
Panama, and while off the island of Cuba the ship 
was wrecked on the rocks, but after a week's delay 
was repaired so as to complete tiie voyage. From 
New York City Mr. Goodrich proceeded to Phila- 
delphia. There at the mint he exchanged for cash 
gold dust valued at $2,000, to be made into United 
States coin. Thence he returned to Illinois, his 
mother having in the meantime removed to Stark 
County. He was married near Chillicothe, 111., 
to Miss Jane McCabe, and shortly after that im- 
portant event he came to Kansas with team and 
wagon. Upon reaching Linn County he purchased 
a claim, and later pre-empted the land, which he 
improved and cultivated. 

At the opening of the Civil War, Mr. Good- 
rich's sympathies were enlisted on behalf of the 
Union cause, and in September, 1861, he was mus- 
tered into service as a member of Company E, 
Sixth Kansas Cavalry, in which he served until 
January, 1865. Among the engagements in which 
he was an active participant may be mentioned 
the battles of Cane Hill, Ark., Prairie Grove and 
numerous minor skirmishes. At the expiration 
of his period of enlistment he returned to liis 
home, where he has since engaged in general farm- 



ing and stock-raising. He has gained considera- 
ble local fame as a breeder of Galloway cattle, 
which he introduced into the county. 

In the year 1872 a postoffice was established 
at the residence of Mr. Goodrich, and was 
named in his honor. He was appointed Post- 
master, and still holds the commission. For some 
years he conducted a general mercantile business, 
having an extensive trade with the people of the 
surrounding country. He was largely instrumental 
in securing the railroad !it this place. The origi- 
nal route was further west, but by the expendi- 
ture of considerable money ancf time he was en- 
abled to have the route changed. When the 
railroad was built, a station was located on his 
farm and called Goodrich. To him more than to 
any other man is due the prosperity of the thriv- 
ing little village that bears his name. Its citizens 
are an unusually fine class of people, energetic, 
refined and public-spirited, and there is no doubt 
but that in future yeai-s it will be one of the im- 
portant towns of the county. - 

Mention. has hitherto been made of the first 
marriage of Mr. Goodrich. His second union took 
place in January, 1871, at which time he married 
Mrs. Frances C. (Good) Ewing, who was born in 
Christian County, 111., April 29, 1845. Her par- 
ents, Jasper N. and Rose Ann Good, started for 
Kansas in 1858, but on account of border troubles 
stopped in Missouri for eighteen months, locating 
in this state in 1860. On Christmas Day of 1862, 
Miss Good became the wife of Robert M. Ewing, 
and of this union were born two children, Emma 
Ann and Charles Alonzo. Mrs. Goodrich is a ladj' 
of refined and noble character, and is highly 
esteemed wherever known. 

In politics a Republican, Mr. Goodrich has been 
elected on his party ticket to several offices of 
trust. His interest in educational matters has 
been constant, and his active co-operation has se- 
cured many improvements in the public-school 
system of Linn County. He has been a member 
of the School Board for many years. In religion 
a Methodist, he has served the congregation in the 
capacit}- of Steward for more than twenty years. 
Socially', he is identified with the Grand Army of 
the Republic. His material prosperity has been 



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secured through indefatigable energy, and he is 
now the owner of a section of land, in addition to 
other valuable real estate. However, he has also 
had some reverses, and through the failure of the 
LaCygne Exchange Bank, in which he was one of 
the original stockholders, he lost over $5,000. 



riL^ ON. ALEXANDER G. SEAMAN resides on 
KjV, the west half of section 26, township 19, 
^^^ range 22, and is one of the well known 
(^ farmers of Liberty Township, Linn Coun- 
ty. His residence in this county dates from 1860, 
although he had resided in Kansas for two years 
previous to his advent in Linn County. During 
the period of more thirty years that he has made 
his home here, lie has, while materially promoting 
his own interests and gaining a competency, also 
advanced the welfare of his community. At the 
time of coming to Kansas he had only $4 in cash 
and was in debt to the amount of 115, but tlirougli 
untiring perseverance and good management lie 
has been greatly prospered. 

Born in Cliemung Count}', N. Y., January 2, 
1835, our subject is the son of Chaunceyand Mar- 
garet (Glenn) Seaman, both natives of the Empire 
Stale. The Seaman family is of English extrac- 
tion, but has been represented in the United 
States for several generations. The grandfather 
of our subject, Andrew Seaman, was a native of 
New York, where he followed the trade of a tailor, 
and also engaged in farming. During the "War of 
the Revolution he was a soldier in the defense of 
the Colonies, and drew a pension from the Govern- 
ment for his services. His home was for many 
years in Schenectady County, N. Y., where he died 
at the age of ninety-six. 

One of a family of twelve children, Chauncey 
Seaman was born in October, 1807. He was reared 
a farmer, and for a time engaged in teaching school. 



After his marriage he resided for a few years in 
Chemung Count)'. His wife died a few years 
after their union, leaving two children: Andrew, 
a resident of Whiteside County, 111., and Alex- 
ander G., of this sketch. He married a second 
time, and of that union one child was born, 
Steplien, a resident of LaCygne, Kan. In 1850 
Chauncey Seaman emigrated to Illinois and re- 
sided in Whiteside County until 1863, meanwhile 
clearing some land and improving a farm. Com- 
ing to Kansas in 1863, he purchased a half-sec- 
tion of land near Parker, and here he remained 
until his death, which occurred in 1867. 

In his political belief, Chauncey Seaman was in 
early life a Free-Soil Democrat, and in 1860 sup- 
ported Stephen Douglas, but he subsequently 
acted with the Republican party. At the time of 
his death he was filling the position of Justice of 
the Peace, which was the only office he ever held. 
However, he was always active in the support of 
his party's principles, and gave his influence in 
behalf of its candidates. He was a man of firm 
convictions upon all subjects of importance, and 
through his upright life and conscientious deal- 
ings with all, he gained the esteem of his large 
circle of associates. 

Orphaned in infancy by the death of his mother, 
our subject was taken into the home of his grand- 
parents and by them tenderly cared for until his 
father's second marriage. He was reared on a 
farm, and in addition to becoming familiar with 
agriculture in its various departments, he also 
learned the trade of a carpenter and joiner. In 
1850 he emigrated to Illinois, and resided in 
AVIiiteside County until he came to Kansas in 
1858, making the journey to this state with an 
ox-team, and spending two months en route. lie 
stopped first at Burlingame, Osage County, where 
he pursued his trade. In 1860 he came to Linn 
County, and resided on land owned by his father 
until 1864. He then purchased one hundred and 
sixty acres of uniin|)roved land, to which he has 
since added until he is now the owner of three 
hundred and twenty valuable acres. Here he en- 
gages in general fanning and stock-raising, and 
buys and sells stock extensively. His farm is em- 
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estate, and the residence is one of the most at- 
tractive in the township. 

In 1868 occurred the marriage of Mr. Seaman 
to Miss Elizabeth Klingaman, and four children 
have been born of the union : Margaret, wife of R.W. 
Nungesser; Chauncey, who resides in Sedgwick 
City, Kan.; Amelia,Mrs. William Ilockeuberry, who 
lives with her parents; and Emma, wife of Henry 
Adams, of Pueblo, Colo. Formerly a member of 
tlie state militia, Mr. Seaman was called out into 
active service several times during the Civil AVar, 
and took part in the battle of Westport. In poli- 
tics he is a Republican. In 1874 he was elected 
Treasurer of Linn County and held the office for 
the term of two years. He has been Trustee of his 
township several terms, and in 1869 represented 
his district in the State Legislature. He is a 
member of the Masonic fraternity, being a Knight 
Templar, and is also identified with the Indepen- 
dent Order of Odd Fellows. 

Before the village of Parker was founded Mr. 
Seaman conducted a general store for three years, 
and also had a postofflce here. When the railroad 
passed through Parker he sold his business to the 
first merchant in the town. For about ten years 
he conducted a nursery business on his farm, and 
for five years he was connected with a nursery at 
LaCygne. His nursery was the first in this part 
of the count}' and was started by Mr. Bishop dur- 
ing the Civil War. 



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■JI'AMES SCHOLFIELD. In recording the 
I lives of the prominent citizens of Crawford 
=v Ij County, and perpetuating for coming gen- 
^^^ erations their useful and honorable exam- 
ples, mention should be made of the subject of 
this notice. A man well known for the honesty and 
integrity which have ever characteiized his bus- 
iness transactions, he is justl}' regarded as one of 
the most substantial and representative of the res- 
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idents of Sheridan Township, and has always ex- 
hibited a deep interest in the welfare and advance- 
ment of his community. He has earned prosper- 
ity by deserving it. 

The farm which Mr. Scholfleld owns and oper- 
ates is located on section 17, Sheridan Township, 
and comprises five hundred and twenty acres of 
well improved land, upon which have been erected 
a neat set of buildings, including a commodious 
residence. A native of Illinois, our subject was • 
born in Morgan County in 1842. He is a son of 
James and Mariat (Cutts) Scholfield, natives of 
England, who after emigrating 'to the United 
States settled in Illinois, where the father followed 
his trade of a carpenter in connection with farm- 
ing operations. 

In the schools of Morgan County, James Schol- 
fleld acquired the rudiments of his education, but 
his knowledge has been principally acquired bj' 
self-culture and experience. At the opening of 
the Civil War, though but a youth of twenty, he 
determined to prove his allegiance to- his country 
by enlisting in the army. Accordingly his name 
was enrolled as a member of Company I, One 
Hundred and First Illinois Infantry, in which he 
served as a .private for about nine months, and 
was then discharged on account of disability. 

Returning to bis Illinois iiome, Mr. Scholfield 
was soon afterward married to Martha, daughter 
of Henry Potter, of Morgan County, 111., and a sis- 
ter of Harry T. Potter. Mrs. Scholfield was born in 
England, but has passed her life principally in the 
United States, whither she came in girlhood. She 
is the mother of ten children, namely: Ettie, 
Eraraa, Frank, Ruth, Fannie, Charlie, Fred, John, 
Vetra and Walter. The children have been the 
recipients of excellent ndx :uil:iL;f^ in the common 
sciiools and colleges of tlu' >t;itc. ;iiid are, without 
exception, well informed and iiUelligent. 

For two years Mr. Scholfield conducted a farm 
in Iowa, whence he returned to Illinois and there 
remained for a time. In 1874 he came to Kansas 
and located upon the farm where he has since 
made his home. The one hundred and sixty 
acres which he then purchased were unimproved, 
not a furrow having been turned in the soil, but 
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among the best in the township of Sheridan. In 
addition to raising cereals, he also is engaged ex- 
tensively as a stock-dealer. Politically, be is a Re- 
publican and is prominent in local politics. He 
is an active worker in the Methodist Ei)iscopal 
Church, to the support of which he is a liberal 
contributor. Since coming to tlie county he has 
been a member of the School Board of his district, 
and is always interested in educational matters. 



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i?^*HOMAS BROWNRIGG is one of the exten- 
(jf^^ give and successful agriculturists of Ander- 
\^^ son County, owning and operating a g(. od 
farm on section 1, Welda Township. He is a na- 
tive of Westmoreland, England, born January 2'2, 
1822. His youth and early manhood were passed 
in his native land, and it was not until 1876 that 
he crossed the Atlantic, believing he could better 
secure a fortune in the United States. This decis- 
ion was a wise one, and the success he has achieved 
has shown this to be true. 

Our subject's father, Thomas Brownrigg, was 
also a native of AVestmbreland, England, where 
he passed his entire life, his death occurring at the 
age of eighty years. His wife boi-e the maiden 
name of Ellen Addison. She was a native of the 
same shire and lived to the good old age of eighty- 
five years. 

Mr. Brownrigg of this sketch was married in 
Westmoreland, February 9, 1854, to a native of 
the same part of F^ngland, Miss Mary Ann Beck 
by name. Her birtii occurred April 21, 1829, and 
by her marriage she has become the mother of nine 
children. Thomas married Jane Halhead and is a 
resident of Welda Township; James B., who mar- 
ried Elizabeth Atkinson, also lives in the same 
township; Isaac is the next in order of birth; 
Robert wedded Ida Smith and lives in Westphalia 
Township; William, whose wife was formerly Mjs? 



Emma Hamilton, makes his home in Linn County, 
Kan.; Elizabeth E. and Miles are the next in order 
of birth; Mary Ann became the wife of Homer 
Rainse}', of Ness County, Kan., .and George com- 
pletes the family. These children were all born 
in England, were given good educations and are 
useful and respected citizens. James Beck, Mrs. 
Brownrigg's fatiier, was a son of Thomas Beck, and 
it appears that this family were residents for sev- 
eral generations of Westmoreland, England. 

On his arrival in Kansas in 1876, Mr. Brownrigg 
settled in Welda Township, Anderson County, 
where he has since been a resident. He purchased 
one hundred and sixty acres, which are still in his 
possession, and which formed the nucleus of his now 
extensive estate. His farms now comprise some 
eight hundred acres, most of which is under good 
cultivation and improved. The owner has erected 
good buildings and increased the value of his 
property materially by setting out a large number 
of trees. He is progressive in his ideas and has 
made a considerable fortune since coming to the 
United States. Both he and his wife are highly- 
esteemed and respected in the neighborhood of 
their home and are favorably known throughout 
the county. 



^^ AMUEL N. EWING became a resident of 
^^^ Linn County December 1, 1881, and is 
IJl^jl now a prominent stock-raiser of Blue 
Mound Township, residing on section 23, 
township 22, range 21. He was born in Logan 
County, K3'., March 22, 1844, being a son of Will- 
iam and Emeline (Young) Ewing, natives of But- 
ler County, Kj-., and Logan County, Ky., respect- 
ive!}'. Grandfather Samuel Ewing was a native of 
Virginia, whence he migrated to the Blue Grass 
State in an early day, and there spent his remain- 
ing years. The parents of our subject resided 
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reared five children: Thomas, a farmer residing in 
Butler Couut3-, Ky.; Mary, who married Marcus 
IMcMillan and died in Logan County, Ky.; Me- 
linda, Mrs. Marcus McMillan, wlio died in Logan 
County, Ky.; our subject, and Sarah, who became 
the wife of John Dial and died in Warren County, 

Ky. 

In the common and private schools of Logan 
County, Samuel N. Ewing received the rudiments 
of his education. Tlie instruction there received 
has been since broadened by extensive reading and 
self-culture, and he is now a well informed man. 
Upon starting out in business for himself, he em-- 
barked as a liveryman in Russellville, Ky., and 
was thus engaged for two j-ears. About that time, 
in February, 1867, he married Miss Elizabeth, 
daughter of Byron and Margaret (Grintcr) Warden, 
and a native of Logan County, Ky. After his 
marriage, Mr. Ewing rented land and engaged in 
farming. In the spring of 1869 lie removed to 
Missouri, and purchasing an eighty-acre farm in 
Bates Count3', resided thereon until 1881. 

Disposing of his Bates County property, Mr. 
Ewing came to Linn County and purchased one 
hundred and twenty acres where he now resides. 
Here he built a house and commenced tlic work of 
improving and cultivating the land, which through 
his untiring efforts became one of the finest tracts 
in tlie township. However, he has met witli his 
share of misfortunes and has suffered particularly 
from fire. In June, 1892, while attending church, 
his house was destroyed by fire and its contents 
entirely lost. Soon afterward he erected a sub- 
stantial two-story frame structure, where he now 
resides. He is extensively engaged in stock-rais- 
ing, both on his own property and upon a half- 
section of land which he leases. 

The union of Mr. and Mrs. Ewing lias been 
blessed by the birth of four children, who are 
named: Dennis, Lewis Franklin, Ferris and Charles, 
energetic and capable young men, wlio have been 
carefully trained, under the personal supervision 
of their parents, for positions of usefulness in the 
business world. Mr. Ewing is one of the prominent 
members of the Ancient Order of United Workmen 
and takes an interest in the success of that organi- 
zation. Politicall}- he is firm in his allegiance to 



the Democratic party, which he supports with his 
ballot. While a citizen of Bates County, Mo., he 
held numerous township offices, but since coming 
to Linn County has not taken an active part in 
local affairs. 



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\M C. FLETCHER, a practical gen- 
agriculturist and extensive land-owner 
of Linn County, has for many years been 
numbered with the prominent men and leading 
citizens of Paris Township, his farm, situated upon 
section 4, being one of the best in this part of the 
state. The parents of our subject, .Jolin and Sarah 
(Burlington') Fletcher, were among the earlj' and 
highly respected residents of eastern Kansas, and 
actively particijiated in the stirring scenes of the 
pioneer days of 1857. Tlie father was a native Ken- 
tuckian,and the mother was born in Indiana. John 
Fletcher came a young man from the state of his 
nativity to Illinois, where he settled upon a farm 
nearMacomb,McDonough County, in 1833. There 
he married, and remained with his family twentj'- 
two years; then, with wife and children, journeyed 
to the farther westward, and located in the fall of 
1857 in Paris Township, Linn County, Kau. A 
man of enterprise and integrity, he commanded 
the esteem of many friends, and was regretted as a 
public loss when he died in January, 1864. His 
widow survived him many years, passing away 
February 15, 1SS2. Sr\cii fluMieu-liad clustered 
about their fireside: .laiiic>; .bihn; William C; 
Lizzie, wife of Z.Kiiicaid; Job; Albert, and Addie, 
wife of George Mayhorn. 

William C, our subject, was born in McDonough 
County. 111., March 10, 1845. Reared upon the 
old homestead, he was early trained to habHs of 
industrious thrift, and gained a common education 
in the schools of the district. He was a boy of 
twelve when with his parents he removed to Kan- 
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given to agricultural pursuits, although he is in- 
terested extensivel}' in coal banking. 

Our subject was united in marriage April 19, 
1876, with Jliss Emma M. Lowe, a native of New 
Jersey, who was born February 10, 1857. The true 
lielpmate and accomplished wife of our subject, a 
lady of intelligent ability, is the daughter of old 
residents and honored citizens of New Jersey, in 
wliich state liolh the father, John C.Lowe, and the 
motlier, Peninah Wolfe, were born, educated, and 
spent the greater part of their married life. The 
fatlier, a patriotic and courageous man, offered his 
services in belialf of national existence, and died 
in the army. The mother survives, and lives in 
Mound City. The three children who blessed 
their home were Emma M., Olivia and John C. 

Mr. .and Mrs. Fletcher reside upon a highly cul- 
tivated farm of four hundred and twenty-five 
acres, pleasantly situated, and improved wit!i an 
attractive dwelling, commodious barns and other 
buildings. The large acreage is devoted to gen- 
eral farming, and some superior stock is bred upon 
tlie place. Financially prospered, our subject also 
takes an active interest in local and national issues 
and is regarded as an important factor in the prog- 
ress and improvements of the township. 

Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher are the parents of two 
children, Nellie E. and Eldon AV., who are enjoy- 
ing the superior educational advantages of their 
immediate vicinity, and who, together with their 
father and mother, occupj- a high place in the so- 
cial life of their township and receive the esteem 
of sincere friends. 



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yASHINGTON NANTZ, Commissioner of 
Linn County,and a successful farmer of Po- 
tosi Township, w.as born in Wabash Coun- 
ty, Ind., March 19, 1839. He is the second of a fam- 
ily of eight children born to the union of William 
M. and Susan (Keller) Nantz, natives respectively 



of North Carolina and Indiana. They died in 
Wabash County, leaving our subject an orphan at 
a time when he most needed the counsel of a fa- 
ther and the care of a mother. At the age of 
fourteen lie was thrown upon his own resources, 
and from that time he was self-supporting. He 
was taken into the home of his uncle, Isaac Keller, 
for whom he worked until he came to Kansas. 

It was during the year 1859 that Mr. Nantz first 
located in the Sunflower State. Coming to Linn 
Count}', he made hffe home here for a period of 
two years, after which he returned to Wabash 
Count}', Ind., and there embarked in general farm- 
ing and stock-raising. He met with considerable 
success in his chosen occupation, but was not sat- 
isfied to make his permanent home in the Hoosier 
State. In 1869 he again came to Kansas and set- 
tled in Linn County, of which he has since been a 
resident. On section 15, Potosi Township, he 
owns a fine farm embracing three hundred and 
twent}' acres in a high state of cultivation. The 
place was wholl}' unimproved at the time of his 
settlement here, but through his tireless exertions 
and good management the appearance of the farm 
has been transformed. A set of farm buildings 
has been erected, modern machinery has been in- 
troduced, trees have been planted and numerous 
other improvements added, which prove the thrift 
and energy of the owner of the farm. 

In Wabash Count}', Ind., February 6, 1863, oc- 
curred the marriage of Washington Nantz to Miss 
Jennie E. Liglitfoot, who was born and reared in 
Cincinnati, Ohio, and is a lady of kind disposition, 
devoted to the welfare of her family. Mr. and 
Mrs. Nantz are the parents of six children: Rosa, 
who is the wife of J. A. McCurry; Minnie, who 
married L. W. Leisure; William, Lizzie, Lulu and 
Frank. They buried one child, Carrie, who died 
in infancy. The family occupies a position of 
prominence in the community, and its various 
members are highly regarded by all who know 
them. 

Mr. Nantz is a man who takes an intelligent in- 
terest in public afifairs, and gives his support to 
every measure having for its object the promotion 
of the progress of the county commercially, mor- 
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elected County Commissioner on the Populist 
ticket for a term of three years, and is now serv- 
ing in that office, where his services are highly 
satisfactory'. In liis religious views he is liberal. 
Realizing that the future of our country depends 
uijon the education of its citizens, he has always 
favored every measure calculated to raise the 
standard of education and place the best advan- 
tages within the reach of the poorest child. He 
has given to his children every opportunity for 
becoming well informed, and the}' have amplj' re- 
paid his efforts on their behalf. Throughout Po- 
tosi Township, he occupies an enviable position', 
and is regarded as one of its raostycnergetic and 
capable agriculturists. 






\T^ BURGESS PARK, editor and publisher of 
im the Osage Mission Journal, was born in 
iLs^, East Walpole, Mass., on the 17th of No- 
vember, 1839. He is a son of the Rev. Harrison 
G. and P^lizabeth (Bird) Park, natives of Massa- 
chusetts. The father, who was a prominent Con- 
gregational minister of New England, was gradu- 
ated from Brown University at the age of eigh- 
teen 3'ears, and afterward graduated at Andover 
Theological Seminary. His pastorates were in 
Massachusetts, where he resided until his death. 
He was a man of culture, and was highly' esteemed, 
not only bj- his parishioners, but b^' all who knew 
him. 

In the parental family there were twelve chil- 
dren, of whom seven are now living. Three sons 
served in the Civil War, all with distinguished 
gallantry. Wisner served as Captain of .Company 
H, Fortieth Massachusetts Infantry, for three years. 
Henry enlisted as a Corporal in the same company 
in the defense of the Union, and served meritori- 
ously until he was killed on the James River, in 
Virginia, .June 6, 1864. The subject of this sketch 
received a good education in the schools of Massa- 



chusetts, and grew to manhood in the state where 
he was born. For two years prior to his enlist- 
ment he prosecuted his studies in Amherst College, 
where he laid the foundation of the broad knowl- 
edge and extensive information he afterward ac- 
quired. 

On the 13th of September, 1862, Mr. Park en- 
listed as a private in Company B, Forty-second 
Massachusetts Infantry, and accompanied his regi- 
ment to Louisiana, where he was placed in tiie com- 
mand of General Banks. The regiment operated 
mostly in the gulf regions of Louisiana and Texas. 
Colonel Burrell and three companies were taken 
prisoners at Galveston, January 1, 1863. In five 
days more the rest of the regiment would have 
suffered the same fate. On the 20th of August, 
1863, our subject was honorably discharged at the 
expiration of his period of service. He then went 
to Virginia, and until the close of the war had 
charge of a public school in Norfolk instituted by 
General Butler. 

Removing from the Old Dominion to Missouri, 
Mr. Park settled in Chillicothe, Livingston Coun- 
ty, where he taught school for two years. He was 
tlien elected County Surveyor, and for four j'ears 
was actively engaged in the discharge of his offi- 
cial duties. Subsequentl}' he studied dentistry, 
and after coming to Kansas, in 1877, settled in 
Osage Mission, where he engaged in dental prac- 
tice. In partnership with E. L. Conklin, he pur- 
chased the Osage Mission Journalin October, 1892, 
and has since devoted his attention to editing and 
publishing this paper. The Journal is a weekly 
newspaper. Republican in politics, and contains 
local news, as well as items of general interest. 
The proprietor, as tlie paper, is a strong Repub- 
lican in his political belief, and is one of the 
active workers in the ranks of the party. 

On New Year's Day, 1876, Mr. Park was. united 
in marriage witli Miss-Jennie Perrine, a native of 
Oiiio, and a daughter of Dr. M. T. Perrine, of 
Osage Mission. Three children blessed the union: 
Portia, Florence and Ellsworth. In his social con- 
nections, Mr. Park is identified with the Masonic 
fraternity, being a member of Mission Lodge No. 
92, of which he was at one time Secretary and 
Junior AVardeu. He has also been Master Work- 



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man of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, 
and Commander of the Grand Army of the Re- 
public. In 1889 he was appointed Postmaster, and 
held that position for four years, until the expira- 
tion of President Harrison's administration, when 
he resigned. 



felLLIAM COX, a representative citizen and 
prominent general agriculturist of Mound 
City Township, Linn County, Kan., has 
been a constant resident of the state for the past 
thirty-four years, and during this long time has 
taken an active part in the troublous experi- 
ences and later successes of his present locality. 
Born in Somersetshire, England, November 7, 
1834, our subject was the son of Charles and Mary 
(Lennon) Cox, both descendants of a long line of 
English ancestry. The father was a farmer, and 
resided in P^ngland until 1873. His wife hav- 
ing died some time previously, he emigrated to 
Kansas and spent his remaining years within the 
latter state. The five children of the parental 
family are, Anna, wife of Walter Tliyer, a resident 
of Blue Mound Township; William, our subject; 
Alfred, a business man of Kansas City; James, 
proprietor of a hotel in Wales; and Frederick, 
a resident of New Mexico. The father was the 
owner of eighty acres of land in England, and 
also rented two hundred acres, which yielded him 
an excellent income, and through whose abundant 
harvests he accumulated a handsome property. 
Immediately after the death of his wife, he retired 
from active business and devoted his time mainly 
to travel. While in business he dealt extensively 
in farming produce and was well known in a wide 
region of England. He was a member of the Epis- 
copal Church, and was a liberal giver in behalf of 
benevolent enterprises. 

Our subject, being the eldest son of the family, 
gave his time more to work than study during his 
youth, but in after life supplemented the knowl- 
edge gained in boyhood by observation and read- 



ing. In the spring of 1856, Mr. Cox came to the 
United States, and in a short time found his way 
to tlie western metropolis, Chicago, there visiting 
numerous acquaintances and relatives, making his 
home mainly with Thomas Richards. Our subject 
remained in Illinois until 1859, spending a greater 
portion of his time in Lake County, where he 
worked as a farm hand. The times were particu- 
larly hard then, on account of a money panic, and 
wages were ver}' low. 

In 1859, accompanied by Fletcher Tucker, a 
playmate of boyhood days, Mr. Cox journeyed to 
Kansas, where, after working two weeks in Leaven- 
worth, he sought employment on a farm and was 
engaged by Otis Marsh to split rails and chop 
wood. In the spring our subject accompanied Mr. 
Marsh while surveying the road from Ft. Leaven- 
worth to Ft. Riley, also from Leavenworth to 
Ft. Scott. While out on this business, they en- 
tered claims from the Government in Liun Coun- 
ty, and made the called for improvements, build- 
ing a house 12x14 feet, and had several acres 
broken. Thej' paid for the same with land war- 
rants, and then Mr.Cox went to Mound City and en- 
gaged in various pursuits — briek-l.aying and well- 
digging — and also joined the Sixth Kansas Militia. 
He was called out numerous times in defense of 
life and property attacked mainl}' by border ruf- 
fians. 

Mr. Tucker, who came with our subject to Kan- 
sas, remained long his close friend and associate, 
and also joining the militia, became so worn out 
with fatigue and exposure during the Price raid 
that he died from the effects. Mr. Cox for three 
years was almost constantly in service, and at the 
end of that time received his honorable dis- 
charge from the militia. After the war he en- 
gaged in farming, and homesteaded the place 
where he now resides. His time is mainly oc- 
cupied in thecultivation of the three hundred and 
twenty acres of his fine farm, where he has also 
for many years profitably handled a high grade 
of stock, and large numbers of horses, cattle and 
hogs. For many years our subject has made a 
specialty of blooded stock, and the Cox farm is 
noted for the same. 

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iam Cox and Miss Margaret Thompson. The latter 
was a daughter of John and Margaret (Dennis) 
Thompson and was born in Fairfield County, Ohio. 
Her father was a native of England. Our subject 
and his wortliy wife were blessed by the birth of 
nine children. Nettie is the wife of Josephus Mc- 
Cuity, of Ft. Scott; Jessie married John Derrick, 
of Ft. Scott; Sidney resides in Blue Mound Town- 
sliii); Mary is the wife of Daniel Noel, a citi- 
zen of Oklahoma; Margaret is Mrs. Eugene Mich- 
aels, and lives in Ft. Scott; Anna, Nellie, Willie 
and Hazel. 

Arriving within the borders of the state on the 
3d of November, 1859, Mr. Cox has won his way 
up to a comfortable competence, but has experi- 
enced numerous vicissitudes. In 1887 his build- 
ings, fence, orchards and all the improvements were 
destroyed by a terrible cyclone which devastated 
that section of country. The family were saved 
by seeking refuge in a cellar. Courageously our 
subject set himself to work to make good tlie ruin 
wrought, and to-day a handsome and commo- 
dious residence, large barns and other 'build- 
ings attest to the energetic enterprise of the 
owner, who now conducts one of the best farms in 
this section of the country. Politically, our sub- 
ject is a stalwart Republican and an ardent advo- 
cate of the party of reform. 



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jy^l ICHAEL C. THOMPSON, a resident of 
I IV, Linn County since the spring of 1875, and 
I lA a prosperous farmer of Liberty Township, 
''' was born in Ross County, Ohio, Septem- 

ber 15, 1841. He is the son of William- Tliomp- 
son, presumably a native of the Buckeye State, and 
Jane (Beam) Thompson, of Ohio, who in 1843 re- 
moved to Morgan County, 111., and settled on the 
Illinois River. Soon after locating there Mr. 
Thompson died. In 1860 his widow removed to 
southwestern Missiouri m company with her son, 



Michael C.,and later went to Miami County, Kan., 
where her death, occurred in 1880. 

There were five children in the parental family, 
namely: Eiizabetli, John, George, Mary J. and 
Michael C. The two last-named are the only 
surviving members of the famil}-, the former being 
the wife of Joel Turnhara, and the latter tlie 
subject of this sketch. Their mother was a second 
time married, becoming tlie wife of John Knight, 
who died in Morgan Cpunty, 111. One child, 
Henry, was born of this union. Our subject 
passed the early years of hiy life i« Morgan Coun- 
ty, whence in 1860 he removed to southwestern 
Missouri and settled in Jasper County. In the 
fall of 1861, when the war broke out, he removed 
to Kansas and settled in Miami County. 

Ill the autumn of 1862 Mr. Thompson enlisted 
as a soldier in the defense of tlie Old Flag, becom- 
ing a member of Company C, Twelfth Kansas In- 
fantry, in w.hicli he served for three years. Dur- 
ing that time he participated with hi§ regiment in 
many of the border skirmishes and endured all the 
hardships and privations incident to war. After 
the close of the conflict he leturned to Missouri 
and resumed farming pursuits. In 1875 he came 
to Linn County and settled in Liberty Township, 
of which he has since been a resident. His farm 
is located on section 8, and contains a first-class 
set of farm buildings, including one of the pret- 
tiest homes in the county. 

In Miami County, Kan., Mr. Thompson was 
united in marriage with Miss Martha Collins on 
the 14th of October, 1866. Mrs. Thompson is the 
daughter of John Collins, whom it is thought was a 
native of Virginia. He married Miss Susan Wil- 
son, of Virginia, and with his wife settled in Vin- 
ton County, Ohio, whence in 1855 he removed 
to Wapello County, Iowa. In the spring of 
1866 he came to Miami County, this state. 
His wife died in 1882. He still survives, 
making his home in Osage County, Kan., and en-, 
joys fair health, notwithstanding the fact that he 
has reached the advanced age of ninety-two-j'ears. 
His children were six in number: Annis, Harvey, 
Emeline, Elizabeth, Martha and John. Mrs. 
Thompson was born in Vinton County, Oiiio, on 
the 12lh of March, 1845. Of her union, three 



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children have been born, viz.: Charlie L., who 
married Miss Daisy Hinkle; Daisy L., now Mi's. 
James M. Hawkins; and Guy, who married Miss 
Laura L. Tueker. 

Throughout his community Mr. Thompson is 
known as a man of intelligence and public spirit, 
who maintains a deep interest in everytiiing per- 
taining to the progress of the township and count}'. 
In politics a Republican, he has been chosen by liis 
fellow-citizens to represent them in various con- 
ventions, and has in ever}' instance rendered sat- 
isfactory services. With his wife he holds mem- 
bership in the Baptist Church. 



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[JOHN A. MANN, one of the substantial 
I farmers of Anderson County, residing on 
section 8, Westphalia Township, was born 
in Hocking County, Ohio, December 11, 
1837, and is of English descent. His grandfather, 
Arthur Mann, a native of England, came to the 
United States and married Nancy Thompson. Lo- 
cating in Virginia, he there spent his remaining 
days. He reared a family of several sons, namely : 
Arthur, Henry, Walter, William, Oliver, John and 
James T. The last-named is the father of our 
subject. He was born in Virginia, July 17, 1807, 
and in 1828 emigrated to Hocking County, Ohio, 
where he became acquainted with and married 
Caroline Warthman, who was born in the Buck- 
eye State May 28, 1809. 

James T. Mann was a bricklayer, plasterer and 
paper-hanger by trade, and also owned a farm in 
Hocking County. In 1857 he removed to Van 
Wert County, Ohio, and purchased land, which 
he cultivated in connection with work at his 
trades. There he continued to make his home 
until his death. He p.assed away March 25, 
1890, while visiting in Kansas, and was buried in 
Central City Cemetery. His wife died two years 



previous in Van Wert County. In early life he 
was a Whig in politics, but afterward became a 
stalwart Republican. For about sixty years him- 
self and wife were faithful and active members of 
tiie Methodist Episcopal Church. 

In the parental family were eight children. Sarah 
was bf)rii September 8, 1833; she married Abra- 
liam Bigham and died in Van Wert County, Ohio, 
leaving two sons, John W. and William O. Ma- 
thias was born October 14, 1836, and died Febru- 
ary 26, 1837. Joiin'A. is the next younger. Mary 
E., who was born April 22, 1840, is the wife of 
Charles W. Carpenter, of Van Wert County, Ohio, 
by whom she has two children, Jesse B. and M. B. 
McPherson. James O. was born May 10, 1842, 
enlisted in Company A, Ninety-ninth Ohio In- 
fantry, and died April 18, 1863, at Camp Dennison, 
Ohio. Arthur was born August 9, 1844, and died 
on the 14th of September, 1849. Christina, who 
was born August 11, 1847, died September 23, 
1849. Frances was born May 31, 1850, and died 
January 5, 1861. 

No event of special importance occurred during 
the childhood and youth of our subject, which 
were quietly passed on the home farm. After at- 
taining his majority, he worked as a farm hand 
for two years, and then rented land for a 3'ear. 
Subsequently he purchased forty acres, and fol- 
lowed farming in his own interest until coming 
to Kansas in August, 1870. In November of the 
same j'ear he settled upon his present farm, pur- 
chasing one hundred and sixty acres of land, 
which was then unimproved, but which, through 
his untiring zeal and efficient labors, has become 
a liighly improved and fertile tract. The bound- 
aries of his farm have been extended until it now 
comprises four hundred and seventy acres of rich 
land. Great neatness characterizes the place. The 
buildings are all in good repair, the fences well 
kept, the hedges well trimmed, and good walks 
are around his buildings. This well deserves to 
be mentioned among the model farms of Ander- 
son County. In connection with its cultivation, 
Mr. Mann is also extensivelj' engaged in raising 
fine stock. 

Our subject has been twice married. In Van 
Wert County, Ohio, January 21, 1861, lie wedded 




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Sarah J. Todd, a native of that count3-, and a 
daughter of William and Mary (Hire) Todd. She 
died in Kansas July 20, 1873, leaving three chil- 
dren: Mary Lillie, wife of Frank S. Mitchell, of 
Garnett, Kan.; Ashley E., who is living near Gar- 
nett; and Car^- L., at home. On the 9th of March, 
1874, Mr. Mann married Mrs. Elizabeth (Aldridge) 
Starr, who was born in Washington County, Mo., 
and is a daughter of James and Nancy J. (Patter- 
son) Aldridge. They have four children: Pliny C, 
Emma Florence, Walter S. and Edwin C. In poli- 
tics Mr. Mann is a Republican, has served as 
County Commissioner for one term, Township 
Treasurer two terms, and as a member of the 
School Board. For many years he has been a mem- 
ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The hon- 
orable, upright life which he has lived has gained 
him universal confidence and won him the good 
will of all. 



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IjL^ ENRY HARRISON STALEY is one of the 
|rji^ most prosperous farmers and stock-raisers 
/^y^^ in Putnam Township, Anderson County, 
(^^ where he has a large farm and other valua- 
ble property. Almost twenty 3-ears ago he came 
to this county, when it was in a wild and unsettled 
condition. He bravely persevered until he over- 
came every obstacle that lay in his pathway, and 
finally achieved success, solely by the exercise of 
good management and enterprise, and it may well 
be said that he is a self-made man. 

Mr. Staley was born in Crawford County, Ohio, 
October 10, 1844, and there spent the first nine 
years of his life. His parents, Jacob S. and Cath- 
erine (Meeks) Stalej', were natives of Pennsylva- 
nia and Ross County, Ohio, respectively. The 
former was reared in Ohio and was a successful 
farmer in Tama County, Iowa. He died in the 
spring of 1883, and his wife passed awa}' ten 



years later. They were the parents of ten children, 
six sons and four daughters, of whom our subject 
was the eighth in order of birth. He was reared 
to manhood in Tama County, Iowa, where he re- 
ceived a common-school education. In the spring 
of 1866 he removed to Cass County, Mo., where 
he at once engaged in farming and stock-raising 
on a small scale. 

The tract on which- Mr. St.aley located was. all 
raw land, with no improvements whatever, and as 
he had but little money with which to start out in 
life be was compelled to use -the most rigid econ- 
omy. He remained in Cass County until 1874, at 
which time he decided to remove to Anderson 
County, and again he endured the hardships of 
pioneer life. From a small beginning he has 
accumulated considerable valuable farming land,, 
upon which have been made all the substan- 
tial improvements that mark the place one of the 
most desirable in ihis localit}'. He keeps more 
than five hundred head of caJ,tle and several 
hundred hogs, besides a large number of horses 
and mules. He is probably the most extensive 
stock-raiser in Anderson County, and manages 
his business with sound judgment. 

Our subject has been twice married, his first 
alliance having been contracted in 1876. His wife, 
Margaret McFarland, was a native of New York,' 
of Scotch descent, and died in August, 1880. The 
present wife of Mr. .Staley bore the maiden name 
of Elizai)eth Price; she is a native of Scotland, 
having been born in Glasgow. Their marriage 
took place in Coffey County, Kan., in March, 1886, 
and has resulted in the birth of the following 
children: Maggie, Grace and Harrison. 

The energy and prudence displayed by Mr. Sta- 
ley in the management of his affairs make him one 
of the best examples of a first-class agriculturist, 
and the reliable manner in which he has ever per- 
formed the duties devolving upon him as a citizen 
of a great commonwealth and as a member of soci- 
ety has won for him the esteem of all who know 
him. His wife and family are also aceoi-ded their 
due measure of regard. He has held some of the 
minor otiices in the township and has served faith- 
fully in the interests of his fellow-citizens. At 
the present time he is propiietor of the Broad- 



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lands Stock Farm, which he conducts in the most 
efficient manner possible, as only those can do who 
have had long expeiience in the business. 



\f|AMES A. SMITH. Gibbon has said that 
W every man has two educations, one which 
/f=J\\ '* given him, and the other and most im- 
(^f/ porlant, that which he gives himself. Sir 
Walter Scott emphasized this statement when he 
said: "The best part of a man's education is that 
which he gives liimself." The mind has been en- 
dowed with no more powerful ambition than that 
of self-improvement. The self-made man carries 
with him his own capital — a capital unaflfected by 
monetary crises, an investment whose interest is 
not regulated by success of speculation — a treasure 
which none can dispute, and of which no one can 
deprive him. 

As a representative of the class whu have at- ' 
tained success in life solely through their own ex- 
ertions, and whose knowledge has been acquired 
by virtue of their own untiring labor in its pur- 
suit, we mention the name of James A. Smith, one 
of the early settlers of Crawford County and an 
attorney-at-law residing in Girard. He was born 
near the city of Monmouth, 111., on the 5th of 
May, 1840, and is a son of Seth and Cathar- 
ine (Tuttle) Smith. The mother was a native of 
Boston, Mass. The father was born in Connecti- 
cut, but was reared principally in Boston, Mass., 
where he conducted mercantile pursuits in South 
Boston until 1838, when he removed to Illinois 
and located near Monmouth. 

The early education of our subject was acquired 
in Monmouth. Although his advantages were 
limited, he improved his opportunities, and by a 
steady course of reading has always kept himself 
well informed upon current events. On the 17th 
of April, 1861, he enlisted in the Union army, 



becoming a member of Company F, Seventeenth 
Illinois Infantry, serving in the said regiment 
until June, 1864, and in the commissary depart- 
ment until October 17, 1865, when he was honor- 
ably discharged at Ft. Scott, Kan. While in ac- 
tive service, he commenced reading law under the 
preceptorship of General Blair, and was admitted 
to the Bar in the fall of 1866, before Judge Valen- 
tine, at Ft. Scott. 

Immediately after his-admission to the Bar, Mr. 
Smith came to this strip of land, which he aided 
in organizing under the name of Cherokee Coun- 
ty. For a time he served as attorney for the Mu- 
tual Cherokee Strip, and was the first attorney for 
Cherokee County. For ten years he officiated as 
Probate Judge, occupying that position for four 
successive terms — from 1876 to 1884. He is now 
serving his second term as Justice of the Peace. 
He has been a member of the Common Council of 
the city of Girard, and has held other positions 
of prominence and trust. In the various posi- 
tions lie has filled he has been elected by unprece- 
dented majorities, which fact is <Uie to his ster- 
ling worth and high character. In the practice 
of law he makes a specialty of probate business, 
his experience as Probate Judge having given him 
a thorough knowledge of that line of practice. 
He has an extensive general practice, extending 
throughout Crawford and the surrounding coun- 
ties. 

In his social relations Mr. Smith is identified 
with the Masonic fraternity and the Knights Tem- 
plar, and is also a member of the Grand Army of 
the Republic. He has been especially active in 
the Masonic order, and has held all the offices in 
the lodge, including that of High Priest. In tlip 
Grand Army of the Republic he has served as 
Commander and Adjutant. In the Republican 
party he is one of the most prominent leaders in 
tlie county, and has served as Chairman of the 
Republican Central Committee. 

In the early days of the settlement of Kansas 
Mr. Smith was an active participant in the league 
troubles, and on several occasions was arrested. 
He contributed toward the sending of a delegate 
to Washington in order to have the matter satis- 
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started the petition for the organization of the 
Strip, and narrates many interesting incidents 
connected with that important affair, as well as 
the general history of this section of Kansas. Few 
men are more widely known than he, and as one 
of the honored pioneers of Crawford County he 
justly merits the high esteem in which he is held. 
September 1, 1869, Mr. Smith and Miss Carrie 
Stearns were united in marriage. She is the daugh- 
ter of Henry Stearns, a native of New York. Of 
this union there are three children: Helen, Grant 
and Catharine C, all at home and bright, intelli- 
Sjent children. 



i^AAPT. REUBP:N SMITH, Cashier of the 
|( „ Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank of Osawato- 
^^^ mie, Kan., is a banker of experience and 
sound judgment, to whose efficiency is largely due 
the prosperous condition shown by the statement 
of the bank. He was born near Manchester, Eng- 
land, October 29, 1832, to the union of James and 
Axie Smith, and was the eldest of three children, 
and the only one who came to the United States, 
his sister, Sarah, and his brother, Henry, remaining 
in England. Our subject remained in his native 
country until twenty-one years of age, and up to 
that time worked in a brick^'ard owned by his 
father. When he first came to the United States 
he worked as a farm hand, receiving $10 per month 
from a farmer near Burlington, Iowa, where he 
remained for some time. His wages were in- 
creased to 117 per month, and during the last 
years of his stay there he worked land on shares. 
He saved money and in 1857 came to Kansas, 
settling in Miami County, Osawatomie Township, 
two miles south of the present city of Osawatomie. 
Subsequently Mr. Smith took a claim but sold 
the same within one year, and took another two 
miles farther east, which he soon had under a fair 
state of cultivation. He was a Free State man, and 



although the border warfare was going on he did 
not take an active part. He sold his second claim, 
and as he liad saved a little money he next pur- 
chased one hundred and twenty acres of land 
near the west line of Osage Township. This was 
in 1860, a year when no rain fell in Kansas and 
no crops were raised. In 1861, before the United 
States called for troops, our subject raised a com- 
pany of state militia and was commissioned Cap- 
tain, being the first man commissioned in Miami 
County. This company did duty along the bor- 
der of Kansas, and. was also ordered to Missouri to 
assist United States troops. The company was 
called upon frequently and did noble duty with- 
out the hope of reward. 

In August the company disbanded, and Captain 
Smitli enlisted as a private, being assigned to duty 
in what was know as tlie Cass County (Mo.) 
Home Guards, but more generally known as the 
Nugent Indians, a' name given them by Gen. 
Samuel Sturges, who commanded the brigade. Our 
subject served there seven months and was mus- 
tered out as Sergeant. Later he was assigned to a 
new company and made First Lieutenant of Com- 
pany A,- Second Battalion Missouri State Cav- 
alry, serving with the same. In August, 1862, 
the Captain of the company was killed at Lone- 
Jack, and our subject was then promoted to the 
rank of Captain, serving in that capacity until 
the latter part of the year. He commanded the 
company in the engagements with guerrillas and 
bushwhackers in Missouri most of the time, and 
was also on duty in Arkansas and Indian Territory. 

Within ten days after the Captain was mustered 
out he was placed on duty as Assistant Provost- 
Marshal and served as a spy and scout in Mis- 
souri under Generals Curtis and Blunt. In 1864 
his old company of militia re-elected him. Captain, 
and he commanded, the same during the Price 
raid and in all engagements that followed, driv- 
ing the enemy out of the state. This occupied 
thirty days. He still held his commission as Pro- 
vost-Marshal, and served until the close of the 
war. Immediately afterward Captain Smith re- 
turned to his farm, which he found in a ruinous 
condition, and sold out and purchased another 
farm. Previous to the war, in 1858, he married 



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Miss Mary Rowcroft, and tins was the first mar- 
riage in Mound Township, Miami Count}'. Siie 
was the daughter of Mark Rowcroft, one of the 
first settlers of Miami County, and died in 1868, 
leaving two children: Minnie D., now the wife of 
George Williams, and Laurella, wife of George 
Whitaker. 

Our subject's second marriage occurred in 1868, 
to Mrs. Margaret Baker, wee Gillehand, and they 
had one child, Edwin R. Mrs. Smith died in 
1873, and in 1874 the Captain selected his third 
wife in the person of Mrs. Mariah C. Bowman. 
Seven children have been born to this union: 
Frances, Arthur H., John H., Frederick, Clara, 
Benjamin H. and Fannie. In the year 1869 Cap- 
tain Smith was elected to the State Legislature, 
and served three terms. In the spring of 1873 he 
was appointed a member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Kansas State Insane Asylum at Osawatomie, 
being Secretary of the Board. In the fall of 1873 
he resigned and was appointed Steward of the in- 
stitution, a position he held with one short inter- 
mission until 1889. He then resigned and as- 
sisted in organizing the bank of which he has 
since been Cashier. This is a state bank, with an 
authorized capital of $50,000, its business is in- 
creasing year by year, and its reputation has 
become firmly established. It is but justice to say 
that no bank in the county has a belter class of 
depositors or enjoys to a higher degree the confi- 
dence of the public. The President, Robert Kin- 
caid, is a man of great personal popularity and one 
who has the confidence and good-will of all. 

A Republican in his political views, Captain 
Smith helped to organize the party in Kansas, the 
convention being called at Osawatomie in 1858, 
and Horace Greeley was present. Our subject has 
held the office of Assessor and Justice of the 
Peace and other local positions. He is the owner 
of three hundred and forty-five acres of laad 
in Mound Township, and aside from his duties 
as Cashier he is engaged in raising stock. He is 
a member of the Masonic fraternity, blue lodge, 
chapter and comraandery, and is also a member 
of the Knights of Honor. He was Comman- 
der of Osawatomie Post No. 322, G. A. R. 
Captain Smith gives close attention to business, 



and although he came to the United States with 
no means, and to Kansas with less than 1300, lie 
was rich in integrity, industry and resolution, and 
is now one of the substantial men of Miami 
County. He has been a delegate to state conven- 
tions and has been a member of the City Central 
Committee. At present he is President of tlie 
Board of Trade at Osawatomie. 



:RANK SHINKLE. Few men have lived 



U^^j more quietly and unostentatiously than 
^ Frank Shinkle, and yet few have exerted 

a more salutary influence upon the immediate so- 
cietj' in which they move, or impressed a com- 
munity with a more profound reliance on their 
honor, ability and sterling worth. His life has 
not been illustrious with startling or striking con- 
trasts, but it has shown how a laudable ambition 
may be gratified when accompaiiied by pure mo- 
tives, perseverance, industry and steadfastness of 
purpose. 

Mr. Shinkle is a prominent farmer and stock- 
raiser of Miami County, Kan., and the son of 
James Shinkle, who first saw the light of day in 
Brown County, Ohio, September 2, 1823. Chris- 
tian Shinkle, the giandfather of our subject, was 
a native of the Keystone State, and was fourteen 
years of age when his parents moved to Ohio. lie 
assisted his father in clearing the Brown Coun- 
ty farm, which was covered with heavy timber, 
and was there married to Miss Malinda Judd, 
About 1826 he and the family moved to Sanga- 
mon County, 111., where they were among the 
pioneers. There the grandmother died in 1842, 
and the giandfather subsequently moved to De 
Witt County, where his death occurred in 1849. 
They were the parents of four sons and one daugh- 
ter, all of whom followed agricultural pursuits. 

James Shinkle, father of our subject, was next 
to the youngest child of the above mentioned fam- 
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was married in De Witt County, that state, in 
1844, to Miss Martha S., daughter of James and 
Mary McCord. She was born in Tennessee, and 
came with her parents to Illinois as early as 1832, 
being among the early settlers of De Witt Coun- 
ty. James Shinkle purchased raw prairie land in 
De Witt County, worked industriously and perse- 
veringly, and became the owner of three hundred 
and twenty acres of excellent land. He followed 
stock-raising and made many imijrovements. He 
was a member of the One Hundred and Seventh 
Illinois Infantry during the Rebellion. In 1865 
he sold out, and with team and wagon made bis 
way to Kansas, settling on section 15, township 
19, range 23, Osage Township, Miami County, 
where he had purchased one hundred and sixty 
acres of unimproved land in 1864. Not being 
satisfied, he remained there only until 1866, and 
then moved to Linn County, Scott Township, pur- 
chased land, and there made his home until 1888, 
when, on account of the death of his wife, he 
gave up his farm and found a comfortable home 
with ills children. He became the ownel- of four 
liuiidred acres in Scott Township, and followed 
mixed husbandry for many years. To his mar- 
riage were born three children, our subject being 
the eldest in order of birth. John N. married and 
made his home in Linn County until his death. 
He left a daughter. McCord is an able attorney 
of Linn County, Kan. In politics the father is a 
Republican, and in religion a Methodist, having 
held membership in the church for fifty years. He 
was also Class-leader for many years. 

The original of this notice was born in De Witt 
County, HI., December 12, 1845, and his early 
education was received in the district schools. He 
came with the family to Kansas in 1865, and the 
father soon gave him the one hundred and sixty 
acres on which he has since resided. He is now 
tiie owner of about two thousand acres of land, 
but has not given his attention entiiely to farm- 
ing, but gives much of his time to stock-raising. 
For the past four years he has had a partner, Ben- 
jamin Shinkle, in the stock business, and they 
buy, feed and ship. They handle two thousand 
head annuallj', and also raise horses. Mr. Shinkle 
is also connected with a, njercantile firm at Fon- 



tana. In 1868 he was married to Miss Mary E. 
Jolly, a native of Ohio, and the daughter of Elias 
and Elizabeth (Bishop) Jolly. Seven children 
have been given them: Mattie, Naomi, James, 
Nannie, Ellery, Ethel and Swauie. In politics 
he is a Republican, and held the office of Town- 
ship Treasurer for one term. Socially, he is a 
member of Lodge No. 312, I. 0.0. F., and re- 
ligiously is a Methodist 



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M. MASON, a farmer residing in Osage 
Township, Crawford County, is a native 
of Ohio, having been born in Portage 
County on the 23d of September, 1835. He is a 
son of Peter and Sebra (Day) Mason, natives' of 
Connecticut and early settlers of Ohio, where the 
father engaged in farming in ' Portage County. 
In his community he was highly esteemed as a 
man of honorable and noble principles. He was a 
Whig in his political belief, and was a man of pa-, 
triotic spirit and a loyal soldier in the War of 
1812. From him his children inherited their pa- 
triotic love of country and devotion to the Union, 
and it is a noteworthy fact that five of the sons 
served in the Civil War. 

Our subject is one of seventeen children, of 
whom seven are now living, 1893. He was reared 
to manhood upon a farm, amid the scenes of rural 
life, and at the age of sixteen commenced to learn 
the trade of a carpenter, which he afterward fol- 
lowed as a journeyman and contractor for a num- 
ber of years. In that way he earned sufficient 
monej- to enable him to pursue a commercial course 
in a college at Cleveland, Ohio, where he prose- 
cuted his studies with diligence and success. In 
1855 he removed to Illinois, and in the village of 
Bushnell purchassd a drug business, which" he con- 
ducted for a time. Disposing of the store, he lo- ' 
cated on a farm an^i continued to engage as an 
agriculturist in Illinois until 1863, the year of his 
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his home upon a partially improved farm in Bour- 
bon County. 

AVhile a resiiloiit of Bourbon County, iMr. l\Ia- 
sou enlisted in a battalion for guard duty at 
home, and served until the close of the war, par- 
tieipating in the battles of Little Blue, Mine Creek, 
Westport, and all the engagements against General 
Trice. He .accompanied the regiment into Arkan- 
sas, but with that exception his military service 
was confined to the state in which he lives. In 
tlie fall of 181)5, shortly after retiring from the 
service, he located upon one hundred and sixty 
acres, comprising a portion of his present farm on 
section 11, Osage Township. The land was then 
unimproved, and the county of Crawford was 
verj- sparsely settled. 

From time to time Mr. Mason has added to his 
property until he is now the owner of three hun- 
dred and twenty acres of finely improved land, 
upon which he has placed first-class improvements, 
the estate being one of the best in the township. 
In 1885 his residence w.is completed at a cost of 
S!3,000, and the barn, which is n substantial struc- 
ture, was built at a cost of l«700. Tlie farm is 
neatly fenced with hedge and barbed wire, and 
the land is divided and subdivided into fields of 
convenient size for pasturage or cultivation. All 
the cereals are raised here, although a specialty is 
made of corn. The place is well stocked with 
hogs and cattle. 

In 1856 Mr. Mason was united in marriage with 
Miss Ellen Everett, who was born in Kew Jersej' 
in 1836. They are the parents of three children, 
namely: Ada L., who married J. II. Foresman, of 
Joplin, Mo., and iias one child; John C, who died 
at the age of seventeen; and Frank E., a merchant 
residing in IMcCuue. The last-named son married 
Miss Laura Kainp, and they have one child. In 
religious matters Mr. Mason is identified with the 
Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he has served 
as Steward and Trustee. He is a prominent worker 
in the Sunday-school, and served as Superintend- 
ent while residing in HUnois. In social connec- 
tions he is a Mason, and aided in the organization 
of Oswego Lodge. 

A Republican in politics, Mr. Mason cast his lirst 
ballot fur Abraham Lincoln for Tresideut. He 



has frequently served as a delegate to various 
conventions, both county and state. He h.as served 
as a Commissioner of this county, and was at one 
time a candidate for the Legislature, but was de- 
feated. In educational matters heisalways inter- 
ested, and has been a member of the local School 
Board. He has given his children good educa- 
tional advantages, and both his son and daughter 
were students in Uaker Cniversity, at Baldwin 
City. 



<^p^ BENEZER M.GEKTLE.a prominent citizen, 
|W| a thoroughly practical general agriculturist 
j}^^" and a prosperous stock-raiser, residing near 
the village of Mound City, Linn County, has for 
over twenty-two vears shared in the adv.anemg in- 
terests of his present locality, and proven an impor- 
tant factor in the development of enterprise. Born 
near Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, July 2-1, 
1829, our subject is the son of William and Mary 
RL (Thompson) Gentle, both natives of Frederick 
County, Md. Tlic p.irents were reared and edu- 
cated in till' 1k>iih' of tlioir childhood, and were there 
married, removing to Hamilton County, Ohio, 
about 1810. The father died in 1850, aged sixty- 
two years; the mother, long surviving, after his 
demise removed to Hancock County, HI., where she 
died at a good old age. William and Mary Gentle 
were numbered among the pioneers of Hamilton 
County, and were honored by all who knew them. 
Intelligent, hard-working and upright, they en- 
dured with hope and courage the sacrifices and 
toil domaiulod of our early settlers. Twelve chil- 
dren clustered about their fireside, three daughters 
and six sons surviving to adult age. Eli/.:iboth 
married Jesse H. Hubbard, and died in Hancock 
County, 111.; John died in Fulton County, 111.; 
William passed away in Hancock County, 111., in 
1869; Hester became the wife of Z.achariah Hol- 
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mill resides in Ford Count}-, 111.; James C. died in 
Fulton County, 111.; Thomas died in Iowa; Mar- 
garet was the wife of Thomas Stewart, and died in 
Hamilton County, Ohio. 

Our subject, Ebenezer M., was the youngest of 
the parental family. He remained in Ohio, work- 
ing upon the farm 'of his father, until nineteen 
years of age, when, having received a fair educa- 
tion in the schools of the district, he learned the 
trade of a carpenter. In 18.55, he located in 
Warren County, 111., and worked at his trade one 
year, but at the expiration of the twelve months 
removed to Fulton County, and settled at Fai'm- 
ington. In this latter village Mr. Gentle was in 
1858 united in marriage with Miss Lydia Ann 
Fink, daughter of Solomon and Sarah Fink, old 
residents and well known citizens of Marylswid, 
the native state of Mrs. Gentle. After theii' mar- 
riage, our subject and his estimable wife made 
their home in Hancock County, 111., where Mr. 
Gentle entered into the pursuit of agriculture and 
devoted himself unweariedly to the tilling of the 
soil until 1866, when again he engaged in. the busi- 
ness of his trade as carpenter and builder. At this 
time the tide of emigration setting in vigorously 
toward the farther west, Mr. and Mrs. Gentle 
finally decided to try their fortunes in the state 
of Kansas, and in 1870 journeyed with their fam- 
ily to Linn County. Our subject in a short time 
purchased eighty acres of land, but entered into 
the grocery business at Mound City, where with 
his family he continued to reside until 1876. In 
the meantime he for four years occupied himself 
with his trade, and found ready employment at 
remunerative figures as a carpenter and builder. 

In 1876, his family removed to the farm, where 
the sons devoted themselves to general agriculture 
and stock-raising, our subject continuing profit- 
ably to handle the tools of his trade. In 1883, 
Mr. Gentle determined to emigrate to the farther 
west and sold out, with his two sons then travel- 
ing to Oregon with the intention of making that 
state his permanent abiding place. Our subject, 
however, finally decided that Kansas suited him 
quite as well, if not better than Oregon, and re- 
turned to his former locality, purchased forty 
dcres, and built an attractive and commodious 



residence. Seven, children have blessed the home 
with their presence. Charles T. was the eldest; 
Adolphus married Nina Strain; Alverta is at 
home; (Jeorge lives in Winslow, Ariz.; W. Fred 
is a citizen of San Francisco, Cal.; Ira M. is next; 
and Lana A. is the wife of Henry Savage, of Kan- 
sas City. Mr. Gentle is fraternally associated 
with Magnolia Lodge No. 20, I. O. 0. F., and has 
passed the chairs. He has been a delegate to the 
Grand Lodge, enjoying both within and without 
this order the confidence of many friends. Poli- 
tically, our subject is a strong. Republican, and is 
well posted in the local and national issues of the 
day, ever doing his full duty as a true represent- 
ative citizen. 



jlL^ ARRY T. POTTER was born in Yorkshire, 
l/)|; England, in 1844, and came to America 
/4i^^ with his parents in 1849. After two years 
(^^ spent in New York, the family emigrated 
to Morgan County, 111., where he grew to man- 
hood and made his home until 1874. In the com- 
mon schools he acquired his education. In 1871 
he was united in marriage with Miss Annie E. 
Donald, and the}' began their domestic life upon 
a farm in Morgan County. Mr. Potter there 
purchased eighty acres of timberland, which he 
cleared and improved. This he sold in 1874, and 
then came to Crawford County, where he spent 
his remaining days. 

After reaching Kansas, Mr. Potter purchased 
one hundred and sixty acres of feind and became 
Land Agent for the Memphis Railroad Company. 
In this way he advertised the land and caused the 
settlement of the neighborhood. He always took 
a leading part in everything pertaining to the 
welfare of the community and its development, 
and aided materially in the public gro:5\'th and 
progress. At an early day he became identified, 
with the Methodist Church, and was always one 
of its prominent and active workers. In politics 
he was a Republican until 1888, whetj he allied 



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himself with the Prohibition partj-, and by it was 
nominated for State Auditor. At the time of his 
death lie owned over two sections of land, which 
he had accumulated through industry, persever- 
ance and good management. He tlius left liis 
family in good circumstances. Socially, he was a 
member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. 
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Potter was born a family of 
six children, as follows: Effie !\I., wife of the Rev. 
K. E. McLean, of Cherry ville, pastor of the Meth- 
odist Episcopal Church, of that place; George E., 
James Newton ; Delia and Stella, twins; and Ar- 
thur. Mrs. Potter was born in Morgan County, 
111., and is a daughter of William and Sarah Don- 
ald. Her father was- a native of Scotland, and her 
mother was born on the Green Isle of Erin. In 
youth they came to America, and were here mar- 
ried. Both were members of the Presbyterian 
Church, and were highly respected people. Mr. 
Potter was called to his final rest in 1891, at the 
age of forty-seven years, and his loss was mourned 
throughout the entire community. His church 
lost a consistent member, the comraunitj- a valued 
citizen, his neighbors a faithful friend, and his 
family a loving and tender husband and father. 



ESSE V. WHISLER. Among the residents 
of Crawford County who have come liitlier 
^^ I from the east and have here found pros- 
l^/J ()erity and success in farming and stock- 
raising may be mentioned the name of Jesse V. 
Whisler. The farm which he owns and occupies 
is situated on section 22, Washington Township, 
and consists of one hundred and sixtj' acres of 
land, upon which have been placed numerous 
farm buihlings and improvements of a substan- 
tial nature. When our subject located here, the 
farm was unimproved, and as far as the eye could 



penetrate there stretched a seemingly endless ex- 
panse of prairie land. 

The Whisler family is of Pennsylvania-Dutch 
origin. The parents of our subject, Daniel and 
Sarah (Hendcr) Whisler, were botli natives of 
Pennsylvania, but removed from there to Ohio, 
where the father died. The mother and family 
later proceeded westward to Iowa. The mother 
resides in Findlay, Ohio, at this writing. They had 
a family of five cliildren, our subject being the 
fourth in order of birtli. He was born in Rich- 
land County, Ohio, in 1844, and in his boyhood 
accomi)anied his parents to Jefferson County, Iowa, 
where he resided from 1856 until 1870. His edu- 
cation was received in the schools of Ohio and 
Iowa, and has been supplemented by observation 
and thoughtful reading. 

The first marriage of Mr. Whisler took i)lace in 
Iowa and united him with Miss Mary Porter, a 
teacher in the schools of Louisa County, that 
stale. Of this union three children were born, 
viz.: Maggie, who is the wife of A. S. Sargent, of 
Rice County, Kan.; Sadie, a teacher of Crawford 
County; and .Tolin W., who is a minister in the 
Cliurch of God and a young man of brilliant at- 
tainments and splendid education. After the 
death of Mrs. Mary Whisler, our subject was again 
married, in 1880, his wife being Christena Fred- 
erick. They are the parents of three children: 
Mabel, Gertrude and A. Frederick. 

After coming to Kansas, in the year 1870, Mr. 
Whisler engaged in teaching in Crawford County 
for several years, and aided in the organization 
of public schools in his district. He has taken 
an active interest in educational matters and 
rendered efficient service as a member of the 
School Board. In politics he is a Populist, and 
upon the ticket of that party he was elected 
to the position of Town Clerk, serving in that 
office for several terms. He is now officiating as 
Township Treasurer. In religious connections he 
and his family are members of the Church of God, 
and he has been especially active in Sunday-school 
work, having served as Superintendent or Assist- 
ant Superintendent during almost the entire pe- 
riod that has elapsed since the organization of the 
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he filled the position of County Sunday-school 
President, a"nd for five years was Vice-President 
of the association. He has officiated almost con- 
stantly as Township President. For many 3^ears 
he has been an Elder in the church. In his social 
relations he is identified with the Ancient Order 
of United Workmen and the Anti-Horse Thief 
Association. 



^^HOMAS W. REYNOLDS, the efficient Clerk 
1^^^ of Neosho County, and a well known resi- 
^>^^' dent of Erie, was born in Greene County, 
Ohio, July 29, 1839. His paternal grandfather 
was a farmer of Alleglieny County, Pa.,iind in 
Greene County, Ohio, bought a farm for his son, 
William Reynolds, the father of our subject, who, 
removing thither, married Miss Eliza Mitchell, 
daughter of John Mitchell. Both parents were 
natives of Allegheny County. The maternal grand- 
father became the owner of eleven hundred acres 
of land in Ohio. William Reynolds followed farm- 
ing in Greene County upon one hundred and 
seven acres of good land until his death in 1840. 
His widow then went to live with her father, but 
afterward married Rev. William Davidson, of 
Hamilton, Ohio, a minister of the United Presby- 
terian Church. 

The subject of this sketch was reared in liis 
mother's home, and educated in Hamilton, Ohio, 
attending the high school. At the age of eigli- 
teen he determined to seek a home in the west, 
and went to Nebraska, locating in Nemaha Coun- 
ty. In the spring of 1860 he crossed the plains 
to Pike's Peak, Colo., and while en route had a 
fight with the Indians. There he engaged in 
prospecting and mining until the following win- 
ter, when he returned to Hamilton, Ohio, and 
when President Lincoln issued his call for seventy- 
five thousand voliinteers he enlisted, on the I9lli 
U 



of April, 1861, in Company F, Third Ohio In- 
fantrj-. 

Mr. Reynolds was in the service for three years 
and three months, and was mustered out in June, 
1864. For the last year and a-half he served as 
Orderly Sergeant of his company, and acted as its 
Commander for thirteen months. He spent the 
first season in the Army oi the East, participating 
in the battle of Tiger Valley, and afterward went 
to Bowling Green, thence to Nashville, and on to 
Murfreesboro and Huntsville. I.n the fall they 
joined Buell's army and participated in the bat- 
tle of Perryville. Later Rosecrans assumed com- 
mand, and they went to Nashville and partici- 
pated in the battle of Stone River or Murfreesboro. 
They were then detailed with the Fifty-tirst and 
Seventy-third Indiana and Eightieth Illinois reg- 
iments to go on a raid under Col. A. D. Straight. 
After a hard battle near Rome they were captured 
by General Forest and turned over ,to the home 
guard of that place, by which they were searched 
and robbed and then sent to Richmond and At- 
lanta. They were afterward placed iii Belle Isle 
Prison, but in a short time were purolled and 
taken to Camp Chase. Not long afterward Mr. 
Reynolds joined his regiment in Cincinnati, and 
went to Nashville. Later he did guard duty, 
and subsequently was sent to Chattanooga, where 
he was at the expiration of his term of service. 
He then went to Camp Dennison, Ohio, where he 
was mustered out. 

After the war Mr. Reynolds remained in Ham- 
ilton, Ohio, for about a year in tlie employ of 
the Government, and then went to Gibson Coun- 
ty, Ind., where his fntlior had entered one hundred 
and sixty acres <if tiiiilni laud. On the 8th of 
February, 1807, he was uintt'd in. riiai'riage with 
Miss Jane M., daughter of f.lijali Coulter, a miller 
and farmer of Gibson Cduuty. Into them have 
been born ten children, .all uf whom are still liv-. 
ing. Two of the number are married, while the 
others are yet with their parents. 

In the midst of the forests in Indiana Mr. Reyn- 
olds hewed out a farm, upon whicii he made his 
home for three and a-half years. He then sold 
out, in September, 1870, and came to Neosho Coun- 
ty, locating in Canville Township, and enter- 



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ing one hundred and sixty acres of land on sec- I 
lion 24 from tlie Government. He now has two 
hundred and sixty acres, all under a high state of 
cultivation and well improved. He carries on 
general farming and stock-raising, and in his 
dealings has met with good success. 

Mr. Reynolds exercises his right of franchise in 
support of the Republican party. In tlie fall of 
1889 he was elected to the oftice of Cbunt3' Clerk, 
and entered upon its duties the following Janu- 
ary. On the expiration of his two years' term 
he was again elected, and is the present incum- 
bent. For three terms he served as Township 
Trustee, and was Clerk of the Township Board 
for several yeai-s. For two terms he served as 
Justice of the Peace, and has been a member of 
the School Board for a number of years. He takes 
quite an active part in Grand Army work, and is 
a charter member of Earltown Post No. 206, 
G. A. R. Jlr. Reynolds has led a busy and useful 
life, and h.as ever been found true to the trust rc- 
jiosed in him. 



VT^ DWARD T. CAMPBELL. For more than 
|U] twenty years Mr. Campbell has resided 
/J — ^ upon section 2, of Sherman Township, 
Crawford County, where he engages in general 
farming and stock-raising. At the time of locat- 
ing here, about 1872, he purchased from the rail- 
road company one hundred and sixty acres of 
unimproved land, and to the original tract he has 
from time to time added until he is now the 
owner of live hundred and twenty acres, of which 
two hundred and twenty acres are under excellent 
cultivation. 

The parents of our subject, James and Mahala 
J. (Fields) Campbell, were natives of Russell 
County, Va., and belonged to the F. F. Vs. The 
father followed farming in the Old Dominion until 
lu? (ieath, ivfter ^rhi(?h his wife mavried James Haf 



mon, becoming by the second union the mother 
of one child, Lottie, wife of John Holtman, of 
Crawford (;ounty, Kan., and the mother of two 
children. Jlrs. Mahala J. Harmon has been a second 
time widowed and now makes her home with our 
subject. By her fiist marriage she had three chil- 
dren, two of whom are now living, E. T. and J. F. 
The mother is a member of the Christian Church 
and is a lady of upright and amiable character, 
beloved b}' all who knew her. 

Born in Russell County, Va., on the 23d of Sep- 
tember, 185.3, the subject of this sketch was reared 
upon a farm in the Old Dominion, where he re- 
sided until he was seventeen years of age. In the 
subscription schools of the district he received the 
rudiments of an education. His literary advan- 
tages, however, were very meagre, and the exten- 
sive knowledge he now possesses has been acquired 
principally by self-culture. In the spring of 1870 
he came to Kansas and has since resided in Craw- 
ford County. After coining here he worked for a 
time on the farm of ,the present Lieutenant-Gov- 
ernor, Percy Daniels, and then in 1872 settled 
upon the farm where he has since remained. 

In 1886 Mr. Campbell was United in marriage 
with Miss Mary, daughter of William and Amanda 
(Hall) Lawler, of Farlington, this state. Mrs. 
Campbell is a member in high standing of the 
Missionary Baptist Church and is regarded as a 
worthy and exemplary Christian by all who know 
her. In his social connections Mr. Campbell is a 
Mason, and is also identified with the Ancient 
Order of United Workmen at Farlington, of which 
he has been Master. Since the organization of the 
People's party, he has been one of its most active 
supporters and has frequently served as a delegate 
to its conventions. For two years he filled the 
l)osition of Trustee of Sherman Township, and he 
is now a member of the School Board. 

Mr. Campbell is a practical grain and stock 
farmer, and has been generally very successful in 
his farming operations. A man of solid worth 
and character, he is recognized as such by his fel- 
low-citizens, and is highly regarded by all who 
know him. As the result of patient toil and hon- 
orable industry he enjoys a well earned compe- 
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lations or the turmoils of political strife, but has 
attended strictly to bis chosen occupation. 

A few words with reference to .1. F. Campbell, 
our subject's brother, will not be amiss in this con- 
nection. He was born in Russell County, Va., in 
18.56, and accompanied the familj' to Kansas. 
About 1874 he married Miss Theodosia, daughter 
of A. M. Clifford, now of Oklahoma. Mrs. Theo- 
dosia Campbell died in June, 1892, after having 
become the mother of four children, all of whom 
are now living. Mr. Campbell settled upon the 
southeast quarter of section 34, Sherman Town- 
ship, and from the wild land improved a fine farm. 
In March, 1893, he disposed of the propertj^ and 
removed to Oklahoma, where he has since resided. 
He was an official in the Baptist Church while a 
resident of Crawford County, and was highly es- 
teemed, not only by the congregation, but also by 
everyone who knew him. As a Populist, he took 
an active part in political affairs, and for two years 
served as Trustee of Sherman Townshii). He is 
identified with the Fraternal Aid Society. . 



ig-^-I^^S 



,^^ TEPHEN AHOTT HERRIMAN, deceased. 
^^^ The life narrative of the head of a family 
(jL£ji) is interesting, not only tolas posterity, but 
also to the citizens of the section in which 
he has resided, and this is doubly true when 
such a man has established for himself and hisdiil- 
dren a reputation for integrity, character and 
ability, and has been of value m the development 
of that portion of the country which was his 
home. Such a narrative do we have in the sketch 
of Stephen A. Herriman, who located in Kansas in 
the spring of 1868. 

Mr. Herriman was a native of the Buckeye 
State, born in Clarke County, November 1, 1838, 
and the son of George W. and Elizabeth Herri- 
man. He was reared to the arduous duties of the 
farm, aP(i educated in the common schools. Later 



he taught school in Kentucky for one year and 
then went to Ohio, where, in connection with 
te.aching, he tilled the soil for some time. During 
the Civil AVar he enlisted in Company K, Thirty- 
first Ohio Infantry, and served three years as a 
private soldier. He was slightly wounded once 
in a finger. After the war he returned to 
Ohio and resumed teaching and farming alter- 
nately. As before stated, he came to Kansas in 
the spring of 1868 and purchased one hundred 
and sixtj' acres of land, which he immediately be- 
gan improving. At the same time he taught 
school. The land w.as raw prairie when he pur- 
chased it, and as time passed he added to tiie orig- 
inal tract until he was the owner of one thousand 
acres. He also engaged in stock-raising and feed- 
ing, and became one of the substantial, worthy citi- 
zens of the county. On the home place he erected 
a fine residence and substantial barns and out- 
buildings. ' 

In the year 1889 Mr. Herriman removed from 
the farm and located in Garnettr, where he pur- 
chased a pleasant residence. This worthy man 
passed away on the 31st of January, 1893, and in 
his death the community lost one of its best citi- 
zens, and the family a noble husband and loving 
father. All his property was tlie result of energy 
and industry on his part, and everything that he 
undertook seemed to prosper, lie was very domes- 
tic in his taste, and loved the home fireside better 
than any other place on earth. In politics, he was 
independent, and for one term held the office of 
County Commissioner. On the 3d of September, 
1868, he married Miss Mary E. Little, daughter of 
John and Mary Ann (Highwood) Little, and a na- 
tive of Clarke County, Ohio. Ih.iii January 12, 
1848. She resided in her nativL' ccmiily until her 
marriage. Three children were the fruits of this 
union: Grace, who was born April 9, 1871, and 
married Brainard W. Gowdej-; Mary Susan, who 
was born October 12, 1876; and Ada May, born 
December 16, 1878. The two last are witl<,their 
mother. 

John Little, fatiier of Mrs. Herriman, was a na- 
tive of the Keystone State, born August 18, 1819, 
and was married in his native state when but 
twenty-one years of age. His wife w»s originally 



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from England, and came to the United States wlien 
nine years of age. Soon after marriage tliey moved 
by wagon over the mountains of Pennsylvania to 
Clarke County, Ohio, and settled on a farm where 
they resided for many years. Mrs. Little there died 
February 19, 1883, when sixty-two 3'cars of age. 
Afterward Mr. Little went to Minneapolis and has 
made his home with a son there ever since. He 
and his wife were the parents of seven daughters 
and a son. Lydia Elma married Cyrus Murray 
and resides in Clarke County, Ohio; Anna High- 
wood married John Herriman (see sketch); Susan 
Merrett married Cyrus Ball, and died in Clarke 
County, Ohio; Mary E. is Mrs. Herriman; Emm."! 
Margaret married William Baxter, and resides in 
Minneapolis, Minn.; Ada Maria married Alfred 
Clements, and resides in Clarke Countj', Ohio; 
Laura Jane married Lemuel Nicholson, and resides 
in Clarke County, Ohio, and John Warren, a phy- 
sician of Minneapolis, Minn., is noted far and 
wide for his success in the healing art, and has one 
of the finest libraries in the city. The father of 
these children was one of the honest, upright men 
of the county and was universally respected. 



#.i!^5Jl. ^ II ^ I C^^I I 



,^^ AMUEL M. PORTER, who resides on 
^^^ section 23, Westphalia Townshi|), Ander- 
(ll/jj) son County', northwest of the village of 
Westphalia, owns a fine farm, which attests 
b}' its thrift and productiveness the excellent 
qualities of thoroughness and system which mark 
the owner. The career of Mr. Porter, of whom 
it is our pleasure and privilege to here attempt a 
short sketch, is connected about equally with Ohio 
and Kansas. Born in the former state in Brown 
County, October 10, 1839, he was there reared 
and educated, receiving such advantages as the 
common schools afforded. AVhen but a lad he be- 
gsvme faniili^r with ^U the duties of the farm and 



assisted his father in tilling the soil until the 
breaking out of the Civil War. 

In October, 1861, our subject enlisted and was 
mustered in with Company A, Seventieth Ohio 
Infantry, and served for fifteen months, when he 
was discharged at Mem phis on account of physical 
disability. He participated in the bloody battle 
of Shiloii and the evacuation of Corintii, holding 
the rank of Sergeant. Returning to the Buckeye 
State in 1863, he was married to Miss Euphemia 
Games, who was born in Brown County, Ohio, 
and is a daughter of John Games. In 1869 our 
subject and family left Ohio and made their way 
toward the setting sun, stopping nearly one year 
near Peru, La Salle Count}', 111., where he was en- 
gaged in tilling the soil. From there he came direct 
to Kansas, and at once invested in eighty acres of 
raw prairie land, which he improved by cultiva- 
tion, and on which he erected a substantial dwel- 
ling and good outbuildings. This was in Miami 
County, and there he resided until 1882, when he 
located in Anderson County and purchased a half- 
section of land, which was also unimproved. 

Mr. Porter now owns four hundred acres, has 
it improved and cultivated, and has followed 
stock-raising for the most part since locating here. 
To his marriage were born nine children, one of 
whom died in infancy. Those living are: John, 
David, Elijah, Martin, Lonnie, Belle, Grace and 
Albert. Politicallj', Mr. Porter is a Republican, 
and his associations, as far as party is concerned, 
have always been with that body. He has never 
sought office, but has been Township Treasurer. He 
is a member of the United Brethren Church. With 
little or no assistance he has made his own way 
in life, and being distinguished for prudence, fore- 
sight and good judgment has been unusually suc- 
cessful. He is one of tiie original stockholders 
and directors in the Bank of Westphalia. 

Moses and Jane (Martin) Porter, the parents of 
our subject, were natives of the Buckeye State, 
and there resided until about 1863, having in 
the meantime united their fortunes. They then 
removed to La Fayette, Ind., near which city the 
father purchased a farm. As he was advanced in 
years, and as he had secured a competency, he re- 
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Fayette. Although eighlj' years of age, time has 
dealt leniently with him, and he enjoys compara- 
tively good health. His wife, and the mother of 
our subject, died in June, 1892, when eighty-one 
3ears of age. Both wereeonsisteut and exemplary 
members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and 
in former years were active workers in the same. 
Tiiey reared six children, as follows: Elijah, who 
resides in Brown County, Ohio, and is engaged in 
farming; Samuel M., our subject; Amos, a farmer 
of La Fa^'ette, Ind.; Eugene, a grocer of La Fayette; 
Cerilda, who married .John Games and resides ,at 
Baldwin, Kan.; and .Jackson, who died in La Fay- 
ette, Ind. 



m>^^^m 



y», N. EWING a prominent farmer and stock- 
[ raiser of Neosho C'ountj-. residing on sec- 
*J^ tion 25, Ladore Township, was born in 
Pendleton County, Ky., in 1840, and was the sec- 
ond in order of birth in a family of five children, 
whose parents were Milton and Nancy (Brann) 
Ewing. They were also natives of Kentucky. 
The grandfather, .John Ewing, removed from Vir- 
ginia to Kentucky when the latter state was ytt 
a territory, and he had a patent from the Gov- 
ernor of Virginia for a large tract of land. He was 
very fond of iiunting, and became quite noted as 
a marksman. 

In the county of his nativity our suliject grew 
to manhood, and in the common scliools acquired 
a good English education. When the war be- 
tween the north and south broke out, he idenii- 
fied himself with the southern cause and served 
for about three j'ears. After his return home from 
the war, he was married, in 1867, the lady of his 
choice being Miss Nancy Makemson. They began 
their domestic life in Kentucky, but after three 
years emigrated westward to Kansas, and Mr. Ew- 
ing purchased tiie farm on wliich he now resides. 
It comprises four hundred acres of rich and val- 
uable land, and his entire landed possessions ag- 



gregate one section. All the improvements upon 
the farm are the work of his hands, and there- 
fore stand as monuments to his thrift and enter- 
prise. All modern conveniences and accessories 
are there found, and the place is incomplete in no 
particular. In connection with general farming, 
he carries on stock-raising, and always has good 
grades of horses and cattle upon his place. 

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Ewing has been born a fam- 
ily of three children, two sons and a daughter, 
viz.: Edgar, who is married and resides on his 
father's farm; Lillian and Wil'liam, who are still 
under the parental roof. Tiie household is the 
abode of hospitalit3', and its members rank high in 
social ciicles. Mr. Ewing and his family belong to 
the Church of Clirist, and take an active and com- 
mendable interest in church work. In politics he 
was formerly a IJemocrat, but of late years has voted 
with the Peo]jle's party. He has never cared for 
political preferment^ desiring rather to give his 
entire time and attention to his business interests, 
in wliich he has met with signal success. His pros- 
perity has been achieved by persistent and dili- 
gent effort, and his success is tiie merited crown 
of his labors. 



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^fU^ON. DAVID A. CROCKER, a well known 
IrTjj business nmn of Linn County, and a prom- 
/|\^ incnt hanluare uiercliant of Pleasanton, 
,\^, was born in Franklin County, In:!., August 
30, 1834. His father,' Benjamin Crocker, was born 
near F.almouth, Mass., in 1778, and grew to nian- 
liood in his native place, where he learned the 
trade of a shoemaker. After his marriage, which 
united him with Miss Elizabeth Bourn, he removed 
to Indiana, and for a time followed his trade, but 
later engaged in farming. Some time after going 
to Indiana, he purchased a tract of land covered 
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hired others to clear his land. Upon his farm, 
which consisted of one hundred and sixty acres, 
he made good improvements, and there he re- 
mained until his death, which occurred in 1851. 
His wife died in Indiana some years pior to his 
■demise. 

There were tliree sons and five daughters in the 
family, viz.: Jane, Thomas, Patience, Benjamin, 
Lucy, Elizabeth, Cecelia and David A. The last- 
named, the youngest member of the family, was 
reared on the home farm, and in his childhood was 
a student in the country schools. In 1854 he ac- 
companied his sister to Keokuk County, Iowa, 
and there worked at the trade of a carpenter, hav- 
ing served an apprenticeship to that trade while a 
resident of Indiana. In 1857 he came to Kansas 
and entered a claim to a tract of land in Linn 
County, on which he made improvements, and at 
the same time worked in a saw and grist mill near 
Mound City. He finally secured a clear title to 
his land and resided there until 1876, becoming 
the owner of two hundred and sixty acres. 

In the fall of 1876 Mr. Crocker came to Pleas- 
anton and purchased an interest in the hardware 
business of Park & Baldwin, of which he became 
the sole proprietor in 1884. His present stoi-e 
building was erected in 1887, and he owns a one- 
half interest in the opera house which is above his 
store. In politics a Republican, he has served as 
County Commissioner for two terms, member of 
the State Legislature for one term, Mayor of Pleas- 
anton, and delegate to district and state conven- 
tions. For years he has been one of the promi- 
nent figures in the political life of the county, and 
his service in various official positions has been 
eminently satisfactory to his constituents. While 
in the Legislature he was a member of the Com- 
mittee on Agriculture, in which position he ren- 
dered efficient service. Socially, he is identified 
with Eureka Lodge No. 88, F. & A. M., and Pleas- 
anlon Lodge No. 65, I. 0. O. F., of which he is 
Noble Grand. In addition to his hardware busi- 
ness, he still retains the ownership of one hundred 
and sixty acres located near Pleasanton. 

The first marriage of Mr. Crocker occurred in 
1867, and united him with Miss Drusilla Botkin, 
who died in 1869, leaving one child, Clara. Some 



time after the demise of his first wife, he was again 
married, choosing as his bride Miss Amelia Botkin, 
a sister of his former wife, and a daughter of Isaac 
Botkin. Mrs. Crocker is a native of Ohio, and was 
born near Springfield, in August. 1834. She is a 
lady possessing many noble qualities, and her 
character is such as to endear her to all her ac- 
quaintances. 



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f the enter- 
wnsliip. An- 
on section 
^5^^ 24, where he owns and carries on a valu- 
able farm. His birtli occurred in Greene County, 
Mo., December 4, 1849, and he was early inured 
to tlie duties and routine of mercantile work, gain- 
ing a practical experience, which has been of 
great benefit to him during his entire career. He 
continued to live on the old homestead with his 
parents until 1870, when he started out to make 
his own way in the world. 

The first point at which our subject began his 
life work was at Colorado Springs, Colo., where 
he was employed as a clerk in a mercantile estab- 
lishment. For several years following he worked 
for different firms in various capacities, until June, 
1876, when he came to Kansas, settling first in 
Garnett. For some time he was employed in the 
Anderson County Savings Bank, and when this 
institution was united with the First National 
Bank, taking the name of the latter, he was made 
one of the tellers. In this position he continued 
until coming to Reeder Township. 

The marriage of Mr. Bailey took place Septem- 
ber 20, 1877, during his residence in Garnett. His 
wife was formerly Mrs. Mary (Porter) Buterbaugh, 
widow of the late Dr. John Buterbaugh. Siie was 
born in Livingston County, N. Y., July 12, 1845, 
and is a daughter of Mathew and Salomi Porter. 
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and in 1859 they removed to the west, settling 
in Reeder Township. They afterward located in 
Garnett, where they passed their remaining years, 
their deaths occurring tliere. By her first marriage 
Mrs. Bailey had one daugliter, Fannie M., now 
the wife of A. W. Baird. Mr. and Mrs. Bailey 
have five cliildren, who in order of birth are as 
follows: Helen, Mathew P., .Tesse J., Mary and 
Frances Folsoni. .Joshua M. Baile}', our subject's 
fatlier, was born in Logan County, Ky. On arriv- 
ing at man's estate, he was united in marriage 
with Miss Lavinda H. Neal, a native of Tennessee. 
The farm of Mr. Bailey comprises two hundred 
and forty-three acres, situated on section 24. It 
is all under cultivation, and since it has come into 
his possession he has made many substantial im- 
provements upon the pl.ace, which is a model one 
in every respect. Upon it is a well built resi- 
dence, good barns and other necessary build- 
ings. The owner keeps thoroughly abreast with 
the times in everything pertaining to carrying on 
a farm, and is not content to follow merel3- the 
old ways of doing things, but consults farm jour- 
nals and in every way possible uses the most mod- 
ern methods in his worlc. He is justly considered 
one of the most practical and enterprising agri- 
culturists of this region. 



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|L^ ON. C. G. LANCE, Judge of the Police 
iTjl) Court of Pittsburgh, was born in Warren 
i^y^ County, Tenn., on the 26th of October, 
(^y 1841. He is the descendant of patriotic 
ancestors, his gran dfatliers. Henry Lance and Rich- 
ard Stone, having both been particiiTants in the 
Revolutionary War. He is a son of J. F. Lance, 
a native of Tennessee, who engaged in the voca- 
tion of a farmer in the state of his birtli, remain- 
ing there until his demise. A man of firm con- 
victions, he was a stanch adherent of the Demo- 
cratic party. In his religious connections he was 



identified with the Christian Ciiureh. His wife, 
our subject's mother, was Amanda Maria Camp- 
bell, likewise a native of Tennessee. 

In Middle Tennessee the subject of this sketch 
spent the ^'ears of his boyhood, which were un- 
eventfully passed in a manner similar to other 
fiirmer lads. However, the monotony of life was 
rudely disturbed by the outbreak of the Civil 
War, and he, although a son of the sunny south, 
was a firm friend of the Union, to which from the 
first his sympathies were given. In .January, 1863, 
he enlisted in the United State's navy, and served 
until August 12, 1865, when he was discharged 
with the rank of first class Fireman. He partici- 
pated in the siege of Savannah, Charleston, the 
surrender of Kichniond and manj' minor engage- 
ments. 

At the close of the war, Mr. Lance returned to 
Middle Tennessee, where, on the 26th of October, 
1865, he married Miss Eliza, daughter of Thomp- 
.son B>azier, a farmer living in Coffee Countj', Tenn. 
After his marriage Mr. Lance engaged in farming 
in Coffee County, where he remained for twelve 
years. He then removed to Missouri, and con- 
ducted farming and stock-raising in Cedar County 
for a period of seven years. In 1885 he came to 
Kansas, and on arriving in Pittsburgh engaged for 
a time as proprietor of the Cottage House. He 
then opened a coal yard west of the city, where 
he remained for two j'ears, conducting a good 
business. 

The first connection of Mr. Lance with the po- 
lice force dates from 1890, when he was appointed 
a member of tlie force, serving in that capacity 
for twenty months. He was then elected to the 
office of Police Magistrate, and is^now serving his 
second term as the incumbent of that office. He 
is at the head of the department, consisting of 
five officers — a marshal and four policemen. Un- 
til 1873 he was a Rejiublican, I)ut at the organiza- 
tion of the People's party in this state (in which 
lie aided) he supported the principles of that part^ , 
to which he has since adhered. He has itttended 
evexy state convention of this party, as well as ' 
every c<mgressional and county convention , and 
has been one of its strongest workers in Crawford 
County. Notwithstanding his prominence in poll- 



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tics, he is not solicitous of office, and has never 
aspired to public i^osilions. He has many warm 
friends in Pittsburgh, and both times that he has 
been nominated for the position he now holds has 
run ahead of his ticket. He was nominated on 
the Reform ticket for the State Legislature b}' ac- 
clamation, but refused to accept. 

In his social relations Judge Lance is connected 
with the Knights of Pythias, the Independent 
Order of Odd Fellows, the Fraternal Aid, the 
Modern Woodmen of America, tlie Knights of La- 
bor, Ancient Order of United AVorkmeu, the Alli- 
ance, and other organizations for the benefit of 
the laboring class. He has served as Master Work- 
man of the Knights of Labor, and for twenty 
years has been an active worker in labor organiz- 
ations, having always been a firm friend of the 
workingman and interested in everytliing that 
tends to advance the interest of that class. 



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J~|'ACOB BAUER. Linn County boasts of a 
large number of farms which, in regard to 
1 fertility and cultivation, are unsurpassed by 
_ ' any in the state. One of these estates lies on 
section 28, Centreville Townsliip, and consists of 
one hundred and twenty acres of highly improved 
land, upon which have been placed all the embell- 
ishments of a first-class modern farm. The owner, 
Mr. Bauer, under whose personal supervision all 
these improvements have been made, is a practical, 
energetic and industrious farmer, who tlioroughly 
understands every detail of his business and exer- 
cises good judgment in his agricultural operations. 
Mr. Bauer is one of the men who, natives of Ger- 
many, have emigrated to the New World, and here 
found success and prosperity. His home has been 
in Linn County since August of 1876. He was 
born in the town of Siegen, province of West- 
phalia, kingdom of Prussia, February 20, 1844. 
His parents, Conrad and Elizabeth (Fauchs) Bauer, 



emigrated to America in 1865, and settled in La 
Salle County, 111., where they passed their remain- 
ing days. He departed this life on the 24th of 
.June, 1866, and she survived him a few years, 
dying Jan uar J' 11, 1872. They were the parents 
of a large famil3' of children, but only four at- 
tained to mature years, Jacob being the eldest of 
these. 

In the Fatherland, the subject of this sketch 
grew to stalwart manhood, availing himself mean- 
time of the excellent opportunities for securing 
an education that were offered him. In iiis youth 
he learned the trade of a tanner, and followed 
that occupation for five years in the Old Country. 
In 1864 he left his home and tiie associations of 
his youth, and, taking passage for America, landed 
in New York after a comparatively uneventful 
voyage. Coming west to Illinois, he settled in 
La Salle County, and was employed in a stone 
quarry until the time of his removal to Kansas. 

Upon locating in Linn County, Mr. Bauer pur- 
chased forty acres on section 28, Centreville Town- 
ship, which he improved and upon which he has 
since resided. From time to time, as opportunity 
offered, he has added to his original purchase until 
lie is now the owner of one hundred and twenty 
acres, constituting a well improved and highly 
cultivated farm. His buildings are substantial and 
conveniently arranged, the residence being a neat 
farm structure, and other commodious buildings 
being provided for tlie storage of grain and tlie 
shelter of stock. 

In Linn County, August 20, 1877, Mr. Bauer 
was united in marriage with Mrs. Sophia Crain, 
widow of Jerome Crain. Her parents, Lewis and 
Louisa (Schrader) Hermann, were natives of Prus- 
sia, wlience they emigrated to the United States in 
1852, and sojourned for a time in Clinton County, 
Iowa. There Mrs. Hermann died during the latter 
part of December, 1856, and in the summer of the 
following year Mr. Hermann, .accompanied bj' his 
family, came to Linn Couuty, settling near Farlin- 
ville, Paris Township, where he died January 12, 
1884. They were the parents of four children, 
who lived to mature years, Sophia being the 
second in order of birth. She was born in Siegen, 
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child of two years when her parents came to the 
United States. 

The first husband of Mrs. Bauer was Jerome 
Crain, to whom she bore three children, namely: 
Ella M., the wife of Rudolph Radke; Eliza and 
Clara L. Mr. Crain died in Linn County, Kan., 
March 4, 1876. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Bauer 
has been blessed by the birth of seven children, as 
follows: Amelia M., Bertha S., Earl F., Nora S., 
George, Pearl A. and an infant son. The children 
are bright and intelligent, and arc receiving excel- 
lent educations in the home schools. A progress- 
ive, intelligent man, Mr. Bauer stands high among 
his fellow-citizens, and is said to be one of the 
best farmers for miles around. With his wife, he 
enjoys a high degree of popularity among tlie 
people of the community. 



J JONATHAN C. BROADHEAD, for thirty- 
three years a prosperous general agricultur- 
ist and well known stock-raiser of Linn 
' County, Kan., is a leading citizen of his lo- 
cality, and has held with faithful efficiency many 
of the offices of Paris Townsiiip. IIis valuable 
homestead of three hundred and sixty acres situ- 
ated upon section 3 is under a high state of cul- 
tivation, and annually yielding an abundant har- 
vest, also shelters many of the finest cattle and 
horses in the state, stock-raising being a special 
and most profitable feature of the Broadhead farm. 
Our subject was born in the town of Harmony, 
Chautauqua County, N. Y., April 29, 1837, and was 
the son of John and Elizabeth (Cheney) Broad- 
head. The fatlier, born in Yorkshire, England, 
came to America when comparatively a young 
man, and married for his second wife the mother 
of our subject, a native of Rensselaer County, 
N. Y. The maternal grandfather, Jonathan Cheney, 
a New Englander by nativit3', was born in Con- 



necticut. He was a man of enterprise and sagac- 
ity and was numbered among tiie early settlers of 
Harmony, where, upon his old farm, he passed 
away at an advanced age, beloved by all who 
knew him. John and Elizabeth Broadhead, im- 
mediately after their marriage, located in Chau- 
tauqua County, which they continued to make 
their home with the exception of three years they 
l^HSsed in Linn County, Mound Citj' Township, 
Kan. 

The parents finally spent their declining years 
in Busti, Chautauqua County, N. Y., where they 
died mourned by all their old-time friends and 
neighbors. Their two children are Jonathan C. 
and James W. By his firstmarriage, with Hannah 
Hall, the father had ten sons and daughters, of 
whom the Hon. Jabez Broadhead was the eldest 
son, and was for many years one of the best known 
and most influential citizens of Linn C'ount3-. 
Our subject was born upon the old homestead of 
his maternal grandfather, but was reared anrl edu- 
cated in Busti, where he lived with his parents 
until he was eighteen years of age. He then went 
to Wisconsin to work in the pineries, and began 
life for himself with energetic industry. At the 
expiration of three years, Mr. Broadhead returned 
to his old home in the P^mpire State, and after a 
brief visit to the scenes of his childhood, in April, 
1859, located permanently in Linn County, Kan. 
He first bought and settled upon two hilndred 
acres of land where he now lives, and there en- 
tered with ardor into the pursuits of agriculture. 
Financially prospered, he has added to the original 
amount a quarter-section, and bringing the large 
acreage under cultivation, has improved tlie farm 
with attractive and substantial buildings. 

Upon August 11, 1867, Jonathan C. Broadhead 
and Miss Susan White were united in marriage 
in Linn County. , Mrs. Broadhead, a lady of intel- 
ligence and culture, was born in DeWitt County, 
111., April 10, 1850. Her father, Henry M. White, 
was a Kentuckian by birth, and her mother, Eliza- 
beth (Barnes) White, was born in Ohio. In the 
fall of 1864, Mr. and Mrs. White came from their 
farm in DeWitt County, 111., to Kansas, locating 
in Miami County, but during the following twelve- 
month they removed to Paris Township, their 



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Lome for many years. They now live a retired 
life in Pleasanton, Kan., and are spending the 
evening of their days not far from various members 
of their family. They had seven children: Maria, 
Susan, Mary, Ella, Myrtle, Andy and one little 
one who died in infancy. Immediately following 
the marriage of our subject, he settled with his 
wife upon the farm now his home, and here has 
gathered the family of sons and daughters, six of 
of wliora yet survive to cheer the hearts of the 
parents. They are in the order of their birth, 
Eva; Mattie, the wife of IraMyers; James R., Fred 
C, Bessie M. and Josephine R. Devoting himself 
exclusively to general agriculture and stock-rais- 
ing, Mr. Broadhead has taken time to give faith- 
ful service as a public officer, and by so doing has 
won the esteem he so richly deserves. Together 
with his wife and family he occupies a social po- 
sition second to none in the township, and worth- 
ily commands the high regard of a liost of friends. 



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\fOSEPII SIMPSON. During recent years 
'' stock-raising has become one of the promi- 



Jnent industries of Linn County, and among 
the number who have engaged in it with 
success may be mentioned the name of the gentle- 
man who is a prominent resident of Centreville 
Township, and who forms the subject of our 
sketch. He dates his residence in Kansas from 
tlie year 1866, although it was not until some 
twelve years later that he located on his present 
farm on section 2, township 22, range 21, where 
he owns three hundred and twenty acres and en- 
gages extensively in stock-raising. 

Born in Philadelphia, Pa., December 17, 1848, 
our subject is a son of William and Eliza (McCul- 
lum) Simpson, natives of County Antrim, Ireland, 
the former born in 1803, and the latter August 
14, 1825. They were married in Ireland in 1847, 



and soon afterward emigrated to the United States, 
settling in Piiiladelphia, Pa. In 1855 they re- 
moved to Lee County, 111., where they resided 
upon a farm. In 1866 they came to Kansas, the 
overland journey with teams requiring three weeks 
and five days. 

Settling in Linn County, William Simpson pur- 
chased land which was somewhat improved. Here 
he gave his attention to agriculture with such 
success that he became the owner of five hundred 
and sixty acres of highly improved land. Upon 
the homestead there established lie remained until 
his death, January 3, 1893. His wife died on the 
8th of September, 1892. Their three children 
were Joseph, Daniel L., and Lizzie, wife of Collin 
Morrison. The religious home of the family was 
in the Presbyterian Church. Tlie father w.is a 
man of energy and prudence, kind in his inter- 
course with others, and an earnest worker in re- 
ligious enterprises. 

Upon his father's farm, our subject was reared 
to manhood. He attended the common sciiools of 
Illinois and Kansas, and assisted in the work of 
cultivating the home farm until his marriage. 
That important event occurred in 1873, and un- 
ited him with Miss Hannah Hurst, who was born 
in Fulton County, 111., December 17,1855. Her 
parents, William and Clarissa (Husted) Hurst, 
were early settlers of Fulton County, where her 
father died. Later, her mother married again, 
becoming the wife of Robert Michaels, with whom 
she now resides in Linn County. Since 1878 Mr. 
Simpson has resided on his farm in Centreville 
Township, where he conducts stock-raising on an 
extensive scale. 

To the union of Mr. and Mrs. Simpson five 
children have been born, namely: Myrtle, who was 
born on the first day of tlie year 1875; William, 
born June 11, 1878; Leonard, April 18, 1881; 
Robert, January 16, 1884; and Winnie, October 1 
1890. Politically, Mr. Simpson was formerly a 
Republican, but now affiliates with the Populists, 
being a prominent worker in that organization. 
He has served as Justice of the Peace and has 
also been a member of the School Board. In these 
as well as all other positions he has been called 
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self and to the general satisfaction of the people, 
whose welfare is ever a matter of personal impor- 
tance to him. 



'iTT^I ^- REDLON. In the brief and imperfect 
Vj^^ outline we are able to give in this sketch 
(l^^jj] of the personal history of one of the wealth- j 
^^^' iest residents of Crawford County, we can 
do little more than merely glance at some of the 
principal events with which he has been connected 
and identified in his long and useful career as a 
farmer, stock-dealer and business man. An ac- 
count of the life and character of Mr. Redlon, ris- 
ing from an humble position by his own unaided 
efforts to a place of honor among men, presents a 
useful lesson to the youth of this generation and 
adds another striking' illustration of the power 
and force of determined purpose and persever- 
ance. 

The landed possessions of Mr. Redlon aggregate 
thirtj'-four hundred and eighty-nine acres, the 
larger part of which has been placed under culti- 
vation. His home is pleasantly situated on section 
13, Crawford Township, where he has erected a 
substantial residence, commodious barns and other 
outbuildings. He has also planted an orchard of 
two hundred trees and put out ten miles of fenc- 
ing. In former years he was proprietor of a hard- 
ware store in Girard, and is now the owner of a 
flouring mill in this city. The mill has a capacity 
of forty barrels daily and is one of the best in 
the county. 

As a stock-raiser and dealer, Mr.- Redlon is one 
of the most prominent men in the county. His 
place is stocked with two hundred liead of cattle, 
hogs, sheep and horses, including an imported 
draft stallion, of the Perclieron breed, named 
"Handsome," and conceded to be one of the finest 
stallions in the state. While Mr. Redlon has been 



successful in the majority of his enterprises, he has 
also met w:ith reverses and has had his share of 
misfortune. However, he is still very wealthy, 
notwithstanding his losses. 

Some mention of the ancestry of Mr. Redlon 
will not be inappropriate in this connection. He 
is a son of Benjamin Redlon, who was born in 
Buxton, Me., June 19, 1803. The paternal grand- 
parents were Amos and Miranda (Emery) Redlon, 
while the great-grandparents were Ebenezer and 
Sarah (Hanscome) Redlon. From P^bcnczer the 
lineage is traced to Ebeneijer, Sr., who settled in 
Buxton, Me., in 1762; preceding him were Matth- 
ias, Magnus and Gervasius. The family came to 
England with William the Conqueror in 1065, and 
received large grants of land in Northumberland 
County, where several successive generations re- 
sided. The father of our subject was a soldier in 
the Aroostick War. By trade he was a blacksmith, 
and in later life followed farming. 

The mother of our subject was Hannah, daugh- 
ter of James and Martha (Hancock) Gibson, all 
natives of Maine, the latter being a relative of 
John Hancock of Massachusetts. Mrs. Hannah 
Redlon was born in Saco, Me., in 1800, and was 
married in Buxton, that state, where she lived 
until 18-10, removing thence to the Mohawk Val- 
ley. From there the family removed to the south- 
western part of New York, where they remained 
for a number of years. Their next home was in 
Waushara County, Wis., and in 1885 they went 
from that state to Nebraska, where the father died 
February 6, 1887, and the mother June 9, 1889. 
They were active members of the Free AVill Bap- 
tist Church, and were a worthy couple, highly es- 
teemed where they resided. Of their ten children, 
the following now survive: Sai'ah (Mrs. Kilpatrick), 
Benjamin C, W.K., Elizabeth (Mrs. Youngs), Mrs. 
Mary Griffith, Mrs. Abigail Hall, Mrs. Cyrene Hall 
and Thomas L. ■ 

Born in Harrison Township, Cumberland Coun- 
ty, Me., October 9, 1829, our subject was a student 
in the common schools of Maine and. New York. 
At the age of nineteen he bought his time of his 
father, after which he learned the trade of a black- 
smith and for a time was employed in the machine 
shops of John A. Ritts, of Rochester, N. Y. In 



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1849 he went across the plains to California, the 
journey consuming three inontlis and fifteen days. 
He was diverted from his original intention of 
going to Sacramento, instead of which he first vis- 
ited the Spanish settlements and later went to San 
Francisco. Proceeding to the mines, he opened a 
blacksmith sliop and conducted a flourishing busi- 
ness for two years when, becoming ill, he was 
obliged to return home. 

After following his trade for a time in Califor- 
nia, Mr. Redlon went to Wisconsin in 1852 and 
settled in Fond du Lac County, where he worked 
at his trade. He then removed to Plainfleld, 
Waushara County, Wis., where he remained until 
1866. From there he came to Kansas and for two 
years made his home in Ft. Scott, after which he 
came to Crawford County and settled upon the 
ranch in Sherman Township where he has since re- 
sided. He paid $10,000 for the place, which is one 
of the finest in the county. In politics he is a Re- 
publican and has been the incumbent of numerous 
township offices. 

In 1847 Mr. Redlon married Miss Eliza Smith, 
who was born in Albany, N. Y., in 1830. Eight 
children were born of the union, seven of whom 
are now living,asfollows: Lloyd, Hannah, Charles, 
Alice, Flora, Penola and Marion. After the death 
of Mrs. Eliza Redlon, our subject was again mar- 
ried, choosing as his wife Miss Emma Ann Getter, 
who was born in Montgomery County, Ohio, Jan- 
uary 29, 1869. At the age of twelve years she 
united with the Evangelical Lutheran Church, of 
which she was afterward a member until her death. 
At her Kansas home on the 8th of November, 
1891, she was united in marriage with Mr. Redlon 
and soon afterward came to Crawford County. 

Some time prior to her marriage Mrs. Redlon 
suffered from an attack of la grippe, which after- 
ward developed into consumption. On the 15th 
of June, 1893, at her request, she was taken to the 
home of her parents near Leon, and there she died 
July?, at 10:30 a.m. The funeral services were 
held in the Methodist Church at Leon, Rev. W. M. 
Runyan delivering the discourse to a large audi- 
ence. From there the remains were conveyed to 
the Leon cemetery and laid to rest. We cannot 
close this sketch more appropriately than by quot- 



ing from a 
Marion, II 



poem written by Mrs. M. J. Sparks, of 



"If life were done when still, cold hands 
Are crossed upon the pulseless breast. 
If all were o'er when death- dimmed eyes 
Are closed in their unbroken rest. 
Well might we shed the burning tear. 
As in the anguish of despair 
We stand beside a loved one's bier 
And mourn the loss of one so dear. 
But far beyond the shores of time. 
Beyond life's billows tempest-driven. 
There beams a hope, a joy sublime. 
Those cherished ones we'll meet in heaven. 
For life with them is just begun; 
Earth's prison bars are burst'in twain. 
Their conflict's o'er, their battle's won. 
In yon bright clime they live again." 






1^; EV. SAMUEL B. McGREW, a representative 
iMf "^'"^^ ^"*^ public-spirited citizen of Linn 
^^l^ County, Kan., has for thirty-three years 
^ been an active participant in the early 
struggles and later triumphs of the state, and re- 
siding on section 20, Centreville Township, is 
widely known as an important factor in the up- 
ward growth and rapid development of the vital 
interests of his locality. Our subject, born in 
Westmoreland County, Pa., October 10, 1826, was 
the son of James B. and Isabella McGrew. The 
paternal grandfather, James B. McGrew, was a na- 
tive of Scotland, and, a man of enterprise, emi- 
grated to the United States in about 1785, locating 
in Westmoreland County, where he passed the re*^ 
mainder of his life, and where the father of our 
subject, James B., Jr., was born and died. The 
mother was a daughter of William McGrew, a na- 
tive of Westmoreland County, Pa., where his chil- 
dren were also born. Later, the mother removing 
to Ohio, died in the Buckeye State. The maternal 
grandfather, emigrating from Ireland, made his 
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ents attained to adult age in the home of their 
childhood, and were married in tlie county of their 
birth. Not long afterward, however, they settled 
in Beaver County, where they lived about twelve 
years, then returning to their early home. 

The old home was blessed by tiic birth of four 
daughters and seven sons. Samuel B., the young- 
est of the family, was but ten years of age when 
his father died, and he was sent by his guardian to 
Mt. Pleasant, Jefferson County, Ohio, for three 
years, which he spent in a Quaker boarding school. 
He then enjoyed a four years' course of instruc- 
tion in Washington College, Washington County, 
Pa., and was graduited with high honors at the 
age of seventeen. For the succeeding two years 
our subject devoted himself to teaching, and to the 
study of medicine in West Newton, Pa. Later he 
settled in Indiana, and for three years taught 
school near Greencastle, after which he journeyed 
to Iowa, and locating near Mt. Pleasant, Henry 
County, engaged in teaching there for two years 
and a-half. In the meantime, February 1, 1849, 
Mr. McGrew was united in marriage with Miss 
Easter Ann Cubbison, who was born in Florence, 
Washington County, Pa., March 1, 1828. The fa- 
ther of Mrs. McGrew, James Cubbison, was a 
native of Ireland, and Mrs. Lydia (CuUey) Cub- 
bison, was born in Westmoreland County, Pa. Af- 
ter teaching six 3'ears in Henry and Lucas Coun- 
ties, Iowa, our subject, in 1857, located in Kansas, 
and for nine years lived near Mound City. In 
March, 1866, he settled i)ermanentl3' on the farm 
in Centreville Township where he now resides. 

In 1852, the Rev. Samuel B. McGrew was licensed 
to preach, and entered the Kansas Conference in 
1860. He became an Elder of the United Brethren 
Church in 1865, and in 1869 was made the Pre- 
siding Elder; he has ever since occupied that 
important position, at the same time presiding 
over the Neosho Annual Conference. Nine chil- 
dren have with their cheerful presence brightened 
the home of our subject and his worthy wife. 
Lydia I. is the wife of Peter Paddock; Ellen mar- 
ried H. Bettes; James B. married Eva Johnson; 
Mary J. is the wife of David Marvel; Emmett 
married Jane Johnson; Ada is Mrs. Vincent Sis- 
gon; John C. is the husband of Louie Gibbous; 



Lizzie is the wife of John Burkhead; Samuel W. 
married Amanda Barber. Upon August 28, 1892, 
the devoted wife and mother passed to her rest, 
mourned by all who knew her. The fine home- 
stead of two hundred and twenty acres owned by 
Elder McGrew is improved with attractive and 
substantial buildings, and one hundred and sixty 
acres of the farm are under a highly productive 
state and annually yield an abundant hai-vest. 

A man of sound principle and sterling integrity, 
our subject fully commands the confidence of his 
fellow-citizens, and was elected to the Legislature, 
serving his constituents with faithful efHcienc}' 
during the sessions of 1863 and 1864. He also 
held the responsible official position of County 
Assessor in 1862 and 1863. During his career as 
a citizen and minister of the Gospel, Elder Mc- 
Grew has passed (hrough many thrilling experi- 
ences. In the autumn of 1863, having just re- 
turned; between 12 and 1 o'clock at night, from a 
Quarterly meeting, a posse of nhie border ruffians 
surrounded his home (then near Mound City) and 
demanded that he should come out at once. This 
he refused to do, and having barricaded his doors, 
went aloft with his only weapon, a small hatchet. 
After a parley of half an hourthe miscreants be- 
gan to pile up wood on the left side of the house 
and declared their intention to smoke him out. 
For the first time. our subject addressed them,, say- 
ing, "I do not wish to hurt you or see you hurt, 
but if at the end of three minutes a man of you 
remains upon these premises, he will be killed." 
Then at the close of two moments he knocked a 
board off the roof, which, falling among the ruf- 
fians, frightened them so they desisted momentar- 
ily. Mr. McGrew again add'-essing them, said, 
"You have now half a momeut in which to escape 
before I give the signal for help. "Then taking up 
a tin horn, the good Polder blew three tremendous 
blasts, when the men speedily departed and were 
soon over the border safe in Missouri. As soon as 
they were gone, our subject sent a boy to a brother 
who lived about a quarter of a mile distant, and 
he went north to the residence of a Mr. Smith, 
whom the posse had threateded to kill. He reached 
the Smiths in safety, warned them of their dan- 
ger, and being furnished with a swift horse, pro- 



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ceeded to Mound Cit}^ where be gave the ahum. 
On the way thither he was seen by his brotlier, 
also mounted on a fleet horse, and who supposing 
him to be a border ruffian, pursued him a mile and 
three-quarters before he discovered -who he was. 
One hundred citizens of Mound City were in full 
pursuit very soon, but the scoundrels wlio had at- 
tempted assault escaped. Surviving the troublous 
days of the early history of Kansas, the Rev. Sam- 
uel B. Mcfxrew is identified with the present pros- 
perity of his adopted state, where, a man of in- 
born courage and native ability, he has sur- 
mounted difficulties and overcome all the obstacles 
which at first beset his path to success. 



^ORMAN G. ROUND, an inliuential citizen 
and e,irly settler of Linn County, Kan., is 
a pr sperous general agriculturist and suc- 
cessful stock-raiser of Centreville Township, and 
for many years has been closely identified with 
the rapid development of the various local enter- 
prises and prominent interests of this part of the 
state. Our subject was born in Knox County, 
111., August 10, 1848. His parents, Robert D. and 
Eliza (Albro) Round, were among the substantial 
residents and representative pioneers intimately 
associated with the history and upward growth of 
Kansas, to which state they emigrated in June 
1857. The father was a native of Maryland, but 
the mother was born in the state of New York. 
Shortly after their marriage the i)arenls made their 
home in Knox County, 111., and from there after a 
time removed to Arkansas, where they resided 
for some five years. At the expiration of this 
length of time they journeyed to Linn County, 
Kan., and settled in Centreville Township, where 
after eighteen years passed in busy usefulness the 
father died, September 30, i875. Eive children 



brightened the fireside of Robert D. and Eliza 
Round: Norman G.; Phoebe M., the wife of A. A. 
Stevenson; John W., who married Ella Way mire; 
Dora M., wife of Benjamin Lockwood; and Ida, wife 
of W. J. Cook. 

Norman G. Round, tlie eldest of his father's 
family, was only a little lad when iiis parents lo- 
cated in Kansas, but at the time of the Civil 
War had entered his teens, and actively partici- 
pated in the scenes of tlidse troublous times. He 
received his education mainly in the district 
schools of the home neighborhood, and, trained 
from his earliest youth to industrious and self- 
reliant habits, attained to manhood well prepared 
to meet and overcome the cares and perplexities 
of daily life. In Centreville Township, August 7, 
1873, our subject entered into matrimonial bonds, 
then wedding Miss Margaret Plymate, a native of 
Warren County, 111., who was born February 13, 
1852. The father of Mrs. Round, John Plymate, was 
a native of the Empire State. The mother, Mary 
(Vance) Plymate, was born in Kentucky. Mr. 
and Mrs. Plymate married in Warren County, 111., 
and resided there continuously until September, 
1866, when they journeyed to Kansas, and locating 
in Linn County, settled in Centreville Township, 
where they passed their last years, highly respected 
by all who knew them. Mr. Pjymate died March 8, 
1876, the mother surviving until May 20, 1890. 
Their home had been blessed by the birth of 
four children: Hila A., Margaret, Nancy J. and 
John. Hila is the wife of Adam Holeman; Mrs. 
Round was the second in order of birth; Nancy J. 
is the wife of Thomas McGee; John died in in- 
fancy. 

Immediately after the marriage of our subject 
he located with his wife in Centreville Township, 
and entered upon the cultivation of one hundred 
and sixty acres of land, which he has owned ever 
since, and upon which he .still continues to live. 
The farm is under excellent cultivation and is im- 
proved with a pleasant and commodious dwelling, 
good barns and other buildings. The five chil- 
dren who have gathered in the home are Lura M., 
Elra G., John R., Opal M. and Clyde W. The es- 
timable wife of our subject is a valued member of 
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benevolent work. Mr. Round is prominent in 
local politics, and has held with efficient discharge 
of duty many of the township offices. A man of 
sterling integrity and public spirit, he justly com- 
mands the confidence of his fellow-townsmen. 



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ylLLIAM L. CROSSWIim:, a resident of 
Linn County, Kan., since 1882, owns and 
*J^ occupies one of Liberty Township's finest 
farms, located on section 4, one mile north of the 
village of Parker. He was horn in Campbell 
County, Tenn., November 9, 1826, being a son of 
AVilliam and Nancy (Lindsey) Crosswhite. The 
family is of English extraction. The paternal 
grandfather of our subject, George Crosswhite, was 
a native of England, and in company with a 
brother emigrated to the United States, settling in 
Tennessee, while his brother located in Kentucky. 
George Crosswhite was a farmer by occupation, 
and died in Campbell County, Tenn. 

In Grandfather Crosswhite's family there were 
eight children, four sons and four daughters, viz.: 
.John, William, Reuben, Jesse, Polly, Anna, Ura 
and Aggie. William, the second in order of birth, 
was born in Tennessee about 1799, and spent al- 
most his entire life in Campbell County, where 
he engaged in the mercantile business and also 
followed the occupation of a farmer. He died in 
Johnson Count}', Tenn., at the age of forty-seven 
years. His wife survived him many years and at- 
tained to the advanced age of about four-score 
and ten. 

There were ten children in the family of Will- 
iam Crosswhite, of whom*we note the following: 
George was drowned when a boy; Mary married 
James M. Miller and died in Campbell County, 
Tenn.; our subject is the next in order of birth; 
Joiin is a farmer of Tennessee; Cornelius makes his 
home in Gentry County, Mo., where he pursues 



farming avocations; Alfred C. died in Johnson 
County, Kan.; Isaac passed away while residing in 
Tennessee; Madison died in the hospital at Nash- 
ville; Sarah married Joseph York, and departed 
this life in Tennessee; Anna married William Chil- 
ders. Of the above mentioned sons, four, Cornel- 
ius, Alfred C, Madison and William, were soldiers 
in the Union army, and Isaac served in the Con- 
federate army. 

In East Tennessee,' amid rural scenes and envi- 
ronments, the subject of this sketch attained a 
sturdy manhood. . In 1847 he married Miss Eliz- 
abeth Shown, who was born in Johnson County, 
Tenn., February 12, 1829. Her paternal grand- 
father, Leonard Shown, was born in England, and 
emigrated to the United States when a young man, 
settling in Tennessee. Her father, Isaac Shown, 
was born in Tennessee, where he spent his entire 
life engaged in farming pursuits, passing away at 
the age of forty-five years. He married ^ Miss 
Polly Wills, also a native of Tennessee, in which 
state her death occurred. 

In 1854 Mr. Crosswhite removed to Gentry 
County, Mo., where he engaged in farming and 
accumulated considerable propert}\ In 1864 he 
enlisted as a member of Company H, Eighteenth 
Missouri Infantry, and served for eleven months, 
accompanying General Sherman on his famous 
march to the sea, and participating in the Grand 
Review at Washington. Afterward he was taken 
sick and was sent to the hospital, where he re- 
mained until mustered out of the service under 
general order. After the war he engaged in farm- 
ing in Cass County, Mo., wlience in 1882 he came 
to Kansas and settled upon his present farm. He 
is the owner of six hundred and forty acres of 
well improved land, upon which he engages in 
stock-raising. 

Mr. and Mrs. Crosswhite are the parents of 
eleven children, of whom we note the following: 
Mary A. E., who was born December 5, 1847, 
married Sylvester McBride and resides in Missouri; 
Nancy C. was born March 17, 1850, and became 
the wife of William Franz, tlieir home being in 
Cass County, Mo.; Sarah E., whose birtli occurred 
March 17, 1852, was united in marriage witli Met- 
calf Ament, and died in Cnss County, Mo,; Will- 



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iftin, who was born May 10, 1854, resides in Cass 
County, Mo.; Klizabelli, whose birth occurred Oc- 
tober 5, 1850, married Ucnjamin Anient, and tliey 
lire residents of Cass County', Mo.; Isaac Albert, 
wlio was born October i), 1859, married Miss Lot- 
tic Breclienridge and lives on the home farm; 
Sophia .lane, a twin of Isaac A., became the wife of 
William IJradley, and makes her home in Linn 
County, Kan.; lienjamin J., whose birth took place 
December 29, 1861, chose as his wife Miss Josie 
Ingram, and they are residents of Linn County; 
Rufus IL was born April 7, 18()3, and is with his 
parents; Fannie, who was born February 5, 1866, 
died at the as^e of eleven years; and Maggie M., 
the youngest of the family, who was born April 
18, 1869, resides at home. Politically, Mr. Cross- 
white is independent in local matters and a sup- 
porter of Democratic principles in national elec- 
tions. Mrs. Crosswhite is a devoted member of 
tlie Baptist Church and one of the prominent 
workers of that deiioniiiialion. 






ANIKL M. UKN'DKK, ivsiding on section 
30. North Township, is an able and enter- 
prising farmer, and has been potent in 
extending the agricultural interest of Lab- 
ette County. He was born in Ilarrisburg, Pa., No- 
vember 17, 1813, and is a son of Jacob and Maria 
(Mayer) Bender, natives of Pennsylvania, both of 
whom are now deceased. Daniel M. was reared on 
his father's farm, where he remained until lie was 
a youth of sixteen. He then served an api)ren- 
tieeshlp to learn the trade of a miller, and at the 
expiration of the time followed his trade as a 
journeyman for one year in the Keystone State. 

Removing to Indiana, Mr. Bender secured em- 
ployment in a mill in I'aleslino, and later was en- 
gaged at his irade in Oswcgt), the same stale, In 



November, 1863, he enlisted as a private in Com- 
pany I, Twelftli Indiana Cavalry, and marched 
with his regiment to Louisville, where the com- 
pany was mounted. From there they proceeded to 
the Tennessee River, where they did considerable 
service under different commanders, and especially 
under General Wilson. Later they were in the 
command of General Milroy, and then with Gen. 
George II. Thomas. Proceeding to Mobile, tiiey 
pursued the Confederate.President, Jefferson Da- 
vis, and took part in a number of liercely con- 
tested engagements, including the battles of Mary 
Cole, Ala., Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Mobile, Ala. 
After having served for two years and one 
month, Mr. Bender was honorably discharged. He 
had participated in a numlier of battles, without 
receiving any injur\f save a wound in the left 
limb in 1863. He was promoted to Fourth Duty 
Sergeant, and in the summer of 1861 was appointed 
Orderly Sergeant. After retiring from the service, 
he returned to Palestine, Ind., where he resumed 
work in a mill. A few years after returning from 
the war, he was united in marriage, in 1867, with 
Miss Eliza A. Beatty, a native of Boone Prairie, 
Ind., born in February, 1844. Mrs. Bender is the 
daughter of the late Ross Beatty, one of the early 
settlers of Indiana. 

In 1867, ininiediatciy following his marriage 
Mr. Bender cuiu' to Kansas and settled west of 
Chetopa, on xclion i:i, Ilackberry Township, 
Labette Coiiiity. lie was one oC tiie earliest set- 
tlers of llic township, and put up the first box 
lu)use witluu its limits. For live years he made 
his home there, improving his farm and engaging 
with success as a tiller of the soil. Thence he re- 
moved to the village of Chetopa, where he em- 
barked in the milling business, and continued tluis 
engaged for a period of six years. In January, 
1880, he removed to Oswego, Kan., where he re- 
sided until 1885, coming in that year to his pres- 
ent farm. 

As tlie result of energetic application, Mr. 
Bender has accumulated three hundred and thirty 
acres of land, all of which is well imjjroved. He 
erected in 1884 a substantial and conveniently 
arranged residence, which cost him ii«3,500, and is 
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nity. He has planted fifty acres in an orchard, 
and in addition to general farming, also engages 
with success in stock-raising, making a specialty 
of pedigreed horses, and now owning three stand- 
ard-bred trotters of the llanibletonian stock. 

Mr. and Mrs. Bender are the parents of two chil- 
dren. Earl Ross and Lottie Pearl. In their religious 
connections they are active members of the Meth- 
odist Episcopal Church, in wliich Mr. Bender has 
served as Trustee and Steward. In former years 
he actively engaged in Sunday-school work. So- 
cially he is identified with the Independent Order 
of Odd Fellows, and Antietam Post, G. A. R., 
at Parsons. In politics, he is a straightforward 
Republican, and takes an intelligent interest in 
public affairs. In 1868, wliile residing in Hack- 
berry Township, he was elected Justice of the 
Peace. In 1879 he was elected Sheriff of Labette 
County, and served so acceptably that at the ex- 
piration of his term of office he was re-elected to 
the same position, serving four years altogether. 

In the fall of 1892, Mr. Bender was nominated 
by the Republican Convention for the Legislature, 
and was elected by legal votes, with a majority of 
thirty-six, notwithstanding the fact that in the 
district there was a Democratic majority of one 
hundred and eighty to overcome. However, forty- 
five illegal votes were cast against him, which 
made a majority of nine for his opponent in the 
State Legislature of 1893. He contested the seat 
before a committee selected. Only one witness 
could be brouglit before tlie committee. The oth- 
ers could not be compelled to testify, because the 
committee was not recognized by Governor Llew- 
elling. The witness above-mentioned secured a 
writ oi habeas corpus, and tlie case was taken be- 
fore the Supreme Court, which decided the iegality 
of the Rei)nblican House, but it was then so "close 
to the end of the session that the contest still re- 
mains open. 

For the past twenty years Mr. Bender lias taken 
an active interest in conventions and party mat- 
ters, and is one of the most influential Republicans 
of the county. Aside from political affairs, he is 
also prominent in social and business circles, and 
wiicrcver known, is highly regarded for his manly 
rpialities .ind upright life. He has a large interest 
12 



in a cattle ranch in Colorado, an enterprise which 
has proved remunerative. Since 1868 he has been 
closely connected with the history of the county 
in which he now resides. During that year he 
established a flouring mill at Chetopa, and manu- 
factured the first flour in Labette County. 



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'^ LBERT JOHNSON, a |>rominent stock- 
/ I i"**'S*i'" ol Linn County, residing on section 
III 14) 25, in the southwestern part of Liberty 
(^ Township, was born in Delaware County, 

N. Y., September 27, 184.3. His parents, Benja- 
min and Elizabeth (Pierce) Johnson, and liis 
grandfather, Benjamin Johnson, were all natives 
of New York. The ancestors of the Johnson 
family for many generations resided in the 
New England States. Great-grandfatlier Johnson 
served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War, 
where he rendered valiant service in the cause of 
the Union; he attained to the great age of one 
hundred and four years. (Jrandfatlier Johnson 
was also a man of patriotic spirit, and during the 
War of 1812 his name was enrolled for active 
service, and as Colonel he bravely' led his regi- 
ment through all its marches and engagements. 
His occupation was that of farming, and he was 
thus engaged in both DclawMic ;iiiil Cortland 
Counties, N. Y. 

Benjamin Johnson was for many years a resi- 
dent of Delaware Count}', N. Y., where he fol- 
lowed the trade of a carpenter. About 1856 he re- 
moved to Knox Count}'-, 111., where he resided un- 
til Ills death at the age of sixty-four years. Ilis 
wife is at present residing in Indianapolis, Ind. 
They were the parents of seven children;-all liv- 
ing, as follows: Willis, a real-estate dealer residing 
in Kansas City; Elbridge, a carpenter who lives in 
Lawrence, Kan.; Albert, our subject; Josephine, 
who married James Smith, of Indianaijolis, Ind.; 



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Saiiford F., a grocer of Kansas City; Martha, the 
wife of Edward I. Mitchell, of Dubuque, Iowa; 
and Carrie, the wife of Charles Bishop, of Indian- 
apolis, Ind. The father of this fainilj' was a man 
of prominence in Delaware County, and in his 
business of contracting frequently employed one 
hundred men. He built the seminary at Charlotte- 
ville, N. Y., and other substantial structures still 
standing as monuments to his skill: In politics 
lie was first a Democrat, and later a Republican. 
He and his family were identified with the Meth- 
odist Episcopal Church, in wliicli they were ear- 
nest workers. 

For some years the Johnson family resided in 
the country, and the sons were all trained to agri- 
cultural pursuits, but none of them, excepting our 
subject, entertained a preference for agriculture. 
His tastes have always been in the direction of 
rural life, and after completing his education he 
entered upon the independent life of a farmer. At 
the age of twenty-one, he married Miss Mary E. 
Davis, who was born in Knox County, 111., being 
*the daughter of Southwick and Elizabeth E. Da- 
vis. Mr. .Johnson had accompanied his father to 
Knox County at the age of thirteen years, and 
with the other members of the family settled in 
Galesburgh. After his marriage he gave his atten- 
tion to the cultivation of a farm in Washington 
County, 111., for some two or three years. In 
1868 he came to Kansas and settled in Franklin 
County, whence in 1875 he removed to the prop- 
city he now owns. He lias two hundred acres 
upon which have been placed the best of improve- 
ments. In addition to general farming, he has de- 
voted considerable attention to stock-raising, and 
makes a specialty of Normans and Clydesdales, 
iiaving on his farm a number of imported horses 
of great value. 

The marriage of Mr. Johnson was blessed by 
the birth of three children: Ida, wife of Harvey 
Griffith; Benjamin and Jennie. In politics a Re- 
publican, Mr. Johnson has been closely connected 
with local political affairs for a number of years. 
He served as County Treasurer for one term, and 
for the same length of time filled the position of 
Clerk of Franklin County. As a citizen he is pro- 
gressive ^nd enterprising, favoring all measures 



which will elevate society and uplift his fellow- 
men. During the dark days of the Civil War, his 
sympathies were with the Union, and in the spring 
of 1864 he was mustered into service as a member 
of Company E, One Hundred and Thirty-sixth 
Illinois Infantry, in which he served for six 
months. He was then discharged on account of 
physical disability. He is one of the best known 
stockmen of Linn Count}-, and for eight years has 
engaged e.'ctensively .in raising cattle and fine 
horses, gaining an enviable reputation as a suc- 
cessful agriculturist and capable business man. 



'jf7 ORENZO D. HERLOCKER has been a resi- 
I (?§) dent of Crawford County- since the spring 
j^'— ^V of 1871, and now conducts agricultural 
operations on section 19, Sherman Township. A 
native of Franklin County, Ohio, he was born on 
the 23d of April, 1845, and is the son of Samuel 
and Mary A. (Johnson) Herlocker. His parents 
were natives of the Buckeye State, the father hav- 
ing been born in Fairfield County, April 16, 1806, 
and the mother in Delaware County, April 19, 
1823. He remained a resident of that state until 
his death, in August, 1892, meantime following the 
trade of a tanner and the occupation of a farmer. 
His wife survives him, and makes her home in 
Delaware County. ]?y a previous marriage he 
had three children, one of whom. Christian, served 
in the Second Colorado Cavalry during the Civil 
War. 

A sincere Christian, Samuel Herlocker was for 
many years identified with the Methodist Episcopal 
Church, in which he took an active part. Politi- 
cally, he was a Democrat, and served in various 
positions, including that of Justice of the Peace 
for fifteen j'ears. He was an industrious, ener- 
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He and his second wife (our sul)ject's mother) 
were the parents of eight children, seven of whom 
are now living. The subject of this sketch was 
reared on his fatiicr's farm, and was not more 
fortunate than other young men of his time in his 
opportunities for obtaining an education. In re- 
tuiu for his efforts he received only a meagre 
foundation for an education, but he had energy 
and a strong desire to learn, and did not content 
himself with liis limited schooling. Through read- 
ing and self-culture he has become well informed. 
In 1868, Mr. Herlocker married Miss Elizabeth 
Kramer, a native of Franklin County, Ohio, born 
May 1, 1843, the daughter of Jacob Kramer, a 
farmer by occupation. For three years our sub- 
ject drove a wholesale notion wagon in Ohio, but 
after his marriage he removed to Jones County, 
Iowa, where he operated a rented farm until the 
spring of 1871. He then came to Kansas and set- 
tled upon the farm where he has since resided. 
He erected a frame house, 10x14 feet in dimen- 
sions, in which he resided until 1880, when be 
erected his present home at a cost of $2,200. 
Here he and his wife make tiieir home with their 
four children: Elmer, John, Edward and Ida May. 
The farm owned by Mr. Herlocker consists of 
three hundred and twenty acres, of which the en- 
tire tract lias been cleared with the exception of 
twenty acres. He has planted two and a-quarter 
miles of hedge fencing, and set out four hun- 
dred trees. He engages in general farming, and 
in addition to raising grain, devotes considerable 
attention to stock-raising. He and his wife are 
identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church, 
in which he has served as Trustee. He aided in 
the erection of the church at Farlington. For 
twelve years he has served as a member of the 
School Board, and has given his children every 
facility for obtaining good educations, his son 
Elmer being now a student at Ft. Scott. " 

Socially a Mason, Mr. Herlocker is identified 
with Blue Lodge No. 93, Chapter No. 30 and the 
commandery. He is a member of the Indepen- 
dent Order of Red Men, and has served as Master 
of Farlington Lodge No. 113, A. O. U. W. In 
politics a life-long Democrat, he has alwaj's taken 
an interest in public affairs, and has frequently 



served as a delegate to the conventions. He took 
an active part in the last state convention. For 
six years, from 1876 to 1882, he served as County 
Commissioner, and has also been Trustee of Sher- 
man Township and Sheriff of Crawford County in 
1890-91. At the last county convention held at 
Girard, August 12, 1893, he was again placed in 
nomination for the position of Sheriff. He is a 
member of the Board 'of Directors of Crawford 
County Agricultural Society, and is the Vice- 
President of that organization.' 



I ftlLLIAM S. KIMBALL, a farmer residing 
\rj// in Sherman Township, Crawford County, 
^y^ is a native of Cambridge, AVashiiigton 
Count}', N. Y., and was born in 1840. At the age 
of four years he was taken by his parents to Ft. 
Madison, Iowa, and thence removed to Hancock 
County, 111., where he remained for two yea,rs. 
His next home was in Bureau County, 111., where, 
at the age of eighteen, he began to be self-support- 
ing. He worked out by the month for seven 
years, after which he rented land in Bureau County, 
HI., and engaged in fanning for some time. 

Our subject is the son of William and Cordelia 
(Freeman) Kimball, botli of whom, were natives of 
Massachusetts. Tiie iiatcinal grandfather, John 
Kimball, spent his entire life in the village of Old 
Hadley, Mass. The family is of English origin 
and was represented in Massachusetts during the 
early history of that state. William S. was the 
eldest of five children, the others being Mary, 
Maria, .John and George. He was married in 
Stark Couuty. 111., on the 30th of December, 1863, 
to Maggie P. Comstock, and five children have 
been born of the union. They are: George W., 
who resides in Genoa, Neb.; Edna M., wife of 
Charles Dickens, who lives near Genoa, Neb.; Will- 



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ard A., Nancy and Essa M., wlio are with their 
parents. 

.Since coming to Cr.awford County in 1885, Mr. 
Kimball has accumulated four hundred acres, upon 
whicli he conducts general farming, and to the 
nian.agement of which he gives his personal super- 
vision. He engages extensively as a stock-dealer, 
and raises horses, cattle and hogs. He is the owner 
of two imported mares, and one Clydesdale 
stallion that was imported direct from Scotland. 
By a long course of honoral)le dealing, he has be- 
come widely and favorably known to the citizens 
of Crawford County, and is regarded as a man of 
superior judgment and marked ability. 

In politics a stanch Republican, Mr. Kimball al- 
ways supports the nominees of his party. In his 
social relations, he is identified with the Farmers' 
Alliance, the National Detective Association and 
the Masonic fraternity, and stands higli in all of 
these organizations. The citizens of his township 
have for many years availed themselves of his 
services in various positions, and he has alwajs 
served with credit to himself and to the satisfac- 
tion of his constituents. He takes a leadi.)g part in 
public enterprises, is liberal to those in need, kind 
and amiable in the domestic circle, and genial as a 
citizen. His many commendable traits of character 
endear him to the confidence of a large circle of 
friends. 



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J' ONATHAN E. WOLF is one of the repre- 
sentative citizens and well known agricult- 
urists of Welda Township, and makes his 
home on section 6. He has been a resident 
of this vicinity since 1883, but has lived in Kan- 
sas for about twenty years. He is a son of Jacob 
AVolf, who was born in Adams County, Pa. He in 
turn was a son of Adam Wolf, a native of Han- 
over, Germany, who emigrated to America in his 
early manhood aud made a settlement in Adams 



County, Pa. On reaching his majority, Jacob 
Wolf chose for his life companion Miss Matilda 
Bales, who is of English parentage. Her birth oc- 
curred in Perry County, Pa. After their marriage, 
Mr. and Mrs. Wolf continued to live in Adams 
County for several years, afterward removing to 
Westmoreland County in the same state. Later 
they concluded to try their fortunes in the west, 
and first settled in Dubaique Country, Iowa, thence 
coming to Kansas, and locating in Miami County 
in 1872. Mrs. Wolf died in that county in 1888, 
and the father died in AVelda Township, June 8, 
1890. 

Our subject, whose birth occurred August 9, 
1835, in Adams Countj-, Pa., is one of five chil- 
dren, being the eldest of the family. The others 
are as follows: Frederick A., Mary E., Esther B. 
and Ninetta M. Our subject was only three years 
of age when his parents removed to Westmoreland 
County, Pa., where he lived until nearly thirteen 
j'ears of age. With his parents he then proceeded 
to Dubuque County, Iowa, where the principal 
part of his education was obtained. He remained 
under the parental roof until the winter of 1869, 
when he embarked in agricultural pursuits for 
himself. 

In June, 1862, Mr. Wolf enlisted in the defense 
of the Old Flag, becoming a member of Company 
A, Eighteenth Iowa Infantry. At the expiration 
of nine months of arduous service he was honor- 
ably discharged on account of disability, and re- 
turned to Dubuque County. In the winter of 
1869, he went to Lawrence County, Mo., where 
he remained only a few months. Thence he 
proceeded to Miami County, Kan., where he was 
actively engaged in farming for twelve years. 
From his boyhood up to the present time he has 
lived the life of a farmer, and is thoroughly con- 
versant with every detail of the work. His valu- 
able farm comprises within its boundaries four 
hundred and forty acres, which have been mainly 
placed under cultivation. Substantial and well 
kept buildings necessary for the various depart- 
ments of farm work are on the place, on which he 
has made man3' improvements since becoming its 
owner in 1883. 

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18, 1858, with Miss Mary M. Taylor, who was born 
in Westmoreland County, Pa., March 3, 1840. By 
their union were born five children: Jacob K.; 
.John R. L., now deceased; Laura E., Lorenzo T. 
and Liva G. .Jacob K. wedded P^mma Hedric. 
The second son died at the age of two j-ears and 
seven months. Laura E. became the wife of E. A. 
Nokes. Lorenzo T. married Miss Phila Randall. 
Livii G. is the wife of Joseph Yokum. The do- 
voted wife and mother died in this township, 
March 17, 1887. The present wife of Mr. Wolf 
was formerly Mrs. Nancy J. Randall, widow of 
James P. Randall. 

Our subject has held a number of township 
ofHces, which he has filled with credit to himself 
and to the full satisfaction of his constituents. He 
was for some time Township Trustee. He has al- 
ways had a warm place in his heart for the boys in 
blue, and is a member of Louisburg Post No. 252, 
G. A. R. In all his business dealings, Mr. Wolf 
has been found honorable and just, and is a man 
of sterling worth. 



^^NDREW J. RANNEY, Commissioner of 
( ^^ 1 Miami County, is a man of good judg- 
II i; ment, well read, and of versatile talents. 
1^ He was born in Waukesha County, Wis., 

July 24, 1844, his parents being William and Ann 
(Ostrander) Ranney, the former of whom was a 
native New Englander, born in Massachusetts, the 
motlier's birth having occurred in the state of 
New T"ork. At Vienna they were joined in the 
bonds of matrimony, and in 1837 migrated west- 
ward, their objective point being Wisconsin, at 
which time there were only two iiouscs in Milwau- 
kee. 

William Ranney was a contractoi- and build- 
er, and taking up liis residence in Milwaukee, 



he built the first warehouses and mills of the place. 
Later he moved to Waukesha, and in 1848 to Rock 
County, and in the vicinity of Beloithe purchased 
and improved a good farm on which he made his 
home until 18661. The Sunflower State then became 
his home, and here death claimed him in 1882, at 
the age of eigiitv years. His widow survived him 
two years, dying in her eighty-fourth 3'ear. A 
family of six children Jlilessed the union of this 
worthy couple: Emily, who married J. B. Vanal- 
stine, of Rock County, Wis.; Phaebe, who died at 
the age of seventeen years; William, who resides 
in Miami County, Ivan.; Andrew J., the sub- 
ject of this sketch; James P., also a resident of 
Miami County, and Mary, wife of O. N. Niles, of 
Miami County. The father by a former marriage 
had two children: Daniel, who died at Racine, 
Wis., and Pamelia, who Jjecame the wife of James 
Barnes, and died at_ Grand Haven, Mich. The 
mother by a former marriage, witU a Mr. McCsn- 
tliey, had one child, Levi, who died without issue. 
William Ranney was a Democrat until the opening 
of the Civil War, tiien became a stanch Republi- 
can, by which party he was elected to the office of 
Supervisor of the town of Plymouth, Rock Coun- 
ty, Wis. He and his wife, were for many j'ears 
active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 
and were highly honored citizens in every locality 
in which they made their home. 

Andrew J. Ranney spent his early life on his 
father's farm in Rock County, and during that 
time was given the advantages of the common 
schools. In 186G he came to Kansas and pur- 
chased eighty acres of raw prairie, but while put- 
ting it under cultivation lie also followed the trade 
of a stone mason and stone cutter on different 
railroads throughout the country, continuing this 
business up to witliii) a recent date. He did a 
great deal of work on' the Kansas Cit3', Ft. Scott 
& Memphis .^nd the Missouri Pacific Railroads as 
contractor, and was considered a master workman. 
By the exercise of great energy, perseverance and 
determination he has become possessed of a very 
fine farm of two hundred and forty acres, which 
he devotes to general farming, raising annually, 
besides the usual cereals, a large amount of stock, 
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a man of thrift and energy, for it is neatl_y kept 
and well improved, and his stock is always in good 
condition and well cared for. 

Mr. Ranney was first married in 1871 to Miss 
Nettie Smith, a daughter of Ezra Smith. She was 
born in the state of New York, and died in 1873, 
leaving one son, Gu}' L. His second marriage 
took place in 1883, Miss Florence Turner, a daugh- 
ter of A. J. Turner, becoming his wife. She was 
born in Miami County, Kan., and has borne her 
husband three children: Fred, Frank and Carl. Mr. 
Ranney is most emphatically a Republican in his 
political affiliations, by which party he was elected 
Trustee of his township, and also to the position 
of County Commissioner, which he is now filling, 
and which office came to him unsolicited. He has 
made his own way in life, and in looking back over 
his career no one can say but that it has been good. 



|IL^ ON. JOHN M. MAHR, M. D., editor of the 
Wjjl) Crawford County Democrat, and a success- 
/|\^ ful physician of McCune, is a native of 
(^ Illinois, having been born at Galena, Au- 
gust 29, 1844. He is the son of Daniel and Mary 
A. (Montague) Mahr, early settlers of Jo Daviess 
County, 111., and well known throughout that sec- 
tion of the state for their hospitality and kind- 
ness to the strangers who visited the county, as 
well as to the pioneers who resided there. The fa- 
ther died in 1861; the mother, who still survives 
(1893), makes her home in South Dakota. 

The only survivor of a family of four children, 
the subject of this sketch spent his childhood years 
in the parental home and received his education 
in the common schools. At the age of fourteen he 
went to Texas, where he remained for a number of 
years, beginning tiie study of medicine in Bell 
County. On the 8th of September, 1862, he en- 
listed as Hospital Steward at Lexington, Mo., and 



served in that capacity until April 18, 1863. On 
the 18th of May, 1863, he enlisted as a private in 
Company A, Seventh Illinois Cavalry, at La- 
Grange, Tenn., and at the expiration of his period 
of service, in 1864, he re-enlisted and served until 
the close of the war, receiving an honorable dis- 
charge November 4, 1865. In the summer of 1864 
he was promoted to Hospital Steward of the 
Seventh Illinois Cavalry, in which capacity he was 
serving at the time of hfs discharge. 

Among the battles in which the Doctor partici- 
pated may be mentioned the following: Memphis; 
Hurricane Creek, Miss.; Okolona; Prairie Station; 
West Point; New Castle and Moscow, Tenn.; Sal- 
isbury; Wyatt; Salem, Miss.; Coliierville, Boli- 
var, Whitesville, Franklin and Nashville, Tenn. 
In addition to these he participated in many 
skirmishes, including his service in Missouri, when 
a student at Lexington, at the time of Colonel 
Mulligan's siege. During the entire period of his 
service, covering three years and three months, he 
was never wounded nor captured, and was almost 
invariably able to report for duty. He took part 
in all of Grierson's operations, with the exception 
of the Grierson raid of 1863. 

After leaving the army. Doctor Mahr located 
in Sidney, 111., where he engaged in the drug busi- 
ness until the fall of 1866. He then entered the 
Eclectic Medical Institute of Cincinnati, Ohio, 
from which institution he was graduated in the 
spring of 1867. He commenced the practice of 
his profession at Kansas, 111., and remained tliere 
until August, 1867, when he came to the Sunflower 
State and located in Sherman City, Cherokee 
County. In 1869 he located in Labette County, in 
the village of Montana, where he conducted a 
large practice until March 1, 1884, since which 
time he has resided in McCune. 

March 29, 1866, the Doctor was united in mar- 
riage at Sidne}', 111., with Miss Matilda J. Harmon, 
who was born in Ohio August 20, 1847. Her par- 
ents were Charles and Almira Harmon, the former 
a native of Ohio and an early settler of Missouri. 
Being a strong Union man during the war, he was 
obliged to leave Missouri, and crossing the river 
into Illinois, settled in Edgar County, and later 
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He came to Kansas at the time of the Doctor's lo- 
cation here. Doctor and Mrs. Mahrare the parents 
of three children, namely :J. C, a practicing physi- 
cian of Pond Creek, who married Miss Nettie Fair, 
and has one ciiild; George C, of McCune, who 
married Miss Orpha Sowers, and has two children, 
and Coral M. 

In 1889 Doctor Main established tlie Crawford 
County Democrat at McCune, a weekly paper de- 
voted to the interests of the Democratic party, and 
a representative organ of that party. Under the 
editorship of our subject, the paper has worked 
its way steadily up to a position of prominence 
throughout the county, and it is now a welcome 
guest in hundreds of homes. The present circula- 
tion is seven hundred and fifty. The Doctor re- 
cently bought out the Republican paper publisiied 
at this place. 

Socially Doctor Main- is a member of the Ma- 
sonic order, belonging to Temple Lodge No. 237 
A. F. it A. M., of which he has been Master. 
He is also identified with Parsons Royal Arch 
Chapter, also the Couer de Leon Commandery of 
Parsons and the Abdallah Shrine of Leavenworth. 
He is also prominently connected with Osage Post 
No. 156, G. A. R., of McCune, of which he has 
been Commander and is now Surgeon. Identified 
with the Knights of Pythias, he has been Chan- 
cellor and Deputy Grand Chancellor'of the lodge.^ 
He his also served as Medical Examiner of the 
Ancient Order of United Workmen at McCune, 
and is the present Ciiief Protector of the Select 
Friends of McCune. 

Actively interested in politics, Doctor Mahr was 
formerly a zealous Republican, but for twentj'-one 
years has been equally ardent in his support of the 
Democratic party. He has frequently served as 
delegate to various local and state conventions. 
In 1870-71 he represented Labette County in the 
Kansas Legislature, and took an active part in all 
public and progressive matters calculated to bene- 
fit his constituents; he was Chairman of the Com- 
mittee on Public Lands, and a member of the Com- 
mittee on Federal Relations. During the first 
administration of I'resident Cleveland he served 
as Postmaster at McCune, resigning the office No- 
vember 30, 1889. He has been honored by election 



to the position of Mayor of McCune, and has also 
been a member of the Council. He is a man of 
prominence, politically and in business and pro- 
fessional circles, and through his contributions to 
medical journals in recent years has gained con- 
siderable fame among his professional brethren. 



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;*^^~% P>. ROBINSON, a prosperous and enterpris- 
,i^^Sv\ ing general agriculturist and stock-raiser of 
^^^^ Marysville Township, Miami County, Kan., 
now located upon a magnificent farm of five hun- 
dred acres, occupies a large portion of section 36, 
and is numbered among the leading citizens and 
substantial men of the county. For many chang- 
ing years identified with the vital interests of liis 
present home, our subject has efficiently held vari- 
ous responsible positions of public trust, and dur- 
ing 1882, 1883 and 1884 was County Commis- 
sioner, serving during 1884 as Chairman of the 
Board. 

Mr. Robinson, a native of Greene County, 111., 
was the son of T. C. and Eliza A. (Biscoc) Robin- 
son, nativesof Maryland, and was reared upon the 
farms of their parents. The father, a man of spirit 
and courage, was a member of the militia during 
the Mexican War. Always a devout member of 
the Methodist Episcopal Churcl;, and for many 
years a Steward, he entered into rest in 1890, 
mourned by all who knew him. The excellent 
mother yet survives.,' The pleasant home of the 
parents was blessed by the birth of ten children, 
seven of whom are now living. The two sons, 
George l\. and our subject, T. B., actively partici- 
pated in the conflict of the Civil War. George H. 
was Sergeant in Company H, Ninety-first Illinois 
Infantry, and served with fidelity. 

Oursubject, born November 15, 1840, was reared 
on a farm and educated in the district schools of 
Greene County, 111., completing his studies at Car- 



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ronton. He remained at home until twenty-one 
years of age, and in 1864 enlisted in Company G, 
One Hundred and Thirty-third Illinois Infantry, 
as Sergeant. Detailed to guard the prison at Rock 
Island, our subject remained there, during his term 
of service, and was discharged in October, 1864, 
then returning home. He was married November 
8, 1864, to Miss Mary Mason, who was a native of 
Kentucky, but later a resident of Illinois. The 
latter was born June 21, 1842, and is the daughter 
of Dr. George B. Mason, who, in liis ninet^-- 
second year, is a resident of Greene County, 111. 
An early settler of Illinois, formerly a popular 
citizen of Kentucky, he was a Representative in 
the Legislature of the latter state for two years. 
Mr. Robinson emigrated to Kansas in 1866, and 
settled in Ten Mile Township on wild land, which 
he cultivated four years. He then sold out at $30 
per acre, and soon after located on his present 
farm, consisting of one hundred and sixt}- acres of 
prairie land, to which he has added three hundred 
and forty. Upon his farm he raises grain chiefly, but 
also cultivates a variety of produce and handles 
high-grade cattle and hogs. 

Mr. Robinson built a residence costing #1,000 in 
1873, and in 1878 erected a barn at an expense of 
11,100, and has various necessarj' and substantial 
outbuildings. The valuable farm contains a three- 
acre orchard, fifty ornamental shade trees, an 
osage orange grove of one and a-half acres, and a 
one-acre grove of walnuts. Our subject was first 
married to Miss Sarah Smith, of Greene County, 
111., who died three months after her marriage. Mr. 
Robinson, later united in marriage with Miss Mary 
Mason, was blessed with her cheerful companion- 
ship many years, but on the 25th of March, 1884, 
tliis estimable lady passed away deeply mourned. 
She bore her husband seven children, two of whom 
are yet living. John M. is a civil engineer of Jop- 
lin. Mo.; Minnie M. is a successful teacher of 
Miami County. 

Our subject wedded his present wife, Frances V. 
(Rhodes) Robinson, in 1885. Siie was horn in 
Indiana in June, 1853, and is the daughter of John 
Rhodes. The latter is a native of Indiana, and the 
son of an early pioneer of the state. Five little 
ones, four of whom are now living, brightened the 



pleasant home. They are Wilma, Hope, Jennie 
and Lizanna. Mrs. Robinson is a valued member 
of the Christian Churcli, and is an active aid in 
good work. Our subject is fraternally a member 
of Spring Hill Lodge No. 56, A. F. & A. M., and 
was its tirst Secretary. He is also a member of the 
chapter at Paola, and has been Master and Secre- 
tary of the Grange. He has given his children a 
good education, and his>son is a graduate of the 
State University in the Class of '92. His eldest 
daughter is a graduate of the normal school at 
Ft. Scott, and completed the course in the Class of 
'92. Mr. Robinson lakes a deep interest in the 
local schools, and is an efficient member of the 
School Board. He is politically a life-long Repub- 
lican, and cast his first Presidental vote for Lin- 
coln. Taking a high place in the home councils 
of the party of reform he has often been a delegate 
to judiciary and county conventions. He long per- 
formed the duties of Township Clerk, and as Com- 
missioner of the county rendered most valuable 
service. Mr. Robinson is a member of General Cur- 
tis Post, G. A. R., at Spring Hill, and was Junior 
Vice-Commander. In this order and in his fra- 
ternal relations, as well as through his establish- 
ed reputation as an official and private citizen, he 
commands the confidence of a host of friends. 



PRED MATHEWS is one of the most suc- 
cessful and extensive stockmen of south- 
eastern Kansas, in which branch of indus- 
try he has brought to bear much native shrewd- 
ness and good judgment, as well as an unlimited 
amount of energy and push. He owes his na- 
tivity to the state which has given to the world 
so many able, successful and brilliant men. New 
York, his birth occurring in Erie County on Decem- 
ber- 9, 1833. His parents, Michael and Margaret 
(Miller) Mathews, were born in Alsace, Fi'ance, 
which is now a part of the German Empire, the 
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descent. They came to the United States in 1833, 
and settled in Erie County, N. Y., where the fa- 
ther tilled a small farm, having followed the call- 
ing of a shoemaker in his native land, where he 
eventually died. In 1862 his widow came to Kan- 
sas, where she died three years later. Their chil- 
dren were as follows: Michael, who married, and 
died, leaving two children; Margaret, who be- 
came the wife of- Adam Eva, and died in Buffalo, 
N. Y., and Magdalena, who married Christopher 
Trudy, and also died in Buffalo. 

Fred Mathews lived on a farm until he was 
about eleven years of age, then went to Buffalo 
and clerked in a grocery store for a brother-in- 
law, with whom he remained until about sixteen 
3'ears of age, with the exception of one year which 
he spent on a farm. Upon giving up his clerkship 
he learned the carpenter's trade, after which he 
eng.iged in the manufacturing of packing boxes. 
About 1860, anticipating the advice of Horace 
Greeley, he came to Kansas and purchased one 
hundred and sixty acres of the farm on which he 
is now living, which at that time had a small 
house erected upon it and about eight acres 
broken and fenced. He at once engaged in stock- 
raising, and as his capital increased he began deal- 
ing in stock, making the si)ecialty of the purchase 
and sale as well as the breeding of fine horses. 
His operations in this line have reached vast pro- 
portions and his name has become indelibly associ- 
ated with the stock-raising interests of the state of 
Kansas, as well as the surrounding territoiy. His 
farm comprises four hundred acres in Osage Town- 
ship, but at different times he has owned consid- 
erabl3rmore than this amount of land. He has a 
ranch of two thousand acres in Edwards County, 
which he devotes to the raising of stock, which he 
fattens on his home farm in Miami County, and 
finally ships from there to the Kansas Cit^- market. 
His Edwards County property' is well improved 
with good buildings, and a large portion of it is 
under cultivation and devoted to the culture of 
wheat. Besides this he owns property in Colorado. 
On the farm on which he lives, exceptionally valu- 
able improvements have been made, and he has a 
beautiful stone residence, tastefully furnished and 
very conveniently arranged. 



Our subject was married in 1858 to Miss Caroline, 
a daughter of Isaac and Clarissa (Willard) Brown, 
and a native of the city of New York. To their 
union seven children have been given: George, 
who is a resident of El Dorado County, Kan.; Gil- 
bert L., who has charge of the ranch in Edwards 
County; Clara, who is the wife of C. V. Chalfont, 
a resident of Finney County, Kan.; Fred W., at 
home; William S., who resides in Finne}' County; 
Delia, and one child that dLed in infancy, a twin 
sister of Freddie. 

Politically Mr. Mathews has always been a Re- 
publican, and has successfully and creditably filled 
a number of local offices, although he has never de- 
sired public preferment. He was for three years a 
member of a mercantile firm in Fontana. He is a 
member of the Fontana Co-operative Mercantile 
Association, which was chartered in 1893, the bulk 
of its capital having been furnished by Mr. Math- 
ews. At the time of his arrival in Kansas his. 
entire worldly possessions amounted to about 
$1,200, but by perseverance and strict attention to 
his work he has been successful far beyond his 
most sanguine expectations and is considered one 
of the wealthy citizens of the state. Although he 
was reared in the faith of the Presbyterian Church, 
he has never connected himself with any denomi- 
nation. 



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AVID DAY. The gentleman whose name 
heads this- sketch is one of the pioneers 
of Mound Township, Miami County, to 
which region he came in 1857. His native 
place is Morgan County, Ky., where heo^as born 
November 13, 1822, his parents being Travis and 
Nancy (Lewis) Day, natives respectively of Ken- 
tucky and Tazewell County, W. Va. They died 
in Kansas, the former at the age of seventy-five, 
and the latter at the age of eighty-four. A fam- 
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of whom grew to maturity. Melinda, who first 
married Tliomas Loveless and afterward Jolin 
Walters, resides at Parker, Kan.; Sarah married 
John Walsh and now resides in Morgan County, 
Ky.; Thomas is a resident of Parker, Kan.; Hannah 
is the wife of Robert Cottell,a resident of Seattle, 
Wash.; James was murdered in Linn County, Kan.; 
David is our subject; Cynthia Ann died in early- 
life; Mary married William Oakley, a 7'esident of 
Linn County; Jane married Alexander Fletcher, a 
resident of Missouri; Jolin is a resident of Linn 
County; Rebecca, who married John Cottrell, is 
now deceased; and Martha married Samuel Wal- 
thal, of Miami County. 

Like the majority of men who have made a suc- 
cess in the different walks of life, David Day was 
reared a farmer, and while following the plow on 
his father's farm he learned lessons of industry 
and perseverance, which were his stepping stones 
to success when starting out in life for himself, 
lie made his home in Kentucky until 1857; he then 
came to Kansas and pre-empted a tract of land in 
Linn County, consisting of one hundred and sixty 
acres, all of which he improved and later sold, 
lie then purchased another tract and settled on 
the south line of Miami County, where he engaged 
in stock-raising; he also purchased and sold live 
stock, for which industry he seems to have a 
natural aptitude and in which he has always shown 
good judgment and has met with commenda- 
ble success. Eight years ago he built the home 
in which he now resides, having become the owner 
of the land on which it stands some years previ- 
ous, and here has been content to "pursue the even 
tenorof his way" up to the present. His land is 
well adapted to the purposes to which it is de- 
voted, stock-raising and the breeding of race 
horses receiving especial attention at his hands. 
He has raised some speedy animals, among which 
may be mentioned "Old Man," "Pete," who 
made one-fourth of a mile in seventeen seconds; 
"Trunyon," "John Bascone;" the well known 
"Lucy Day," "Hathaway," "Gildersleeve," "Okla- 
homa Sal." "Angora," and many others. The 
farmers of tliis section owe much to Mr. Day for 
the improvement in their stock, and as he seems 
to be a natural lover of horses and an excellent 



judge of the animals, he has been successful in rais- 
ing them. 

Mr. Day has been married twice, the first wife 
being Martha Hayes, who died without issue. The 
maiden name of his present wife was Susan Sclio- 
field, who has borne him five children, Edgar 
(deceased), Etta, Dallas, P^stella and Harold, all of 
whom are bright and intelligent children. Polit- 
ically, Mr. Dajf has always'been in sympathy with 
the Republican partj' but is by no means a politi- 
cian, much preferring to devote his energies to his 
business. His estate embraces six hundred acres of 
valu.able land, all of which he has obtained by the 
exercise of both brain and brawn. 



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j/_ ON. JAMES W. COX came to Kansas in 
jjfj! 1874 and has resided in Linn County, 
il^^' Kan., since the fall of 1882. He owns a 
(^ large tract of valuable land on section 12, 
township 22, range 22, Blue Mound Township, 
where he is successfully engaged in general farm- 
ing and stock-raising pursuits. He was born in 
McLean County, 111., and is a son of George W. 
and Nancy (Loving) Cox, natives of Norway, Ox- 
ford County, Me. The father of our subject was 
a son of William Cox, and traced his ancestry to 
Wales. He received a common-school education 
in Maine, and there served an appenticeship to the 
trade of a. cloth-maker, which he follovved for a 
number of years. 

In 1837 George W. Cox went to Illinois, the 
long journey being made mostly by water. Dur- 
ing the first five j'ears of his residence in Illinois, 
he worked near Hudson with his brother Samutil. 
He became a pioneer of Gridley Township, Mc- 
Lean County, 111., where he entered two hundred 
acres from the Government and devoted the re- 
maining years of his life to the improvement of 
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hospitable uianner and generous heart, and was 
higlily esteemed by his large circle of acquaint- 
ances. Marcli 24, 1842, he was married in Bloom- 
ington, 111., to Miss Nancy J., daughter of Taylor 
Loving, of Gridley Township, and for tliree years 
he made bis home on the Taylor Loving farm. 
Ilis wife died, leaving five children, four of whom 
are now living, namely: James W.,Mary Z., Henry 
W. and Charles S. The father died June 30, 1874, 
at the age of nearly three-score years. 

Upon his father's farm in Illinois the subject of 
this sketch grew to manhood, receiving excellent 
educational advantages in the State Normal Uni- 
versity, at Normal, 111., where he conducted his 
studies for three years. He embarked in farming 
in McLean County, where lie owned eighty acres 
and resided until 1874. His marriage took place 
September 5, 1867, and united him with Miss Mary 
E. Turpin, who was born in Owen County, Ind., 
May 9, 1846. Her parents were Henry and Sarah 
(Kiser) Turpin, the latter of whom died in Indiana, 
leaving four children: Nanc3' J., who died Octo- 
ber 30. 1874; Mary E., the wife of our subject; 
David and Richard, who reside in McLean 
Count}', 111. In 1852 Mr. Turpin married a second 
time, and then removed to Illinois, settling in 
McLean County, where he died in 1858. There, 
also, his wife and his son b}' liis second marriage 
passed away. 

Upon coming to Kansas our subject settled in 
Allen Count}', where he purchased land and en- 
gaged in stock-raising. In 1882 he came to Linn 
County, and for a time resided in Blue Mound, 
wliere he conducted a large hardware business 
until Januarj' 23, 1885, at which date hi? store 
was destroyed by fire. He then purchased the 
property where he now resides, the place consist- 
ing of four hundred and eighty acres of valuable 
land. A stanch Republican politically, Mr. Cox 
represented Allen County in the Legislature of 
Kansas for one term, being elected in 1881. He 
has also served as Justice of the Peace and as a 
delegate to political conventions. Socially he is 
connected with the Masonic fraternity, the Knights 
of Pythias and the Ancient Order of United Work- 
men. 

Mr. and Mrs. Cox are the parents of four cliil- 



dren: Jennie L., Zeuner, Viola and Aura, all of 
whom are with their parents. They have received 
the best educational advantages, and are very pop- 
ular in social circles. The eldest, Jennie, has 
graduated in stenography and received an ex- 
cellent literary education in the State Normal 
School at Emporia, Kan. She is now a teacher in 
the grammar grade of the Blue Mound schools. 
Viola, who attended the State Normal School, is 
also a successful teacher. 

Mr. Cox is one of the veterans of the War of 
the Rebellion. Soon after the outbreak of the war 
he enlisted, in August, 1861, as a member of Com- 
pany C, Thirty-third Illinois infantry, and served 
for two years, participating in numerous engage- 
ments and skirmishes. He served with valor and 
fidelity to the cause of the Union, and was dis- 
charged an account of physical disability. 



SAI\IUEL S. SHUMAKER, an enterprising 
citizen, prosperously conducting an exten- 
sive farm in Blue Mound Township, Kan., 
has been numbered among the substantial 
and progressive men of the state for a period of 
twenty-three years, and actively participating in 
all matters of mutual welfare, is widely known 
and esteemed. Mr.. Shumaker ^i^as born in Knox 
County, 111., September 3, 1846, and was the son 
of Jacob and Charlotte (Smith) Shumaker, natives 
of Jackson County, Ohio, and the state of Indiana, 
respectively. The paternal great-grandfather Shu- 
maker was born, reared and married in German}', 
in which country the paternal grandfather, John 
Shumaker, was also born. Tlie great-grandfather 
emigrated to America with Uis parents, settling 
in the United States. He was married, and with 
his wife located in Knox Count}', 111., where after 
a life of care and toil he died, at a good old age. 
The father of our subject, born and reared in Jack- 



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son County, Ohio, married in Knox Count3', 111., 
and having spent almost his entire life in this 
countj', passed away universally respected by all 
wlio know liini. The mother resides in Seward 
County, Xeb. Fourteen children gathered about 
the family hearth, ten of whom are 3'et living. 

Jolm II., the eldest-born, is a resident of Ray, 
Colo.; Mary E., the wife of Michael Dunagan, 
makes her home in Seward County, Neb.; Sally 
Ann is the wife of Harvey Moler, of Seward Coun- 
ty, Neb.; Samuel S., our subject, was the next in 
order of birth; George W. resides in Knox Coun- 
ty, 111.; William R. is also a citizen of Knox Coun- 
ty, III.; Catherine, married to Joiin Donaliue, is at 
home in Seward County, Neb.; Abigail L., the 
wife of Milton Iloilowa}', lives in Seward County, 
Neb.; Phwbe Elizabeth, married to Frank Shafer, 
resides in Fulton County, 111. 

Enlisting in the year 186.T in the service 
of the Government as a volunteer, our subject 
served faithfull}- in behalf of National existence 
until the close of the war, in July, 1866. Mean- 
time, he had taken part in the service on the Mis- 
sissippi River, between Cairo and the south. Re- 
turning in the year 1866 to Illinois, he remained 
there continuously until 1870. At this latter 
date our subject determined to try his fortunes in 
the farther west, and accompaning T. Z. Stev- 
enson to Kansas, remained in his employ for the 
succeeding two j'ears. Seven years after this 
Mr. Shumaker purch.ased tlie farm of two hundred 
acres which he now so prosperously tills. He car- 
ries on general .agriculture and also handles a 
good grade of stock. 

In 1870 were united in marri.age Samuel S. Shu- 
maker and Miss Emily Alexander. The latter was 
a native of Tazewell County, III., and the daugh- 
ter of Peyton D. and Ophelia (Berlin) Alexander. 
The pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. Shumaker was 
brightened by the birth of seven children, five of 
whom yet survive. Stella is the wife of Will- 
iam A. Connor; Wirt, Ernest, Peyton .Jacob and 
Testal complete the list. Nora and Ara died in 
childhood. The beloved mother entered into rest 
in September, 1891, aged forty years. She was a 
devovit member of the Methodist Episcop.al Church 
and was beloved by a large circle of friends and 



relatives, who deeply mourned her loss. Our sub- 
ject is likewise a valued member of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church, and in political affiliations is a 
Republican, a man of sterling integrity of charac- 
ter and worthy of all the respect he universally 
receives. July 26, 1893, Mr. Shumaker and Mrs. 
Clara 15. Libby, nee Fornej', were united in mar- 
riage. She was the widow of Warren E. Libby, 
and a daughter of I'etw A. and Angeline M. 
(Meek) F'orney. 



eW. BENNETT, the trustworthy Sheriff of 
Neosho County, residing in Erie, was born 
November 8, 1843, in Plato, Kane County, 
III., and is a son of Elias Bennett, who was born 
and reared in Chemung County, N. Y., and there 
married Sarah J. Reser, daughter of Joseph Reser, 
who was of Holland descent. When twenty-five 
years of age, Ellfis Bennett emigrated to Kane 
County, 111., becoming one of its earl}- settlers. He 
purchased one hundred and sixty acre of unbroken 
land, which he transformed into a valuable farm, 
which yielded him a good income. During the late 
war he enlisted in the Fifth Illinois Heavy Ar- 
tillerj^ in Elgin, and w.as killed at the battle of 
Knoxville, Tenn. He was an active politician, 
supporting the Democratic party in early life, but 
became a stanch supporter of the Republican party 
on its organization. He was honored with a num- 
ber of official positions, for he was a prominent 
citizen. He held membership with the Baptist 
Church. His wife passed away in Chicago in 1892. 
They were the parents of nine children who grew 
to mature years, of whom seven are yet living. 
Two brothers reside in Labette County, Kan; J. 
W. is Sheriff of that county, and Lovier is a 
bridge carpenter for the iMissouri, Kansas cfe Texas 
Railroad Company. 

In the county of his nativity, C. W. Bennett 
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ucation, which was supplemented by stud^^ in 
Beloit College, of Beloit, Wis. He was there a 
student at the breaking out of the late war. Im- 
mediately he abandoned his text books for the 
rifle, and enlisted September 6, 1861, in Company 
K, Fifty-second Illinois Infantry, responding to 
President Lincoln's call for three hundred thous- 
and volunteers. At the battle of Shiloli lie was 
wounded, and on account of his disability he was 
discharged and returned home, but he again 
enlisted, joining Company A, One Hundred' and 
Forty-flrst Illinois Infantry. He became Orderly- 
Sergeant and afterward was made Captain, in 
which command he served until the close of the 
war. He participated in the battles of Ft. Donel- 
son. Ft. Henry, Pittsburg Landing, Corinth and 
others, and was always found faithfully support- 
ing the Stars and Stripes. 

On February 14, 1866, Mr. Bennett wedded Miss 
Sarah J. Clark, the eldest daughter of George P. 
Clark, a horse dealer of Elgin, 111. .Unto them 
have been born six children : Arthur E., who is now 
professor of Latin, Greek and the sciences in the 
normal college of Ft. Scott; Charles F., who is a 
student in the college; Lillie, Eva, Harr}- and Le- 
roy, who are still under the parental roof. 

In the fall of 1870, Mr. Bennett came to this 
county, locating on section 35, Lincoln Township, 
where he purchased a claim. For four years- he 
engaged in its cultivation and then sold out, buy- 
ing one hundred and sixty-Bve acres on section 
30 of the same township. That farm continued 
to be his home for three years, when he traded it 
for a tract of land in Mt. Pleasant Township, 
Leavenworth County. The latter he afterward 
traded for his present farm on section 15, Lin- 
coln Township. He now owns five hundred and 
eighty acres, four hundred on section 15, eighty 
on section 12, and one hundred gn section 18. 
This is all under a high state of cultivation and is 
a very valuable proi)ertj'. Mr. Bennett continued 
to devote his energies to its improvement until 
elected Sheriff of the county, since which time he 
has attended only to the duties of his ollice. 

In politics Mr. Bennett is a stalwart Republican 
and an earnest advocate of the party's principles. 
In 1892 he served as a delegate to the state con- 



vention. For six 3'ears he has held the office of 
Township Trustee, and has filled other positions 
with credit to himself and satisfaction to his con- 
stituents. Ill the fall of 1893 he was elected 
County Sheiiff, and so al)ly has he filled the office 
that lie was re-elected for a second term of two 
years. Socially, lie is a member of the Masonic 
fraternity, the Order of Select Friends, and War- 
ren Post No. 1 14, G. 'a. R., of Osage Mission. lie 
is a man of excellent business ability and through 
his own industry and enterprise has worked 
his way upward from an humble position to one 
of affluence. His public and private life are alike 
above reproach and have formed an exemplary 
character. 



WILLIAM M. MILLER, a representative 
general agriculturist and successful stock- 
„ „ raiser, for twenty-three years a constant 
resident of his present locality in Richland Town- 
ship, Miami County, Kan., is closely identified 
with the upward growth and rapid advancement 
of the state, where all his interests have centered 
for so many changing seasons. A native of Penn- 
sylvania, and born in York County in 1838, our 
subject IS the descendant of an old and highly re- 
spected family of the Quaker State, whose sturdy 
Gierman ancestry bequeathed "to them habits of in- 
dustrious thrift and unimpeachable integrity' of 
character. 

Henry Miller, the. father of our subject, also a 
native of York County, was the son of Daniei 
Miller, whose father, the paternal great-gran<i- 
father of our subject, was born and reared iii the 
Old Country, and later, emigrating to the United 
States, founded in the Quaker State the family 
branch to which William M. directly belongs. 
Daniel Miller, the paternal grandfather, was a man 
of courage and resolution, and served with brav- 
ery in the War of 1818, The father and mother 



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welcomed to their hearts and homes twelve sons 
and daughters, all of whom are yet living. Will- 
iam M., the eldest of the large family, attained to 
manhood in Cumberland County, where his par- 
ents had after tiieir first few years of married life 
made their residence. 

Our subject, spending tiie 3'ears of his boyhood 
on his father's farm, early began the work of life, 
and vigorously aiding in the cultivation of the 
soil, had but little opportunity to gain an educa- 
tion. l\eafhing mature years enei-getic, enterpris- 
ing and self-reliant, he married, and remaining 
for a time in Cumberland County, was engaged 
in work as a day laborer when the Civil War called 
him to the aid of his country. In June, 1864, he 
enlisted in the One Hundred and Forty-ninth 
Pennsylvania Infantry, and served with gallantry 
until the close of the war. Three of the brothers 
also entered the service of the Union, Jacob Miller 
being severely wounded in the battle of Antietam. 

The war ended, Mr. Miller returned to his Penn- 
sylvania home. At once entering upon an ap- 
prenticeship to the trade of a wagon-maker, he ac- 
quired a vocation which gave him ready employ- 
ment at remunerative wages, and in time a skilled 
workman, he remained in the occupation of a wag- 
on-maker until 1870. In the meantime, determined 
to try his fortune in a newer field of action, our 
subject journeyed with his family to the farther 
west, and in the spring of 1870 permanently lo- 
cated in Kansas, for a twelvemonth making his 
home in Paola with B. Miller & Co. In 1871 Mr. 
Miller settled in Richland Township, and while 
continuing actively in his trade of a wagon-maker, 
combined with that employment the occupation 
of a farmer, improving eighty acres of valuable 
land. 

William M. Miller and Miss Martha E. DeWalt 
were united in marriage in 1859, the estimable 
wife of our subject being a native of Cumberland 
County. Two children, a son and daughter, Syl- 
vester and Annetta, have blessed the home. In 
1874 Mr. and Mrs. Miller removed to Franklin 
Countv', and in 1877 our subject invested in his 
present farm, highly cultivated, well improved 
with excellent buildings and containing a fine 
fruit orchard. The improvements of the place 



have all been made under the supervision of Mr. 
Miller, who since 1880 has devoted himself en- 
tirely to agricultural pursuits. Tlie daughter of 
our subject. Miss Annetta, who is a teacher, is 
an accomplished young lady; she has received 
a musical education and possesses talent of a high 
order. The son, Sylvester, living in Franklin 
County, owns two hundred and fourteen acres of 
land and is a prosperous f-armer. 

Mr. and Mrs. Miller are both valued members 
of the Ciiurch of C4od and, earnest, upright and 
conscientious Chiistians, are active in the good 
work of that denomination. Politically a stanch 
Republican and a firm believer in the principles 
the part}', our subject takes a leading place in the 
local councils of the party, and aiding in all mat- 
ters of public welfare, has l)een especially inter- 
ested in the advancement of the schools of his 
locality. For some length of time Mr. Miller has 
been seriously crippled in his right hand by a 
catarrhal affection. He has successfully won his 
way since his arrival in the state and, together 
with his family, enjoys the esteem and confidence 
of a wide acquaintance, and possesses the best 
wishes of a host of friends. 



¥'-'' (V/ILLIAIM GOFF, a farmer residing in Sher- 
idan Township, Crawford Count}', and 
the owner of a finely improved farm of 
six hundred acres, is a native of Fayette County, 
Pa., and was born June 20, 1825. His parents, 
Jacob and Mary (Williams) Goff, were born in the 
Keystone State, where he engaged in the vocation of 
a farmer, and from which he went forth to do serv- 
ice for his country in the War of 1812. In 1833 he 
came to Illinois and settled in La Salle County, 
on the Vermilion Kiver, where he and his wife 
remained until death. They had six children, 
three of whom are now living. Two of his sons 
were soldiers in the Civil War, and our subject 
served in the Kansas state militia four years. 

At the age of thirteen years our subject was 
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he liirert out by the month at a salary of $8. This 
amount, however, was given him in orders at a 
store, where he received $6 in exchange for the 
order. In that way he worked for two j^ears and 
then -went to the lead mines at Mineral Point, 
Wis., where he remained for two j'ears. Return- 
ing to Illinois, he engaged in teaming on the canal 
from Chicago to La Salle for two years. In the 
fall of 1848 he opened the first coal bank in La 
Salle, and shipped the coal to Chicago on the first 
boat ever run on the canal. 

In 1849 Mr. Goff crossed the plains to Califor- 
nia, making the journey with an ox- team, cross- 
ing the Missouri River at St. Joseph and reaching 
Salt Lake City during the latter part of June. 
He spent one and one-half months in that place, 
then proceeded to Los Angeles along the southern 
route. The partj' of which he was a member had 
one hundred and five wagons and paid 81,000 to 
a Mormon guide, who conducted them two hun- 
dred and fifty miles south of Salt Lake. There 
dividing into small companies, our subject and six 
other men sold their teams and purchased mules, 
which they packed with provisions for fifteen 
days. They traveled about two hundred miles 
and passed the spot where the famous Mountain 
Meadow massacre took place. 

In the wilderness, surrounded by lofty moun- 
tains and far removed from human habitations, 
the little company wandered for many days and 
nights, and their supply of food and water giving 
out, thej' were threatened with the most hor- 
rible of all fates, death bj' starvation. Fifteen 
of their horses died, and their own strength was 
exhausted. They determined, therefore,^ to at- 
tempt to find their way back to Salt Lake City, 
and after traveling for some time fortunately 
struck the old trail. Their sole provisions con- 
sisted of five pounds of flour for each person, to- 
gether with a small piece of bacon." They were 
obliged to kill a large number of their horses, and 
after drying the meat subsisted upon it until help 
was received. They met a passing company, to 
whom they gave all the mules and money on 
hand, for which they were allowed the privilege 
of accompanying the excursionists to California. 

They journeyed along without further trouble 



until within one day's journey' of the mountain's 
summit, after which our subject and his partner, 
Sam Wilson, proceeded together. They killed a 
crow which they boiled and ate for breakfast. 
With no other food than this they traveled ail 
day down the mountain and at night secured 
some beef. On the following da3' the^^ obtained 
dinner at a ranch, for which good fortune they 
were verj' grateful. On the following day they 
reached the Williams' ranch, where they remained 
for three weeks. Onejear after leaving hiseastci'n 
home he arrived in Los Angeles, where he found 
wages so low that many people were working for 
their board without other remuneration. This was 
not encouraging news to the two men, who had 
only about $5 with them. 

It was not long, however, before Mr. Goff se- 
cured a position at SI per day and his board, and 
for one month he engaged in blasting rock for a 
small stone building. LTpon completing that work 
he found a captain of a ship who consented to 
take him and his partner to Sacramento and trust 
them for the money. Thiey gave their notes for 
the passage for -S40, and after a voyage of four 
and one-half days reached San Francisco safely. 
There he secured a job as a day laborer, and for 
four and one-half da3'S, at a salaiy of 84 per day, 
aided in filling up and grading a lot. Times were 
hard, money scarce, and there was much suffering 
among the people, for while wages w^ere high the 
cost of living was even higher. 

Mr. Goff also worked for three weeks in laying 
a stone wall, receiving $6 per day. After paying all 
bills he and his friend had enough money left to 
enable them to reach Sacramento, and after a voy- 
age of six days on a whaleboat they reached their 
destination. A few days later they secured work 
in unloading steamboats, and afterward received 
116 a ton for putting up hay. The}' purchased a 
scythe for $40 and mowed a swath around eight 
hundred acres, being thus engaged for three weeks' 
and receiving 120 per ton for the hay thus secured. 
In two months they made over 11,000 in this way. 

From Sacramento proceeding to the mines on 
Feather River, Mr. Goff purchased a claim, where 
he worked for one month. The claim proved 
worthless, however, and as he could not sell it he 



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abandoned it entirely. Going to Marysville, he pro- 
cured supplies and then journeyed to Rich Bar, on 
Feather Kiver, camping in the Onion Valley. He 
remained in California some time afterward and 
then came to his Illinois home, after an absence of 
eight years. Fortune had. smiled upon him and 
he brought considerable money home with him. 

In 1859 Mr. Goff came to Kansas and settled in 
Bourbon County, where he remained until 1866. 
During that year he located upon one hundred 
acres, comprising a portion of his present farm. 
At the time of his arrival there were no settlers 
for miles around, and he now enjoys the distinc- 
tion of being the earliest settler in this section of 
tlic county. He has added to his original purchase 
from time to time, until his landed possessions now 
aggregate six hundred acres of well improved 
land. As a farmer lie has used keen discrimina- 
tion and excellent judgment in the planting and 
harvesting of crops, and is recognized as one of the 
most ijrogressive men of the county. 

While residing in Bourbon County, Mr. Goff 
was united in marriage, in the spring of 1860, with 
Miss Charlotte Ford, who was born in Maine Au- 
gust 8, 1842. Slie was educated in her native 
state and in Illinois, and in 1859 came to Kansas, 
where she followed tlie ])rofession of a teacher. 
Her parents, Isaac and Mary Jane (McQuestin) 
Ford, were natives respectively of Maine and New 
Hampshire, and settled in La Salle County, 111., in 
1852, where they remained until death. Mr. and 
Mrs. Goff are the parents of six children. Mary, 
who married J. W. Carter, has one child. William 
is also married and has one child. Ora is the wife 
of Clinton Cook, and they have two children. 
The others, Newton, Clara and Eddie, are still 
with their parents. 

As a citizen Mr. Goff takes an intelligent inter- 
est in everything pertaining to the general ad- 
vancement of his community, and in his political 
belief affiliates with the Populists. He has always 
maintained a deep interest in educational matters, 
and has frequently served as a member of the 
School Board. His children have been the recipi- 
ents of the best educational advantages possible in 
the county, and the eldest daughter was for some 
time prior to her marriage a successful teacher. 



JOEL T. TINDER, M. D., who is a member of 
the firm of Tinder Brothers, practicing 
physicians and surgeons at Parsons, was 
„;^, born in Danville, Ind., on the 24th of No- 
vember, 1845. He is a son of William Tinder, 
who was born in Shelby County, Ky., and was 
reared to manhood in Indiana, where he resided 
for a time in .Jennings County, and later made set- 
tlement in Hendricks CoHnty. In the county last 
named he was united in marriage with Miss Cath- 
erine Kennedy, the daughter of Jesse Kennedy, a 
native of England, who emigrated to America in 
company with two brothers. 

After his marriage, Wilham Tinder located upon 
a tract of land in Hendricks County, which his fa- 
ther had entered from the Government. There 
he continued to reside, engaging with success in 
agricultural pursuits until his death, which oc- 
curred in March, 1884. His widow still survives 
and makes her home in Danville, Ind. In his po- 
litical affiliations he was a Democrat and took an 
active interest in all the work of his party. A 
successful farmer, he was engaged in stock-raising, 
\n which department of agriculture he met with 
equal prosperity. In his religious belief lie was a 
Baptist and aided in all religious and pliilaiitliroi)ic 
enterprises to the extent of his ability. 

Tracing the ancestry of the Tinder family back 
another generation, we find that the grandfather 
of our subject, Joel Tinder, was a native of Vir- 
ginia and there married Miss Martha Johnson, 
who was a second cousin of President Andrew 
Johnson. After their marriage the grandparents 
of our subject removed from the Old Dominion 
to Kentucky and became identified with the pio- 
neers of Shelby County, where they continued to 
reside until death. Like all Kentuckians, they 
were hospitable, and they also possessed the Vir- 
ginian characteristics of refinement, generosity 
and culture. 

The family of which our subject is a member 
consisted of twelve children, of whom eleven grew 
to manhood and womanhood, and ten are at the 
present writing (1893) living. Joel T. was reared 
on the old homestead in Danville, Ind., and re- 
ceived a fair education in the common schools, 
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been mainly acquired by self-culture. Upon start- 
ing out in life for himself lie began to leach 
school, and followed that profession for ten years 
in the schools of Hendricks County, Ind., with the 
exception of one term in Putnam County, tliat 
state. Meantime he employed his leisure hours in 
the study of law and medicine and formed an at- 
tachment to the latter science. 

On Christmas Day, 1870, Doctor Tinder was 
united in marriage with Miss Lizzie, daughter of 
.John and Mary (Haynes) Bousman, a prominent 
farmer and stock-raiser of Hendricks County, Ind. 
Mis. Tinder was born near Hillsboro, Ohio, and 
grew to womanhood in Indiana. By lier union 
she has become the mother of six children, Maud 
E. alone surviving. After his marriage our sub- 
ject purchased and conducted a drug store, but 
retired from business in order to accept the prin- 
cipalship of the schools at Coatesville, Ind., filling 
that position for five years. Thence he removed 
to Danville, Ind., and conducted a flourishing 
drug business there for tliree years. 

In 1883 the Doctor was graduated fiom the 
Central College of Physicians and Surgeons at 
Indianapolis and at once came to Parsons, having 
traded his property in Indiana for a large farm. 
Here he and his younger brother, J. W., estab- 
lished the practice in medicine and surgery which 
they have since conducted. They arfe widely and- 
favorably known as practitioners of the regular 
school of medicine, and their diagnosis of cases 
and application of remedies to the disease prove 
the possession on their part of great knowledge 
and extensive learning. 

Politically, the Doctor is a Democrat. In' Au- 
gust, 1893, he was appointed United States Pen- 
sion Examiner for Labette County, and is now 
Medical Examiner for the Ancient Order of United 
Workmen. He is also Medical Examiner for tlie 
following organizations: Modern Woodmen of 
America, Woodmen of the World; Order of Select 
I'riends, of which he is also Vice-President; the 
Fraternal Aid Association, the Order of -/Egis, tlie 
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, 
the Kansas Mutual Life Insurance Company; the 
Equitable, of Iowa, and other companies and or- 
ders. He is also Supreme Medical Examiner of the 
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Patriarchs of America. He has been the incum- 
bent of all the cliaiis of the Independent Order 
of Odd Fellows, and lias represented his lodge in 
tiie Grand Lodge, also serving as Past Grand. He 
is a Mason, and is prominent in that fraternity. In 
his religious opinions he is identified with tlie 
Christian Church. He is the owner of one hun- 
dred and sixty acres of arable land in Labette 
County, which he devotes to general farming, and 
which is under the mauagement of a superintend- 
ent residing on the place. He also owns a fine 
residence property located on the corner of Six- 
teentli Street and .Johnson Avenue, jn Parsons, 
which is one of tlie many pretty homes of this 
city. 



J^^i LVA CLARK. In tliese days of money 
!r-\ making, when life is a constant stuggle 

III A between right and wrong, it is a pleasure to 
^ present to an intelligent reader the unsul- 

lied record of an honorable man. To the youth it 
will be a useful lesson, an incentive to honest in- 
dustry. Such a person we find in the gentleman 
whose name introduces this sketcli, and wlio is 
one of the prominent residents of Neoslio County. 
He conducts a farm located on section 3, Lincoln 
Township, where lie owns two hundred and fort}' 
acres of finely improved land. 

Our subject is one of three sons, two of whom 
were soldiers in the Civil War. .James, a veteran of 
the conflict, is a resident of Forest Grove, Oregon, 
and a member of the City Council of that place. 
Born in Vinton County, Ohio, December 8, 1841, 
our subject is a son of Stephen and Amaiida 
Clark. He was reared to manhood on a farm in 
the Buckeye State, and received such advantages 
as were afforded by the common schools of the 
home neighborhood. 

August 9, 1862, Mr. Clark enlisted as a mem- 
ber of Company I, Ninety-second Ohio Infantry, 
and went to the front as private. He served in Vir- 



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ginia under General Cox until January, 1863, af- 
ter which, under General Rosecrans, he participated 
in tlie engagements at Ft. Donelson and Nash- 
ville. During his three years' service he took part 
in the following battles, among Others of lesser 
note: Hoover's Gap, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, 
Buzzard'.s Roost, Resaca, Kingston (Ga.), Big 
Siianty, Kenesaw Mountain, Chattahoochie River, 
Atlanta, Jonesboio, Savannah, Benton ville (N. C), 
and also witnessed the surrender of General John- 
ston. He accompanied General Sherman on his 
famous march to the sea, after which he went to 
Washington, D. C, and took part in the Grand Re- 
view. During a part of the time he was in active 
service, he was on detached duty at General Baird's 
headquarters. He was never wounded, nor at any 
time captured by the Confederates, and was alwaj'S 
able to report for duty, excepting for four days 
during which he was in the hospital. 

Upon returning home, Mr. Clark resumed farm- 
ing operations on his mother's homestead. From 
there, in 1868, he removed to Kansas and settled 
on the farm where he has since resided. The 
county was sparsely settled at that time, and 
neighbors were few and times hard. Througli tire- 
less exertions he has accumulated two hundred 
and forty acres, upon which he engages in mixed 
farming. On New Year's Day, 1867, he was 
united in marriage with Miss Sarah A. Tom, a na- 
tive of Athens Count}', Ohio, born in 1847. They 
are the parents of eleven children, of whom nine 
are living, namely: John H., Orson L., Minnie 
R., Charles S., Saraii B., Fred S., Clara L., Alva 
Clyde and J. Arthur. 

In their religious belief, Mr. and Mrs. Clark are 
members of the Methodist Protestant Church at 
Mentor, in which he is one of the Trustees. He 
was formerly Superintendent of the Sunday-school 
and is now one of the teachers. He has served as 
a member of the School Board. Socially, he is 
connected with the Independent Order of Odd 
Fellows, in which he has occupies all the chairs, 
and has represented his lodge in the Grand Lodge. 
He is also a member of the encampment. In the 
Grand Army of the Republic, he is now serving 
as Commander, and has held every office in the 
post. In the Anti-Horse Thief Association, of 



which he is a member, he has officiated as Sec- 
retary and President, and has also been its dele- 
gate to the State Association. He was a dele- 
gate to, and member of the Grand Council of the 
Settlers' Protective Association of the Osage ceded 
lands in Kansas. In politics, he is a Republican, 
and has ever been active in public affairs. He has 
frequently been a delegate to variousconventions, 
and for eight years served as Justice of the Peace. 



PAVID A. WARREN. While not the only 
industry, agriculture has for a number of 
years formed the most important occupa- 
tion of the peoi)le of Kansas, and especially the 
residents of Linn County. Through it many who 
came to this state without money or friends have 
gained positions of influence and honor. Among 
this number mention should be made of the suc- 
cessful agriculturist whose name introduces this 
sketch, and who owns a finely improved farm on 
section 27, Centreville Township. 

During the year 1859 Mr. Warren first came to 
Linn County. Here he pre-empted one hundred 
and sixty acres on section 27, Centreville Town- 
ship. At that time, however, he remained in the 
county but a few months, returning to Huron 
County, Ohio, and remaining there for a number 
of years. In October, 1865, he again came to 
Linn County, and in February of the following 
year he settled upon his land, and at once coni- 
raenced the work of improving the property. 
Through energy and judicious investments he 
gradually increased his possessions, until he is 
now the owner of five hundred and fift^-five 
acres that pay a golden tribute to his care and 
cultivation. As the result of his good manage- 
ment, he now enjo3's the comforts, pleasures and 
amenities of social existence, and has all the means 
for making life worih living. 

The father of oursubject, John Warren, was born 
in New England, October 17, 1796, being the sou 



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of David Warren, a native of New England, who 
died in Rocliester, Vt. Tlie mother of our sub- 
ject bore the maiden name of Hannah Austin, and 
was born in New England December 22, 1799. 
John Warren was married to Hannah Austin on 
the nth of .Januarj', 1820, in Rochester, Vt. 
Thence in 1863 he removed to Huron County, 
Ohio, and his death occurred in Lime Township, 
tliat county, August 29, 1853, resulting from ty- 
phoid fever. His widow also died in Huron 
County, having survived his demise for thirteen 
years. 

In the parental family there were eleven chil- 
dren, eight of whom attained to manhood and 
womanhood, namely: Martha, Julia A., John W., 
Ilannaii C, Dorcas L., David A., Mary E. and 
Henry B. All are deceased with the exception of 
Mary E., Mrs. Leonard Ross, of Iowa City, Iowa; 
and David A. The latter was born in Rochester. 
Vt., June 14, 1836, and passed the early years of 
his life in the Green Mountain State. In 1853 he 
removed to Huron County, Ohio, and after the 
death of his father he continued to reside with 
his mother until 1859, when he came to Kansas, 
and after pre-empting his land returned to the 
Buckeye State. 

In September, 1861, when the Rebellion had 
thrown its dark shadow over the nation, Mr. Waj-- 
ren enlisted as a member of Company C, Fifty- 
fifth Ohio Infantry. He participated in the fol- 
lowing engagements, besides many battles of minor 
importance: Second battle of Bull Run, Chancel- 
lorsville, Gettysburg, Resaca, Peach Tree Creek 
and Bentonville. At Bull Run he was wounded 
in the side, and suffered from the effects of the in- 
jury for two months. At Gettysburg he was 
wounded in the right limb; at Peach Tree Creek 
he received a slight wound in the head; and 
at Bentonville, N. C, he was seriously wounded 
in the left limb. Through tin; entire period of 
his service he was absent from only one battle in 
which his regiment participated. July 3, 1865, 
he was mustered out at New York City, on David's 
Island. 

Returning to Linn County in October, 1865, 
Mr. Warren settled upon his land in February of 
the following year. Here he has erected a set of 



neat buildings, including one of the finest resi- 
dences for miles around. He was married in Linn 
County, August 15, 1876, to Miss Mary J. Morri- 
son, who was born in Green County, Wis. Her 
fatiier, the late James N. Morrison, was born in 
Pike County, Ohio, August 19, 1819, being a de- 
scendant of Scotch ancestors. The mother of Mrs. 
Warren, Rebecca Snider, was born in Coshocton 
County, Ohio, February 19, J825, being the daugh- 
ter of Asa B. Snider, a native of Virginia. 

After Mr. Morrison's marriage, which took place 
on the 17th of October, 1842, he settled in Ver- 
milion County, 111., but three years later moved to 
Green County, Wis., and thence, early in the '70s, 
he came to Linn County, Kan., where he resided 
until bis death. May 2, 1892. He had a family of 
eight children, six of whom readied maturity. 
They aie: Charles M., Mary J., Asa F., Elinira B., 
EUa (deceased) and John. Mrs. Warren, who was 
the eldest daughter, was reared in fiictii County, 
and accompanied her parents to K.-in>,i-. rciii.iiiiing 
with them until her marriage. In his |»ihticai be- 
lief, Mr. Warren is a stanch supporter of the Re- 
publican party and takes an active interest in 
local matters. In religious connections, he and 
his wife are identified with the Methodist Episco- 
pal Church. 



r_. ENRY B. SCOTT, a popular citizen of Linn 
l[Jj) County and a prosperous nurieiilturist of 
\^^^ Centreville Township, owns and cultivates 
(^^ two hundred and twenty acres on section 
15, where he has resided for many years. He is a 
genial, affable gentleman, well informed and pub- 
lic spirited, and his efforts have contributed not a 
little to promote the general welfare of the com- 
munity. He is the son of the Rev. William Grout 
Scott, who was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, 
May 11, 1811, being of Scotch-Irish descent. 

The mother of our subject was Isabella Ross, 
who was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, March 4, 



PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 



1811, a descendant of Scotch ancestors. After 
their marriage, tlie parents of our subject settled 
in Jefferson County, Ohio, where he was pastor of 
a Metliodist Protestant Church. Subsequently he 
was pastor of ciiurches in various places in Oliio, 
Iowa and Missouri, and came to Kansas in 1858. 
His death occurred on the 3d of February, 1861. 
After liis deinise his widow returned to tlie Sun- 
flower State, and died at Pleasanton, March 21, 
1879. 

Tiiere were eiglit children in the parental fam- 
ily, as follows: Susannah, who died in Muskingum 
County, Ohio, March 12, 1851, when nearly eigh- 
teen years old; Nancy, who is the wife of William 
Scott, a resident of Centreville Township; Mar- 
garet, the widow of Jarvis Danforth; Henry B.; 
Lina, Mrs. Thomas Barwick; Ede, tlie wife of 
Isaac Moon; Asa S.; and Mary, Mrs. George 
Dewey. Henry B. was born in Jefferson County, 
Ohio, December 10, 1838, and made his home with 
his paients until he was eighteen years old, wlien 
lie started out in the world for himself. 

Coming to Kansas, Mr, Scott resided m the 
northern part of the state until 1858, when he 
came to Linn County and embarked in farming in 
Centreville Township. He was thuseng.aged until 
he enlisted in the fall of 1862 as a member of Com- 
pany I, Fifth Kansas Cavalry. He served until 
the close of the war, and at Helena, Ark., lost the 
hearing of his right ear by the concussion of a 
cannon ball. At the close of the Rebellion, he re- 
turned to Linn County and settled upon the farm 
iu Centreville Township where he has since re- 
sided. He is one of the prominent members of 
the Grand Army of the Republic, and is very 
popular among the veterans of the war. 

In Centreville Township, November 13, 1866, 
Mr. Scott was united in marriage with Miss Han- 
nah J. Crozier, who was born in Tompkins Coun- 
ty, N. Y., December 4, 1847. For information 
concerning her parents, the reader is referred to 
the sketch of George II. Crozier, which is presented 
elsewhere in this volume. Mr. and Mrs. Scott were 
the parents of four children: Lillie B., who died 
when about nine months old; Elizabeth, whose death 
occurred October 31, 1888, at the age of nineteen 
years; Isabel^ and William G. Mr. Scott takes an 



active part in local affairs, and has been identified 
with the Republican party since its organization. 
He and his wife are actively identified with the 
Methodist Protestant Church. 



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%=< ^^" CHARLES II. LEWIS, a leading citi- 
i/jl^ zen, prosperous general agriculturist and 
/^^^' successful stock-raiser conducting a valua- 
(^ ble farm pleasantly located on section 36, 
Osage Township, Miami County, Kan., has with 
honor discharged the duties of various positions of 
trust. He was in 1884 elected to the State Legisla- 
ture, and in 1886 was re-elected for two terms, 
and, faithful to his constituents, served with effi- 
ciency in the interests of the general public. Born 
in New Hampshire, April 3, 1847, our subject was 
the son of William L. Lewis, likewise a native of 
the old Granite State, and born March 29, 1820, in 
the town of Lempster. The father remained in his 
birthplace during iiis boyhood, and when about 
seventeen years of age he went to Nashua, N. H., 
and there engaged for two or three years in the 
boot and shoe business. He later removed to 
Lawrence, Mass., where he was employed in the 
Department of Public Works as foreman of stone 
work. Spending a number of years in Lawrence, 
William Lewis assisted in building the dam 
across the Merrimac River, and as a stonemason 
secured profitable emi)loyment. He was married 
in Nashua in May, 1843, to Miss Deborah J. Clark, 
who was born in New Boston, N. H., in 1820. 
While in New England the last time the father 
was employed on the Wells River Railroad, and 
later journeying to Rochester, N. Y., remained 
there about a twelvemonth, working mostly at his 
trade. 

Finally making his home in Jackson, Ohio, the 
father continued his occu|)ation as a stonemason, 
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PORTRAIT AND BIOGftAtHlCAL RECORD. 



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years in lumbering, and with liis otlier occupations 
combined farming, continuously devoting a por- 
tion of his time to the pursuit of agriculture. He 
did a large amount of work in Jackson Count3^, 
Ohio, building three bridges, which cost many 
thousands of dollars. In November, 1877, William 
Lewis came to Miami County, Kan., and settled on 
the farm where he yet resides. The parents have 
ever been devout members of the Methodist Epis- 
copal Church and liberal givers in behalf of re- 
ligious work. Of their four children only two 
now survive. William C. died while in the army; 
he was a member of the Thirt^'-sixth Ohio Regi- 
ment, and passed away in a hospital in Indiana. 
Charles H. was the second-born; Mary died at tiie 
age of fourteen years; Hattie is the wife of D. B. 
Cooper. 

Our subject was about three years of age 
when his parents located near Rochester, N. Y. 
He remained in the Empire State one year and 
then removing to Jackson County, 'Ohio, there 
spent the days of iiis boyhood and attained to 
manhood. He received his education in the com- 
mon schools, and as he grew older engaged in 
farming and lumbering. In Jackson County, Ohio, 
in December, 1871, Charles H. Lewis and Miss 
Mary J. Hayes were united in marriage. The es- 
timable wife of our subject was the daughter of 
Moses Hayes, an old settler of Jackson County, 
and a near relative of Ex-President Hayes. Mrs. 
Lewis was born in Jackson County and was reared 
and educated in her birthplace. 

For some time after his marriage our subject and 
his estimable wife continued to make their home 
in Ohio, but in November, 1877, they emigrated 
to Kansas. Mr. Lewis owns a fine farm of six 
hundred acres, and since his arrival within the 
state has given his entire attention with most profit- 
able results to farming and stock-raising. The 
valuable homestead is improved with commodious 
and substnntial buildings, and with its broad acre- 
age presents a scene of thrift and plenty. The 
children who gather about the family fireside 
are six in number. Nellie B. is a school teacher in 
Fontana; then follow in order of birth: Bertha, 
William, Frank, Harry and Robert. Freddie 
died when six years old. While in Ohio, Mr. 



Lewis was an Elder, and for a long time was a 
member of the Presbj-terian Church, but now both 
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis are connected with the Meth- 
odist Episcopal Church and are foremost in the 
good work and benevolent enterprises of that de- 
nomination. 

Politically a Rep«blican, and a local leader of 
the party, our subject for six years ably filled the 
office of Township Trustee, and was for a term 
Justice of the Peace. During the session of the 
Legislature in 1887, Mr. Lewis was Chairman of 
the Committee on Agriculture and was a member 
of the committee which investigated the building 
of the state house. He was likewise a member of 
the Committee on State Offices and Judicial Ap- 
pointments. The knowledge gained by our sub- 
ject while a builder and a contractor, erecting 
bridges and other public works in Ohio, has been of 
great advantage to him since in numberless' ways. 
Mr. Lewis is fraternally associated with the Ancient 
Free <fe Accepted Masons, and is Secretary of 
Equity Lodge No. 131. A public-spirited citizen of 
sterling integrity and true American enterprise, 
our subject has worthily made his upward way and 
to-day commands the confidence and high esteem 
of a host of friends. 



u 



ILLIAM HOPKINS. The agriculturists 
of Jackson Township, Anderson County, 
are as a rule possessed of great energy, 
and rank well among the farmers the world over. 
Our subject is one of the successful agriculturists 
above named, his comfortable estate being. located 
on section 28. The land is under thorough tillage, 
bears a full line of adequate improvements, and 
produces a goodly store of the various crops, to 
the raising of which it is devoted. 

The father of our subject bore the given name of 
Shodroch and was a native of Delaware. He was a 
son of William Hopkins, who in turn was also a 
native of Delaware, which state he represented m 



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the Legislature at one time. William Hopkins 
emigrated from Delaware to Indiana in an early 
day and was among the first settlers of Fountain 
County, where he lived the remainder of his life. 
Shodroch L. went to Fountain County with his par- 
ents and there grew to maturity, receiving some 
little school education. He was married to Mary 
Galloway, and both he and his wife lived and died 
in the same county. The mother died when our 
subject was nine years old, and being bereft of a 
mother's loving and tender care, young William 
was sent to live with his grandfather, John Gallo- 
way, who reared him to a life of usefulness. 

Mr. Hopkins was born in Fountain County, 
Ind., March 5, 1838, and was given the advantages 
of a very good education in the district schools of 
the county. While still enjoying a life of single 
blessedness, he came to Anderson County and 
bought a tract of land in Jackson Township. 
This was in the year of 18.59, and the following 
December he returned to his native county, where 
he remained until the spring of the succeeding 
year. It was then time to attend to the planting 
of crops, so he came back and spent the necessary 
time in cultivating the soil and sowing the seed 
which was to bring him a bountiful harvest. In 
April, 1861, he again returned to his old home 
and did not come back until about one year later, 
when he returned and made a permanent settle- 
ment. 

March 30, 1862, was celebrated the marriage of 
our subject and Miss Elizabeth Crane. This lady, 
intelligent, cultured, and efficient in womanly du- 
ties, was born in Fountain County, February 16, 
1841. Her fatiier, Abram Crane, was a native of 
Warren Count3% Ohio, and was tlie son of Abner 
Crane. Abram Crane, who was noted for his wealth, 
was an early settler of Fountain County, where he 
died. Her mother, who was known in maidenhood 
as Ruth Romine. was a native of Virginia and died 
in Fountain County. Ever since their marriage 
Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins have made this county their 
home. Here they have been greatly prospered, and 
by habits of industry and economy have acquired a 
nice home and two hundred and eighty-five acres 
of land, which is in a finely cultivated condition. 
Mr. Hopkins and his faithful wife became 



the parents of five children: Carleton W.; Frank 
A., who died at the age of eleven years; Ina, Myr- 
tle and George R. These children are receiving 
the opportunities of a good education and are fol- 
lowing the good example set them by their parents, 
who are both great workers in the cause of tem- 
perance, Mrs. Hopkins being identified with the 
Woman's Christian Temperance Union. The home 
of our subject and wife rs one of the coziest in 
tins part of the country, and the gracious hospi- 
talitj' of the wife and the genial courtesy of the 
host give it an attraction to their many friends. 



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y-^.ILLIAM PAGINTON, one of the honored 
pioneer settlers of Linn County, Kan.> 
„ ^ through whose earnest efforts the state has 
overcome obstacles and marched steadily forward 
toiler high position in the Union, has resided in 
his present locality upon section 17, Centreville 
Township, since April, 1857, and is to-day number- 
ed among the prominent agriculturists and stock- 
raisers of the community. Our subject was born 
in AViltsliire, England, April 6, 1827, and was edu- 
cated and reared in his native land, where he at- 
tained to manhood. His parents, Peter and Marj- 
(Harding) Paginton, spent their entire lives in 
England, and were both descendants of long 
lines of sturdy ancestors, loyal subjects of the 
British crown. Reaching years of maturity, Mr. 
Paginton began the pursuit of agriculture in his 
native land, but at about tw«nty-two years of age 
determined to try his fortune in the country of 
promise beyond the sea. In 1849, bidding fare- 
well to his relatives, friends and the familiar scenes 
of his boyhood, be crossed the broad Atlantic, and 
safely landing in the United States, located at once 
in Cleveland, Ohio, where he received immediate 
employment in a lard oil factory. 

For three years Mr. Paginton continued to 
make his home in Cleveland; then removing to 



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Cincinnati, he engaged again intlie same business, 
following the occupation for anotlier three years, 
at the expiration of which time he journeyed to 
Davenport, Iowa, where he received steady work 
in a flour mill until he located in Kansas. First 
settling in Paris Township, he there passed some 
six or sevea years and then purchased the eight}'- 
acre farm where he now lives. Upon this land, 
which he has brouglit up to a highly produc- 
tive state, he has erected a handsome and commo- 
dious residence, good barns and other buildings. 

Upon May 11, 1854, William Pagintonaud Miss 
Frances White were united in marriage. Mrs. 
Paginton, a most estimable lady, and a native of 
Ireland, was born in Ahava, Linster County, in 
1829. She died, beloved by all who knew her, 
March 15, 1892. The following obituary notice 
clearly indicates the noble character of the de- 
ceased, and the high estimation in which she was 
held by her many friends and associates of former 
years: 

"Died, Mrs. Frances (White) Paginton, at the 
homestead in Centreville Township, on Wednesda}", 
the 15th inst., after montiis of decline and suffer- 
ing, aged sixty-four years. Mrs. Paginton was 
born in Ahava, Linster, Ireland, and at the age of 
twenty years, full of hope and energy, which make 
this life a success, she started for. the land of the 
free, landing in the city of Cleveland, Ohio, in 
1849, where she met and married Mr. William 
Paginton in 1854; removing to Davenport, Iowa, 
they there spent three years, and there Ihcy buried 
their first-born son. In 1857 they emigrated to this 
county and state, where in the struggle for a com- 
petenc}' she has been a helpmate indeed during the 
thirty-nine years of their wedded life. To them 
were born four children, three of whom survive 
their mother. To them she was a most affectionate 
mother. Asa neighbor she had a" heart full of 
friendship and s^'mpathy. Mrs. Paginton was a 
very kind woman, true and steadfast in her con- 
victions of moral right and rectitude, and having 
the courage of her convictions. A member of the 
Episcopalian Church by baptism in infancy, and by 
confirmation in mature years, she lived and died in 
the faith of the church she loved. 'Thou art gone 
to the grave, but we will not deplore thee.' Fun- 



eral services at the home, conducted by the writer. 
A very large assembly of sympathizing friends at- 
tended the last rites of the dear departed one. So 
may we all fight life's battle, faithfully, that we 
may meet again 'when the mists have rolled away.' 
"Rev. S. B. McGrew." 
One touching inciilent in connection with the 
last illness of Mrs. Paginton was the courage with 
which, although so ill, she resisted giving up to the 
dread disease; until the last she was not confined 
to her bed, but with bright words sought to cheer 
those about to be bereaved. The three children 
who survive her are: George W. W., who married 
Miss Leonora Wilson; Mary Emma and Robert 
White. The eldest, Robert W., died in infanej-. 
Miss Emma is an accomplished and intelligent 
young lady, enjoying the best wishes of a host of 
friends. Our subject takes an interest in local 
affairs, and, one of the oldest settlers of the town- 
ship, is also one of the most thoroughly publiC-- 
spirited and representative citizens. 



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Ip^OBERT W. GAILEY. Among the lumber 
l^ir dealers of Garnett, tbe best known in the 
IA^"^ building trade, one who maj' be mentioned 
^P as of special prominence, is Robert W. Gal- 
ley, who established his lumber j'ards in this city 
in 1889. He kee|)S constantly on hand a large 
stock of dressed luiiib'T and Iniilding materials 
and is prepared to funii^ii at short notice almost 
anything in that line required by a contractor, 
and is one of the most popular dealers in this part 
of the country among the large mass of contractors 
and builders. Handling nothing but firgt-class 
goods, he fills all orders with the greatest care and 
with the utmost promptness, and those^ntrusting 
bills to him are always confident tliat they will re- 
ceive the very best material, cut to use with the 
utmost economy, and at prices which defy com- 
petion. 

Mr. Galley is a native of Pennsylvania, born in 
Perry County, fourteen miles northwest of Harris- 



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buig October 26, 1838, and is a son of Alexander 
and Mary (White) Gaile}^ The name of Gailey 
originated in this manner: Man3' generations ago 
a Scotchman hy the name of Buchanan won a 
purse in a boxing contest. The money he was 
to receive was spread out on the lea (meadow), 
and as he walked over the same the people 
called out "Gay Lea," and he was ever after- 
ward known as Gailey. Three of his sons emi- 
grated to the North of Ireland and from them have 
descended the Gaileys of to-day. The grandfa- 
ther of our subject, Andrew Gailey, accompanied 
by his brother, Alexander Gailey, came from the 
North of Ireland and settled in Pennsylvania. 
Alexander Gailey never married; he was a Lieu- 
tenant in the Revolutionary War, and lived to be 
one hundred and two years of age. Grandfather 
Gailey was a farmer, and resided in Perry County, 
Pa., nearly all his life, passing his last days, how- 
ever, with a daughter residing in Washington 
County, Pa. He was about eighty-five years of 
age at the time of his death, and was a worthy 
member of the Presbyterian Church. His familj 
consisted of two sons and two daughters. Barbara 
married James Gailey and died in Indiana. Robert 
died in Wayne County, Ohio, where he was en- 
gaged in farming. Alexander was the father of 
our subject; and Jane married John Murray and 
now resides in Pana, 111. 

Alexander Gailey was born in Perry County, 
Pa., June 10, 1792, and was married in that county 
to Miss Mary White. He followed the peaceful 
pursuit of farming and met with good success in 
tliat calling. He also owned a sawmill, which he 
conducted in connection with farming for many 
years. When advanced in years he removed to 
Kansas and passed the remainder of his days in 
Garnett, his death occurring April 28, 1890. The 
mother is also deceased. Both were members of 
tlie Presbyterian Church at one time, bi'.t later 
they united with the United Presbyterian Church. 
Mr. Gailey was a Democrat in early life, later a 
member of the American party, and wiien the Re- 
publican party was formed he rallied to its stand- 
ard. Eight children were born to this most estim- 
able couple, as follows: Margaret D., now residing 
in Garnett, became the wife of Alexander Garrett, 



and removed from Pennsylvania to Kansas in 
1857. They first settled in Franklin County and 
later in Anderson County, where her husband was 
accidently killed. Elizabeth "W. married Rev. 
James N. Smith and resides near Garnett. Mr. 
.Smith isoneof the pioneer ministers of the United 
Presbyterian Church in Kansas. Barbara resides 
in Garnett. Andrew W. was a farmer, and re- 
sided in Perry County, Pa., for many years. His 
death occurred in Washington County, that state. 
Catherine H. resides in Garnett; Mary J. married 
Rev. J. 11. Adair, a minister in the United Presby- 
terian Church, and now resides in Missouri; Rob- 
ert W., our subject, and James A. complete the 
number. The latter was at one time a farmer, but 
later he became a druggist and died in Garnett. 

The original of this sketch was reared on a farm 
and received a common-school education. Until 
1867 he remained under the parental roof, after 
which he came to Kansas and purchased eighty 
acres. The year previous to this, while in Kan- 
sas on a visit, he purchased eightj^ acres, so that 
when locating here he has one hundred and sixty 
acres of land. This land was but little improved, 
theie beinga log cabin and an orchard on it, but he 
began making improvements and engaged actively 
in farming and stock-raising. In 1886 he removed 
to Garnett and was employed in a lumber yard, 
where he remained two years. Returning to the 
farm, he remained on the same one year, and in 
1889 removed to Garnett, where he purchased a 
half-interest in his present business. He still owns 
his farm and also his residence property in Gar- 
nett. 

Mr. Gailey has been twice married, first in Feb- 
ruary, 1868, to Miss Mary B. Calvert, daughter of 
John and Rebecca Calvert, and a native of west- 
ern Pennsylvania. Her death occurred February 
25, 1888, and four children were left motherless: 
Maud C, wife of Charles E. McMurray, of Kansas 
City, Mo.; Frank A., Roy E. and Pearl E. Mr. 
Galley's second marriage occurred November 5, 
1889, to Mrs. Anna K. Beard, »ieeKanard. In pol- 
ities he is a stanch Republican. He is now County 
Surveyor, having formerly held that position 
twelve years; he was Township Trustee five years, 
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and a member of the City Council, actino Mayor 
during an unexpired term caused by the resigna- 
tion of tlie Mayor. In liis religious views he is a 
United Presbyterian and is an Elder in the church. 



/p^ AMALIEL A. MILLSAPS, a leading citizen, 
enterprising general agriculturist and ar- 



' '" dent temperance advocate, widely known 
throughout Linn County, Kan., has for many 
years resided upon his homestead on the northeast 
quarter of section 19, Centre ville Township. Mr. 
Millsaps, born in Lawrence County, Ind., February 
5, 1824, is the son of William and Elizabeth (Mc- 
Guire) Millsaps, long time and highly respected 
residents of Indiana. The father of our subject, 
who was familiarly known as "Billy" Millsaps, 
was born in Tennessee, and was the son of Robert 
Millsaps, who was born in North Carolina. The pa- 
ternal great-grandfather of our subject emigrated 
from Ireland when about thirteen yjears of age, and 
witli his parents settling in the sunny south, later 
died in North Carolina. The paternal grandfather 
removed to Indiana from his native state and died 
in Brown County. The maternal great-grandfa- 
ther McGuire came to this country from Ireland a 
friendless orphan boy, and by hard work won his 
way in life. Grandfather John McGuire was born 
in Kentucky, as was also the motiier of Mr. Mill- 
saps. The parents, Billy and Elizabeth Millsaps, 
were married in Lawrence County, Ind., where 
they passed their wedded life, the raotlior dying in 
her Indiana home in 1834. The father emigrated 
to Iowa in 1854, and settled in Ringgold County. 
There he spent several years, finally removing to 
Decatur County, where he died in 1885. 

Three sons and three daughters blessed the home 
of the parents, our subject being the eldest son. 
Mr. Millsaps, reared and educated in his birthplace, 
remained in Lawrence County, Ind., until 1854, 



when he went to Ringgold County, Iowa, his home 
until 1865, at which time he journeyed to Kansas, 
and settling in Linn County, has since resided con- 
tinuously in this part of the state, with the excep- 
tion of seven years passed in Allen County. Until 
twenty-four years of age our subject devoted 
himself to the pursuiUof agriculture, and then for 
six years divided his time between milling and 
manufacturing, being chiefly engaged in wagon 
making. When in Iowa be gave his attention 
both to farming and manufacturing, with excel- 
lent financial results. After arriving in Kansas, 
Mr. Millsaps for the first six years was engaged 
as a huckster and also prosperously handled mer- 
chandise, but is now mainly employed in the till- 
ing of the soil and stock-raising. His fine farm 
of one hundred and sixty acres is under a high- 
ly productive state of cultivation and well im- 
proved with attractive and substantial buildings, 
a handsome residence and capacious barns. 

Gamaliel A. Millsaps was first united in marriage 
in Jackson County, Ind., February 29, 1848, then 
wedding Miss Ann Oglesby, a native of Kentucky. 
This estimable lady died in Centreville Township, 
June 27, 1890. She was the mother of eight chil- 
dren, two of whom died in infancy. Six lived to 
adult age: Mary C, who is the wife of John Ayers 
and died in Centreville Township, December 7, 
1888; Sarah E., who was the wife of Aaron Hall, 
and died in Anderson County in the early part 
of 1879; Arilla J., the wife of William C. Dug- 
ger; William C; Nannie E., the wife of D. Mosh- 
ier; and James A. 

Upon October 8, 1892, Mr. Millsaps was united 
in marriage with Mrs. Barbara (Spots) Swooger, 
the widow of John A. Swooger. .She was a native 
of Germany, and was born in Baden October 31, 
1837. Mr. Millsaps,' never an office-seeker, has 
however, occupied offices of trust to the general 
satisfaction of his fellow-townsmen. He was Post- 
master of Farlinville for a year and a-half, and 
has efficiently held the position of School Di- 
rector; he takes an active part in the religious and 
benevolent work of the United Brethren Church, 
with which he and his present wife are connected, 
as was also his first wife. When Mr. Millsaps first 
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Ringgold County, aided in laying out public roads 
and promoted other needed improvements. He en- 
tertained the first minister of the gospel who ever 
preached in the county, and the services were held 
in the house of our subject. Mr. Millsaps has been 
especially active in the temperance cause and has 
been successful in winning many from their habit 
of strong drink. 

Our subject lias a natural gift as a mechanic 
and is an expert in the use of tools. Long be- 
fore leaving his early home he built a fifty-foot 
barn for his father, and he took up the manu- 
facture of wagons without any instruction. In 
the county where he was reared he was thought 
a superior workman and received much encour- 
agement. As an agriculturist Mr. Millsaps has 
financially prospered, and in his efforts for the 
uplifting and reform of others has been blessed. 
During the many years of residence in Linn 
County, he lias made warm friends and wholly 
possesses the confidence and esteem of the general 
public. 



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J' OSEPH M. KLEISER, M. D., a practicing 
physician and surgeon of Parsons, was born 
in Bourbon County, near Moreland, Ky., 
September 24, 1849. He traces his ancestry 
to Switzerland, whence his paternal grandfather, 
Joseph Kleiser, emigrated to the United States and 
settled in Bourbon Count3', Ky., of which he was 
a pioneer and prominent citizen. In the land of 
his birth he learned the trade of a Swiss clock- 
maker, and after locating in Kentucky he engaged 
in the manufacture of spinning wheels and other 
articles in common use .among the early settlers. 
He was a man of great inventive genius and me- 
chanical abilit}'. In connection with the manu- 
facture of spinning-wheels he engaged in clock- 
making, blacksmithing and the manufacture of 
pottery. 

In Grandfather Kleiser's family there were fif- 
teen children, of whom the nintii was Jonas, father 



of our subject. He was born in Bourbon County, 
Ky., and in the Blue Grass State married IMiss 
Melita, daughter of Achilles Stapp, a farmer of 
Scott County, and a soldier in the Revolutionary 
War. Mrs. Kleiser was born in Scott County, and 
was a member of an old Kentucky family that had 
emigrated thitlier from Virginia. For a number 
of years Jonas Kleiser epgaged as a stock-trader, 
and conducted an extensive pork-packing business 
at Louisville, Ky., shipping to New Orleans. In 
1853 he went to California, where he engaged in 
farming and stock-raising in the northern part of 
the state. He met with success, and continued to 
make his home in the Golden State until 18(J0, 
when he was drowned in the Trinity River. Our 
subject's mother lives on the old homestead in 
Bourbon County, Ky. 

Doctor Kleiser is one of three children, the 
others being daughters. He was about four years 
old when he was taken by his parents to Califor- 
nia, and remained there several years. In 1859 he 
returned to Kentucky in order to enter school 
and continued there for a number of years. In 
1867 he became a student in the Washington and 
Lee University, where he remained for two years. 
Upon completing his literary studies, he entered 
the medical department of the LTniversity of Vir- 
ginia. In 1870 he entered the medical department 
of the University of New York, from whicli insti- 
tution he was graduated in 1871. 

After completing his medical studies, the Doctor 
returned to Bourbon County, Ky., where he staid 
for one year. In 1872 he located in Parsons, 
where he has since conducted an extensive prac- 
tice in medicine and surgery. In December, 1878, 
he married JNIiss Elizabeth, daughter of George A. 
Reynolds, a native of P.lmira, N. Y., who moved 
to Kansas and served as the first Mayor of Ft. 
Scott, being closely identified with the early his- 
tory of that city, and serving for a time as Indian 
Agent to the Seminoles. His profession was tliat 
of an attorney, and lie was a prominent writer on 
the political questions of the age. Mrs. Kleiser 
was born in Elraira, N. Y., and by her marriage 
has a family of four children: Max, Carl, Fritz 
and Hugh. 

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supporter of the Democratic party, and is an ac- 
tive worker in tlie ranks. He is a member of the 
United States Board of Pension Examiners, and 
was also connected witli that Board under the ad- 
ministration of President Garfleld. He has served 
as Chairman of the Democratic Central Commit- 
tee. At present he is local surgeon of the Mis- 
souri, Kansas & Texas Railroad. He is a member 
of the Labette County Medical Societj', and has 
officiated as its President. Socially he affiliates 
with tiie Masons, and is connected with the Mystic 
Shrine. 



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EMANUEL HAMPSHIRE. A traveler in 
Anderson County sees many attractive 
- - ' / homes, not only in the thriving towns, but 
in the agricultural districts, the evidences of pros- 
perity and good taste being plentiful on every 
hand. In Jackson Township stands a substantial 
house which presents a homelike appearance, 
around which well tilled acres stretch and con- 
venient farm buildings cluster. Investigation 
shows that this estate belongs to Emanuel Hamp- 
shire, a native of Seneca County, Ohio, where he 
was born July 15, 18:35. 

The paternal great-grandfather of our subject, 
Barney Hampshire, was a soldier in the Revo- 
lutionary War, which information is all that 
can be ascertained concerning his life. The grand- 
father also bore the Christian name of Barney and 
was a native of Maryland. He met with an un- 
tiniel}' end in the Muskingum River, in XDhio. The 
maternal grandfather, John Jacob Swope, was 
born in Switzerland, and being left an orphan at 
a tender age, came to America, where he settled in 
Morgan County, Ohio, in an earl}' day. There he 
spent the remainder of his life amid the pioneer 
scenes of that state, where he was well known and 
respected by the settlers. 

John and Mary (Swope) Hampshire, the parents 



of our subject, were natives of Maryland and Ohio, 
respectively. The former was born in Baltimore 
County, October 16, 1808, and the latter in Mor- 
gan County, in Eebruary, 1811. They settled in 
Morgan County after their marriage and lived 
there a short time, and then removed to Seneca 
County, Ohio, where they resided for thirty-one 
3'ears. At that juuctuve they moved to Wood 
County, the same state, where the mother died 
August 11, 1866, and the father survived until 
July 29, 1892, when he, too, was called to the eter- 
nal home. They had ten children, six of whom 
reached mature years. They are: George, Henry, 
Emanuel, Abraham, Rachael and Catherine. 

Our subject was reared in his native county, 
and helped with the work on his father's farm un- 
til he became of age, and then followed the car- 
penter's trade for a few years in connection wjtli 
farming. Subsequently he devoted his entire at- 
tention to agriculture, and has always been very 
prosperous in his chosen vocation, Mr. Hamp- 
shire was married to Sarah Stahl, the ceremony 
being solemnized in Seneca County, January' 4, 
1857. Mrs. Hampshire was born in that county, 
September 2, 1839, to Jacob Stahl, who was a na- 
tive of Perrj- County, Ohio, as was also his wife, 
who was known in her maidenhohd as Dinah 
Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Stahl were early settlers of 
Seneca County, where they lived and died in 
peace. Jacob's father was William Stahl, a na- 
tive of Pennsylvania, who emigrated to Perry 
County, Ohio, where they reared a family of ciiil- 
dren. 

When our subject was married he located tem- 
porarily in Seneca County, and in the spring of 
1865 moved to Wood County, where he lived for 
some time. He finally landed in this county, and 
at once purchased land in Jackson Township, 
which he immediately set about improving. " He 
has done an immense amount of hard work, and al- 
though he has passed the fiftieth mile-stone in the 
road of life, he is still very active and able to do 
a great deal of labor. He is the possessor of three 
hundred acres of beautiful farm land, which is 
kept in excellent condition the year round. 

The union of our suliject and his wife has been 
blessed by tlie birth of twelve children, all of whom 



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reached mature years with the exception of three, 
who died in infancy. Tlie living children are: 
Rufus A., who is Principal of the Burlington 
public schools and a graduate of Lane's Univer- 
sity; Simon J., a physician and a graduate from the 
Keokuk Medical College; William H., a school 
teaciier, and a graduate from Lane's Universitj'; 
Clara E., the wife of William Hearst; Levi W., 
a farmer of Jackson Township; Mattie, wife of 
I. I. McKittrick; EfHe, Jessie H. and Ollie A. 
Mr. Hampshire is a man who takes great interest 
in public affairs, especially those which tend to- 
ward the upbuilding of the locality in which he 
resides. He has been connected with the United 
Brethren Church for many years, and is ever ready 
with heart and hand to do whatever is in his power 
for the advancement of the cause of religion. 
The sketch of this gentleman's life is a plain state- 
ment of the height to which integrity of purpose, 
undaunted energy and generosity of feeling can 
elevate a man. He is one of the most useful citi- 
zens of this vicinity, and one whom the people 
can respect and esteem, while his worthy compan- 
ion is also known for her social qualities and 
pleasant disposition, which attract many warm 
friends to their home. 



J' OHN M. HERRIMAN. To the person who 
closely applies himself to any occupation 
which he has chosen as his calling in life 
there can come only good results — suc- 
cess and a high place in the esteem of those 
among whom he has made his home. And Mr. 
Herriman is no exception to the rule, for it has 
been by industry and strict attention to agricult- 
ural pursuits only that he has attained to the posi- 
tion which he now enjoys. He owns five hundred 
acres of well improved land in Anderson County, 



and is engaged in general farming and stock- 
raising. 

Mr. Herriman is a native of the Buckeye State. 
He was born in Clarke County, May 22, 1837, and is 
the son of George W. and Elizabeth (Morris) Hei ri- 
raan. The father was born in Vermont, as was 
also the grandfather, Stephen Herriman. The lat- 
ter enlisted as a soldier in the Revolutionary War, 
but on account of his youth did not participate in 
any engagements. He removed to Ohio at an 
early date and located in Clarke County. The 
father of our subject was married in Ohio to Miss 
Morris, a native of the Blue Grass State, who died 
in February, 1847. They were the parents of 
three children: John M.; Stephen A., who died in 
Garnett; and Cinderella, who married Henry Har- 
per, and now resides near Hannibal, Mo. The 
father's second marriage resulted in the birth of 
three children: Luella, who is married and resides 
in Indianapolis; Ira, who resides in the Hoosier 
State; and Ida. 

The youthful days of our subject were passed on 
a farm, and in 1866 he was married to Miss Anna 
L. Little, a native of Clarke County, Ohio. She was 
born in 1843, and is a daughter of John and Mary 
E. Little. Previous to his marriage Mr. Herriman 
taught school in Oiiio two terms, and one term in 
Iowa. In December, 1861, he enlisted in Com- 
pany C, Sixth Ohio Cavalry, which was later trans- 
ferred to an independent battalion, and when the 
Eleventh Cavalry was organized this was made a 
part of it. He served three years and three 
months as a non-commissioned officer, principally 
in the west, fighting Indians and guarding stage 
routes. In 1868 he came to the Sunflower State 
and purchased one hundred and sixty acres of 
land on section 10, on which he resided until 1886, 
when he moved to Garnett. He is a successful 
farmer, and his broad acres are covered with many 
blooded animals — horses, cattle, hogs, etc. To Mr. 
and Mrs. Herriman have been born three children, 
Josephine, Maud and Howard, all at home, and all 
bright, interesting children. 

A Republican in iiis political principles, Mr. 
Herriman held the office of County Treasurei- from 
1886 to 1889, inclusive, and discharged the duties 
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himself and his party. Previously he had held 
the office of Trustee and School Treasurer. So- 
cially he is a member of the Grand Army of tlie 
Republic. All his attention is given to his occu- 
pation, and he possesses those qualities of industry 
and energy which have brought him so rapidly to 
the front. 



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ipjljENJAMIN F. HAMILTON. Here and 
ll!^, there among the fertile farms of Kansas 
may be found quiet, retiring people of both 
fho have found peace and content- 
ment in the surroundings of a retired home. Such 
has been the case with the subject of our sketch, 
who resides in Lincoln Township, Anderson Coun- 
ty, where he has made liis home since 1875. His 
fatlier, Rufus Hamilton, was born in Waterbor- 
ough, Me., in 1801, to John Hamilton and his wife. 
John was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and 
died at the great age of ninety-fowr years. The 
mother of our subject was Mary Orne in her 
single life, and was born in 1799 in Gray, Me., 
where she was married. Her father was David 
Orne, who was of Scottish ancestry. 

After the marriage of our subject's parents they 
settled in Gray, where they lived for some time, 
and then moved to Portland; the}^ remained there 
only for a short period, and then located in Aroo- 
stook County. They lived in that county until 
1848, at which time they found a suitable location 
in the town of Grand Detour, 111.', where the 
mother died in 1856. The father tlien returned 
to Maine, and lived in Saco until the time of his 
demise. Following are the names of the children 
born to Rufus and Mary (Orne) Hamilton: Benja- 
min F., Royal G., William W. and James T. 

Our subject was born in (iray. Me., September 
13, 182.3, and spent the first seven years in liis 
pative place, Whep bis parents moved to Aroo- 



stook County he accompanied them, and there 
lived on his father's farm until he reached his ma- 
jority, in the meantime acquiring some little 
knowledge of blacksmithing from his father, who 
was a follower of tliat trade. When he reached 
his twenty-first year he went to Grand Detour, 
III., in Ogle County, and was there employed in 
the Deere Plow shops, later accepting a like posi- 
tion in Dixon, 111., which he held until coming to 
Kansas. For twelve years prior to his coming to 
Anderson County he was engineer for the com- 
pany in whose employ he had been for so long, 
and to which he had been a valuable workman. 
When he came to this county he settled on sec- 
tion 27, in Lincoln Township, where he has been 
engaged in farming and stock-raising ever since. 
Mr. Hamilton was united in marriage in Grand 
Detour, May 9, 1856, to Miss Margaret Ilarkness, 
who was born in Newburgh, N. Y., December 31, 
1835. Their union has been blessed by the birth 
of four children: Mary O., the wife of F. Hayes; 
William, who married Lizzie Smitli; Lillie, widow 
of the late Henry Corman; and Jennie, who is also 
married. Our subject has filled the office of School 
Director, and is very much interested in all things 
looking toward the improvement of his section. 
He is an energetic, honest, progressive and upright 
citizen and ranks high in the community. 



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J0SP:PH WAYMIRE, an energetic general 
agriculturist and successful stock-raiser, has 
for a number of years industriously culti- 
vated a fine farm of three hundred" and 
three acres, located on section 30, in Centreville 
Township, Linn County. Mr. Waymire lias dur- 
ing his years of residence in this locality been 
intimately associated in local improvements and 
l)rogress, and, being a liberal-spirited man, enjoys 
the esteem of his neighbors and fellow-townsmen. 
Our subject is a native of Indiana, and was born 
May 9, 1841, in Madison County. His father, Noah 



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Waymire, spent the first two years of his life in 
the stale of his nativity, (Jhio, and then with iiis 
parents removed to Indiana. Tiie paternal grand- 
parents made their home in Wayne County, and 
there the father was reared, educated, and later 
married, being joined in the bonds of wedlock in 
1829 with Miss Mary Howard, a native of AVayne 
County, Ind. The parents, immediately after 
their marriage, settled in Madison County, and 
remained permanently in that part of Indiana 
until 1882, when they emigrated to I^inn County, 
Kan., •locating in Pleasanton, where the father 
died September 4, 1884. The excellent mother 
survived almost four years, passing to her rest at 
a good old age, August 8, 1888. 

Thirteen sons and daughters hud gathered about 
the fireside of the parents, and of this goodly 
number our subject was the sixth in the order of 
birth, and he attained to manhood on his fa- 
ther's Indiana farm. Attending the district school 
of the home neighborhood and assisting in the 
daily cares incidental to the life of a farmer, he 
grew up to mature years manly and self-reliant. 
He remained with his parents some time after 
reaching his majority, and was thoroughly verted 
in the pursuit of agricultiiro when lie began life 
for himself. 

On November 21), ISOfi, were united in mariiage 
Joseph Waymire and Miss Nancy Paterson, a na- 
tive of Madison County, Ind., born May 16, 1840, 
and a lady of excellence and worth. The father 
of Mrs. Waymire, William Paterson, born in the 
sunny south, spent the early days of boyhood in 
his native state,Virginia. The mother, Mrs. Nancy 
(Carroll) Paterson, was by birth a Kentuckian. Mr. 
and Mrs. Paterson, long-time and pioneer resi- 
dents of Indiana, were widely known and highly 
respected. The father, after a long life of useful- 
ness, died in Madison County, Ind.; the mother, 
surviving for some time, passed away in Miami 
County. They were the parents of nine cliililrcn. 
of whom Mrs. Waymire was the youngest. 

Immediately succeeding his marriage, our sub- 
ject settled in Madison County, Ind., and tilled 
the fertile soil of that locality until 1877, when he 
emigrated with his wife and family to Linn Coun- 
ty, Kan. Mr. Waymire first located in Paris Town- 



there a few months settled 
e he now resides, in Cen- 



ship, but after ren 
upon tlie line far; 
treville Township. 

The iini .f Mr. mid Mrs. Waymire has been 

l)l(\s>e(l by the birth of ten sons and (laughters: 
Frank, William S.; Laura, wife of Calvin Thomp- 
son; Jane, ('harlie, Jesse, Etta, Howard, Annie and 
Helva. lirigiit and intelligent young people, these 
brolhei's and sisters occupy positions of useful in- 
lluence and have all enjoyed excellent educational 
opportunities, worthily fitting them for any duties 
to wiiich they may be called. 

Mr. Waymire is a citizen of public enterprise, 
and, interested in both the local and national man- 
agement of office, gives his supi)ort to the man best 
adapted to the reriiiironients of the ixisiUon. 



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^p!»)KORGE W. COHLK, an inlluential and pro- 
ill ^T^ gressive agriculturist of Linn County and 
^^4) " citizen of Liberty Township, owns and 
operates a valuable tract on section 24, township 
20, range 22. His residence in Kansas dates from 
1877. He is a native of Kentucky, and was born 
in Floyd County November C, 1844, being the son 
of William and Martha (Harris) CJoble, natives, re- 
spectively, of Kentucky and Virginia. The pater- 
nal grandfather of our subject, Jacob Goble, was a 
jiative of the Old Dominion and an early settler 
of the Blue Grass State. 

A farmer by occui)ation,William Goble was thus 
engaged throughout the entire period of his activ- 
ity, and was a continuous resident of Floyd Coun- 
ty, Ky., until his death, which occurred at the age 
of seventy-four. Subsequently, his widow went to 
Nebraska, and now makes her home with her son 
Richard, in Barren, that state. There were eleven 
children in the family, as follows: Jane, who mar- 
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Ky.; Eliza, who liecaine tlie wife of Elkanah Keith, 
and is a resident of Linn County, Kan.; Martha, 
who is married, and lives in Floyd County, Ky.; 
Mary, who became the wife of James Burchett, 
and lives in Floyd County, Ky.; Frances, Mrs. K. 
Harreld, of Chester, Neb.; James, who resides in 
Floyd County-, Ky.; George, the subject of this 
biographical notice; Andrew J., of Chester, Neb.; 
Jacob, a resident of Floyd County, Ky.; Jefferson, 
residing in Chester, Neb.; and Richard, who makes 
his home in Barren, Neb. 

Upon the home farm in Floyd County, our sub- 
ject attained to a sturdy manhood, ac(iuiring l)hys- 
ical strength and mental vigor well fitting him 
for the battle of life. During the dark days of the 
Civil War, he resided iu Kentucky, and experi- 
enced all the horrors of the deadly conflict, al- 
though not an active participant in any struggle. 
His father, however, was a soldier in the Confed- 
erate army, and naturally his symi)athies were on 
the side of the south. In 18G9, he journeyed 
to Missouri, and made his home in Cass County 
until 1877. Therein 1874, he was united in mar- 
riage with Miss Frances Peton, a native of Howard 
County, Mo., and the daughter of Horatio and 
Frances (Mead) Peton. 

Coming to Kansas in 1877, Mr. Goble first rented 
land at Twin Springs, Miami County, hi 1879, 
he came to Linn County, and two years later he 
purchased eighty acres of his present farm, which 
was then raw prairie. Through industry and good 
management he has acquired the ownership of two 
hundred and twenty acres, upon which he engages 
in farming and stock-raising. He has erepted a 
complete set of farm buildings, including a com- 
modious residence and barn. He has accumulated 
his property through energy and untiring indus- 
try, and his success proves the possession of abili- 
ties of a high order. 

Mr. and Mrs. Goble are tiie parents of four chil- 
dren: Dora, Horatio, Newton and Laura. The 
family occu|)ies a high position in the social cir- 
cles of Liberty Township, and Mrs. Goble is jjrom- 
inent in the United Brethren Church, to which she 
has belonged for a number of years. In former 
years Mr. (ioble was identified with the Demo- 
cratic party, the principles of which he had been 



taught to cherish in youth, but he now afTiliates 
with the Poi)ulists and gives his influence to the 
growth of that new political organization. 



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eALVlN C. KKUR. Tiiis old settler of Linn 
County came here from Elkhart County, 
Ind., in the fall of 1857, and has since 
made his home on section 14, CentreviUe Town- 
ship, where he owns and operates a finely improved 
farm. He is the son of John and Nancy (Kessey) 
Kerr, natives of Pennsylvania, who married and 
settled in Mansfield, Kichland County, Ohio, and 
from there removed to De Kalb County, Ind. La- 
ter they made settlement in Elkhart County, Ind., 
and came from there to Linn County, Kan., in the 
fall of 1857, locating in CentreviUe Township, 
near the village of Goodrich. There both died,, 
the father in 1858, and the mother in 1887. 

The second of three children, Ebenezer, Calvin 
C. and David, our subject was born in Mansfield, 
Ohio, October 21, 1837. He grew to manhood in the 
Iloosier State, receiving such advantages as were 
obtainable in that section of country. His time 
was devoted mainly to the work of farming, and 
early in life he acquired n th()rnun;h knowledge of 
agriculture in every del. li I In iIk' fall of 1857 
he accompanied his faihci lo l.inn County, and 
has since been a resident of CentreviUe Township. 
At the opening of the Civil War he was one of the 
brave boys in blue who, having offered their serv- 
ices for the preservation of the Union, marched to 
the front and fought for the Old Flag. He enlisted 
in September, 1861, becoming a member of Com- 
pany E, Sixth Kansas Cavalry, and served until 
January, 1865, receiving an honorable discharge 
at the expii'ation of his period of service. 

Upon returning to the inirsuits of civil life, Mr. 
Kerr resumed fartiiing upon his estate in Centre- 
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since come and gone he has secured a large num- 
ber of improvements and has greatly enhanced the 
value of the property. His landed possessions now 
aggregate one hundred and sixty-nine acres, upon 
which all the buildings necessary for farm work 
liave been erected. He is a Republican in his po- 
litical opinions, and has held the office of Consta- 
ble, as well as other local offices, in whicli he has 
rendered efficient service. 

A sketch of the life of Mr. Kerr would be in- 
complete were no mention made of the lady who, 
for a quarter of a centur3', has been his devoted 
lielpraate and cheerful assistant in every enter- 
prise. She was in maidenhood Martha J. Walker, 
and was born in North Carolina, being the daugh- 
ter of Alfred and Susan (Sales) Walker. Her par- 
ents came to Linn County in the spring of 1857 
and settled in Centrcville Township, where they 
remained until death. Eight children comprised 
their family: Sarah, Martlia J., Margaret, Charles, 
John, Susan, William and Mary. Mr. and Mrs. 
Kerr are the parents of six surviving children: 
John C. F., Minnie, George, Edward, Ross and 
Hester. 



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&UGH M. BROOK. There is in Blue Mound 
; no residence more attractive or inviting 
than the beautiful home where Mr. and 
Mrs. Brook hospitably welcome and charm- 
ingly entertain their hosts of warm personal 
friends. As one of the most prominent and pro- 
gressive of Linn County's citizens, Mr. Brook has 
been one of the important factors in the develop- 
ment of the city where he makes his home, and has 
also aided in the material advancement of the 
county. Having resided in the Sunflower State 
since 1871, he has witnessed its rapid growth and 
has seen it attain a place among the most progress- 
ive of the United States. 
In connection with this sketch of the life of Mr. 



Brook, a brief resume of events of interest in his 
honored father's career may with propriety be 
presented. Isaiah J. Brook was a native of Mus- 
kingum County, Ohio, and there resided until 
1837, when, accompanied by his family, he re- 
moved to Illinois and settled in Henderson Coun- 
ty. There his marriage occurred, uniting him with 
Miss Jane T. Marshall, a native of South Carolina, 
who is now in Henderson County, 111. After his 
marriage he continued the tranquil life of a tiller 
of the soil, gradually adding to his property until 
he owned fifteen hundred acres in Illinois, besides 
some property in Kansas. For a number of years 
he engaged in loaning money, and although ham- 
pered in early life by poverty and other obstacles, 
he nevertheless accumulated a competency. His 
death occurred in Henderson County, August 18, 
1890, at the age of sevent3'-six years, eight months 
and eight days. 

In the family of Isaiah J. Brook there were ten 
children, two of whom died in childhood. The 
others are: John A., of Henderson County, 111.; 
Maria, wife of William P. Barnes, a resident of 
Blue Mound, Kan.; James W., whose home is in 
Henderson County, 111.; our subject; Margaret E., 
the wife of John Geddes, of Prairie City, 111.; 
Maiy, who married George Pierce and resides in 
Henderson County, III.; and Albert Thomas, of 
Blue Mound. In politics Isaiah Brook was a 
Douglas Democrat in early years, but since 1860 
has affiliated with the Republicans. While a resi- 
dent of Henderson County he served ^as County 
Commissioner. In his religious connections he 
was identified with the United Presbyterian 
Church. 

Mr. Brook graduated from the United Presb3'- 
terian College at Monmouth, 111., in 1869, and 
on his father's farm, in Henderson County, a 
thorough knowledge of agriculture was instilled 
in liis mind. In 1871 he came to Kansas and set- 
tled upon one hundred and sixty aces located in 
Blue Mound, which he had purchased while on a 
visit to the Sunflower State the year previous. 
The land boasted but few improvements, and it 
required some years of arduous toil to bring the 
soil to a high state of cultivation. He devoted 
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and made his home on the farm until the spring of 
1886, when he located in Blue Mound and erected 
tlie residence in which his family now resides. 
From time to time he has added to his landed pos- 
sessions, until he is now the owner of over two 
thousand acres, forming a valuable property and 
the source of a handsome income. He deals ex- 
tensively in live-stock and makes a specialty of 
breeding and raising fine grades of stock. 

In November, 1885, Mr.' Brook organized the 
Bank of Blue Mound and superintended the erec- 
tion of the bank building. He was Cashier of the 
bank for about four years, when he disposed of his 
interest to the present owners. In 1882 the town 
company was organized and he was chosen its 
Treasurer, and was one of its most active men. 
In politics he is a Republican, but takes no inter- 
est or part in local political affairs other than to 
cast his ballot for the candidates of his party. In 
his religious connections he is a member of the 
United Presbyterian Church and a liberal supporter 
of that denomination. He was married in 1871 to 
Miss Rachel A., a daughter of .John and .lane 
(Orr) Maxwell, and a native of Iowa. One child, 
Jennie, has blessed the union. 



[fL^ ON. JOHN W. MILLER. There is an ob- 
||rjj| scuritj' in the game of life that to the ro- 
/^ bust mind is always attractive. The im- 
(^j portant uncertainty of tltc Ijnal outcome 
serves as an incentive to great deeds. To push 
forward and win tlie battle is one common im- 
pulse and ambition of humanity. But in this 
vast concourse of struggling warriors the num- 
ber who achieve success is comparatively small, 
and in the majority of instances is confined to 
those wlio by reason of family inheritance or ex- 
tended learning have a better start than their 
fellows. Without these qualifications .success is 
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rarely attained, and when it is the fortunate being 
is invariably the possessor of an indomitable will, 
untiring energy and an unusual amount of na- 
tive shrewdness and ability. Sucli a man is the 
Hon. John AV. Miller, the present Probate Judge 
of Anderson Count}-. 

A native of Oliio, his birth occurred in Tuscara- 
was County July 30, 1850, he being a sou of George 
and Sarah (Braninger) Miller, natives of the Key- 
stone State. The parents were married in Ohio, 
and soon afterward settled in Tuscarawas Coun- 
ty, where they remained until 1866, and then 
made their way to Kansas. _ For about eighteen 
months tiiey resided in Douglas County, but from 
there they removed to Bates County, Mo., remain- 
ing there two j-ears, and thence to Linn County, 
where they resided until 1870. They then came 
to Anderson County and settlied near Hickory 
Grove, Rich Township, where the father resides at 
the present time. The mother passed awaj- Jan- 
uary 5, 1891. Thiey were the parents of six chil- 
dren, all of whom grew to mature years. 

The Hon. John W. Miller, tlie only son in the 
family, made his home under the parental roof 
until after settling in Anderson. Count}'. His 
youthful days were passed in assisting on the farm 
and in attending the common schools, in which 
he received a good practical education. In Sep- 
tember, 1873, he commenced teaching school, and. 
for sixteen years gave nearl}- his entire time to 
that profession, doing all his teaching in four dis- 
tricts. Being naturally of a studious turn of 
mind, he applied himself diligently during his 
spare moments and thus obtained a good educa- 
tion. In the fall of 1890 his superior ability was 
recognized by the people and he was elected to 
his present position, and re-elected in 1892. 

In the year 1878 our subject was married to 
Miss Alice Elizabeth Miller, a distant relative. She 
was a native of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and the 
daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth j\Iiller. Six 
children have blessed this union, viz.: Roj', Ola, 
Lonnie, Samuel, Harry and Dale. Formerly in- 
dependent in his political views, he is now a Pop- 
ulist, and was one of the organizers of the People's 
party in the southern part of Anderson County. 
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as Trustee and Clerk, and held otber local posi- 
tions. He is a man of excellent judgment and is un- 
questionably one of the foremost citizens. Gifted 
with intelligence, of unswerving integrity, he to- 
day commands the respect of his fellow-men, and 
numbers his friends only by his number of ac- 
quaintances. Socially, he is a member of the 
Knights of Pythias and the Ancient Order of 
United Workmen. He owns a farm of one hun- 
dred and sixty acres of land near Kincaid. This 
he purchased when it was raw prairie, and he now 
has the same under cultivation, and on it has a 
good orchard. He has been a resident of Garnett 
since 1891, and is universally respected. 



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OHN N. I5ARNKS. The Blue Mound Sun 
11 was established on the 21st of May, 1883, 
|l by W. P. Barnes, who conducted the paper 
for one year. He then disposed of his in- 
terest in the enterprise to George Botkin, who sub- 
sequently sold out to the present owner, the sub- 
ject of our sketch, and the editor and proprietor 
of the paper. It is an eight-column folio, Repub- 
lican in politics and devoted to the interests of 
Blue Mound and Linn County. The success of 
this weekly and the hearty support it receives 
from the people of the county are abundant evi- 
dence of the high ai)preciation in which it is held. 
It has earned success by the zealous advocacy of 
all measures to promote the growth and develop- 
ment of the industries of southeastern Kansas. 

Born in Henderson County, III., January 15, 
1864, our subject is the son of John N. and Sarah 
¥i. (Deerwester) Barnes, natives, respectively, of 
Cortland County, N. Y., and Ohio. The Barnes fam- 
ily was represented in New York earl3' in the his- 
tory of the state, and its members for several gen- 
erations were identified with the histor3' of Massa- 
chusetts, John N. Barnes was born in 1833, the 



son of Asa Barnes, and when a boy removed to 
Ohio. Upon attaining his majority he went to 
Ripley County, Ind., where he married. Later, 
in 1859, he made settlement in Henderson County, 
111. 

At the opening of the Civil AVar, Mr. Barnes, 
Sr., became a most devoted adherent of the cause 
of the Union and offered his service in behalf of 
the cause of the nortli. In May, 1862, he was 
mustered into service with Company C, Ninety- 
first Illinois Infantry. At Nollen Mills, Ky., he 
was taken prisoner in December, 1862, and later 
was parolled, when he returned home. In June, 
1863, the prisoners were exchanged and he then 
went back to the field of battle. He participated 
in a number of important engagements, and was 
wounded and taken to the hospital at New Orleans, 
where he died February 14, 1864. He left, besides 
his widow, two children, Alvah C, a resident of 
Atlanta, Ind.; and John N., of this sketch. The 
mother of our subject afterward became the wife of 
G. W. Dowell, and four children were born of that 
union: David R., Charles C, Cora and Eva (de- 
ceased). 

When five years of age, our subject accompanied 
his mother's family to Iroquois County, 111., where 
he resided on a farm near Rankin. He was a stu- 
dent in the common schools and was gradu- 
ated from the Rankin schools in 1881. Three 
years afterward he entered the Grand Prairie Sem- 
inary, at Onarga, 111., completing the course in 
June, 1887, when the degree of Bachelor of Science 
and the honors of his class were conferred upon 
him. On the day after his graduation he assumed 
charge of the editorial department of the Onarga 
Leader, and continued in that position for a short 
time. 

In the year 1888, Mr. Barnes came to Kansas, 
and on the 2d of April of that year he purchased the 
Sun. November 2, 1888, fire swept the village of 
Blue Mound, and the office of the Sun was reduced 
to ashes. The paper, however, did not miss an 
issue and was soon located in new quarters. This 
fact of itself is enough to prove the enterprise of 
the proprietor and manager. The Sun is a wel- 
come guest in hundreds of homes in Linn County, 
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quick perceptive qualities of the editor, but are 
also formative in their character, molding the 
opinions of the thinking, intelligent public. 

In politics Mr. Barnes has always been a Repub- 
lican, and has for years taken an active part in 
public affairs. While yet a student in school he 
was an intelligent reader and held decided opin- 
ions upon all subjects of national importance. 
Upon coming to Kansas his abilities were very 
soon recognized, and in the year 1889 he was 
chosen a member of the County Central Commit- 
tee; he still retains tliat office, and for two years 
has served as Secretary of the committee. So- 
cially, he is a member of the Sons of Veterans, 
being Captain of M. M. Crocker Camp No. 157. 



§IMOTHY H. JONES. Of the various en- 
terprises that have made Greeley one of 
the thriving cities of Anderson County, 
the lumber trade has alwaj'S held an import- 
ant place, employing large capital in its con- 
duct, and giving to cognate industries a decided 
impetus by the energy and ability displayed in 
its development. Among the most active, enter- 
prising firms engaged in this line is that of Jones 
& Harrison, which deals extensively in lumber and 
building material at Greeley. 

Timothy H. Jones was born in Clinton QJounty, 
Ind., September 29, 1846, to the marriage of Uriah 
and P^lizabeth (Boyle) Jones. The grandfather of 
our subject was a native of AVales, and on first 
coming to the United States settled in Virginia. 
He was married in that state, but later moved to 
Pennsylvania, where he passed the remainder of 
his days. His son, Uriah, father of our subject, 
grew to manhood and was married in tlie Key- 
stone State. From there he moved to Indiana, 
settled in Clinton County, but in 1851 moved 
from there to Iowa, stopping near Mt. Vernon 
at first. About 1854 he settled in Poweshiek 
County, that state, and there purchased raw land. 



pa3'ing for the same with a land warrant given 
him for service in the Mexican War. He became 
wealthy as a farmer, and died in tliat state April 
3, 1893, aged eighty years, lacking ten days. 
The mother is still living. Besides farming, Mr. 
Jones followed contracting and building, and for 
a number of years had quite an extensive busi- 
ness, building churcfies and schoolhouses. He af- 
filiated with the Democratic part}' in his political 
views and for some time w.as County Commis- 
sioner of Poweshiek County. Left an orphan at 
an early age, and being the youngest of the fani- 
il}', he was bouud out. After reaching his four- 
teenth birthday he branched out for himself, and 
what he accumulated was the result of many years 
of hard labor. 

Uriah Jones was one of the civil engineers 
who surveyed the AVabash Canal, having, fol- 
lowed surveying more or less for many years. So- 
cially, he was a member of the. Independent Order 
of Odd Fellows, being Past Grand Master. A 
complete account of the life of this worthy citizen 
will be found in the history of Poweshiek Coun- 
ty. He was the father of ten children, who are 
named in the order of their births as follows: 
John W., a farmer of Poweshiek County, Iowa; 
Uriah C, a physician of Carroll County, Iowa; 
Newton Jasper, a physician at Shelby, Iowa; Tim- 
othy IL; Henry S., a farmer of Audubon, Iowa; 
Martha, who married S. M. Winchell and resides at 
Malcolm, Iowa: David F., a merchant of Cali- 
fornia; Jacob, a farmer on the old homestead; 
Dora; Frank, of Poweshiek County, Iowa; and 
George W., a physician of Boulder. Colo. The 
original of this notice, wIkj was the fourth in order 
of birth of the above-mentioned children, was 
reared on the farm, 'attended the coramoa schools 
and served an apprenticeship at the carpenter's 
trade. Later he worked at his trade with his fa- 
ther, but in 1869 he came to Kans.as and pur- 
chased sixt3' acres of prairie land in Liberty Town- 
ship, Linn County, which he at once began 
improving. At the same time he carried on his 
trade, and subsequently purchased one hundred 
acres. 

Until 1884 our subject was a resident of Linn 
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to Greeley, wbere he followed his trade until 1888. 
He then embarked in tlie lumber business at Good- 
rich, continued there three j-ears, and then sold 
out and returned to Greele3', where lie has since 
been engaged in the lumber business under the 
firm name of Jones & Harrison. June 16, 1870, 
lie wedded Miss Lizzie Holmes, a native of Browns- 
ville, Ohio, but at the time of her marriage a resi- 
dent of Poweshiek County, Iowa, and the daugh- 
ter of Tiiomas J. and Eliza Holmes. Mr. and 
Jlrs. Jones' union was blessed by the birth of six 
children, as follows: Mayne D., Alice M., Iris E., 
Ihuiy, Frank A. and Opal. Formerly a Democrat 
in politics, lie is now a Populist, and has lield a 
number of local offices. At one time he was a 
candidate for county office, but his part}- was in 
the minority. He is a member of Greeley' Lodge 
No. 211, A. F. & A. M., and in his religious views 
h.as been a Metliodist for nearly thirty years. Our 
subject had two brothers in the Civil War, and, 
aitliougli but a boy of fifteen at that time, he was 
anxious to fight for the Old Flag. They would 
not enlist him, but he joined Company C, Sixth 
Iowa Cavalry, and remained with the same for 
tiiree months. 



ri/,-^ ON. WILLIAM H. RYAN, a successful mer- 
Wljij chant of Brazilton, is also one of the most 
!^^ prosperous farmers of Walnut Township, 
(^ Crawford County, and has accumulated a 
valual)le property solely by the exercise of his in- 
herent industry and perseverance. His early ad- 
vantages were quite limited, he being thrown 
largely upon his own resources and obliged to 
figlitthe battle of life for some time with little to 
encourage him. The fact that he is now the owner 
of three hundred and sixty acres of land is suffi- 
cient indication of the manner in which he has 
spent his time, and illustrates forcibly what a 



man may accomplish by a resolute will, prudence, 
economy and good management. 

Born in Omaha, Neb., on the 15th of August, 
1857, the subject of this sketch was tiiirteen 3'ears 
old when, in 1870, he accompanied his parents to 
Osage Mission, Kan., where he grew to manhood, 
receiving his education in the common schools. 
His parents, William and Bridget (Dougliney) 
Ryan, were natives of London, England, and Can- 
ada, respectively. The former emigrated thence to 
Canada, where they were united in marriage. The^- 
located in Omaha in 1854, and resided in that city 
until 1870, removing thence to Osage Mission. The 
mother is now deceased, and the fatlier resides 
in Osage Mission. Their union resulted in the 
birth of eleven children, of whom ten grew to 
manhood and womanhood, our subject being the 
fourth in order of birth. 

At an early age our subject was introduced to 
the various employments of the farm, and chose 
its peaceful pursuits as his vocation, altliough in 
connection therewith he has also engaged in mer- 
cantile pursuits. In 1878 he married Miss Ella 
Songer, wlio was born in Iowa, being the daughter 
of Harrison Songer. She is a lady of estimable 
character, and since her marriage has joined the 
Roman Catholic Church, of which Mr. Ryan is a 
communicant. Throughout Crawford County, our 
subject and his wife are well known, and being 
genial and pleasant in manners, and possessing 
more than ordinary ability and intelligence, they 
are deservedly very popular. They are the parents 
of seven children. 

Until 1882 Mr. Ryan devoted his attention ex- 
clusively to farming, but since that time he has 
also engaged in the grain, lumber and mercantile 
business. During the administration of President 
Arthur he was appointed Postmaster at Brazilton, 
and held that position for eight years, when he re- 
signed. In 1886 he was nominated on the ticket 
of the Democratic party as Representative from 
this district to the State Legislature, his opponent 
being Col. Edward Brown. He was defeated by 
one hundred and ninety votes, which proves his 
popularity, for there is a usual Republican majority 
in this county of six hundred. For the past ten 
years he has served as delegate to every Demo- 



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cratic Convention held in the state, and until 1892 
he was one of the foremost workers of the Demo- 
cratic party. He was then nominated by the Pop- 
ulists as Representative from this district, and 
lacked onlj' a few votes of being nominated State 
Senator bj' the same convention. His nomination 
was by acclamation, and he was the nominee of 
both the Populists and Democrats, being elected by 
the fusion of these political orfjanizations. He 
served as temporary ciiairman of the Populist 
House, and has been instrumental in materially 
promoting the welfare of his fellow-citizens. 



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I OSEPH A WELLS ably represents the busi- 
interests of Erie, for he is one of its 

I leading and prominent citizens, doing busi- 
ness here as an attorney at law and dealer 
in real-estate and mortg.ige loans. He was born in 
White Hall, Greene County, 111., March 24, 1838. 
His grandfather, Philip Wells, was in the War of 
1812, and served at the battle of New Orleans. 
His father, Samuel Wells, was born in Cheatham 
County, Tenn., and from Nashville, that state, re- 
moved to Illinois, becoming one of the first set- 
tlers of Greene County. He located in Walker- 
ville Township, where he purchased and improved 
large tracts of land. At one time he owned about 
six hundred acres. In politics he was an old-line 
Democrat. The mother of our subject, who bore 
tlie maiden name of Mary Powers, was also a na- 
tive of Tennessee. Both parents are new deceased. 
Joseph Wells was reared in his native county 
and was educated in the old-time log schoolhouse. 
In every particular he is a self-made man. He 
read law with Judge Hodges, of Carrollton, 111., 
preparatory to practice, and at the early age of 
twenty-one was elected Justice of the Peace. After 
the breaking out of the late war, lie enlisted in 
Company H, Ninety-first Illinois Infantry, wliich 



was organized at Camp Butler. From the 8th of 
October until the 27th of December, 1862, he was 
engaged in scouting through Kentucky after Mor- 
gan, and on tlie last date above mentioned the 
Union forces met that general and his troops in 
battle at Elizabethtown. 

The Ninety-first was forced to surrender, but was 
soon afterward paroljed, and on the 5th of June, 
1863, was exchanged. Tiie troops were then newly 
armed and equipped and sen4, down the Mississippi 
to Vicksburg, thence to Port Hudson, after which 
they engaged in scoutiii";- until August, when they 
went to New Ork'ans. On tlie Cth of September, 
they took jiart in the bailie of Morganza Bend, and 
the next day started for Atchafalaya. The regi- 
ment fell back to Morganza, then went to Nevv 
Orleans, and on the- 23d of October was sent to 
Texas. They made a raid on Salt Lake, ninety 
miles out into the enemy's country, which' the3' 
captured, securing several hundred mules and 
horses. 

On the 9tli of January, 1864, they arrived at 
Brownsville, on the Rio Grande. Subsequently 
tliey went to New Orleans and thence to Mobile, 
marching through the . swamps, wading creeks, 
swimming the rivers and building corduroy roads'. 
Subsequently occurred the attack on Spanish Fort, 
which after fourteen days surrendered, and then 
occurred the capture of Ft. Blakely. One after 
another the strongholds of the south were taken, 
and on the 12th of April Mobile surrendeied. 
General Haidy,of tlie Confederate foices, attempted 
to get awa}' with the stores, but was iiiloreeptod h}' 
the Second Piiigade. Here Cai)t. Joseph A. Wells 
and Capt. A. S. Stover, with Comi.anies 11. C. H, F, 
D and A of the Ninety-first Kegimenl, put the 
enemy to rout after a running fight of three miles. 
Our subject was made Orderly Sergeant on the 
organization of his regiment. First Lieutenant 
October 23, 1863, and Captain on the 16th of Au- 
gust, 1864. On the 12th of July, 1866, he was 
honorably discharged, after tiiree years of faithful 
and valiant service. 

Captain Wells then returned to Greene County, 
and went to Adair County, Mo., where he bought 
an improved farm, but in March, 1866, he sold out, 
and on the 4th of April, 1866, came to this county. 



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He was married March 25, 1860, to Miss Matilda, 
daughter of Pleasant Wood, an old settler of 
Cireeno County, 111. She died June 25, 1891, leav- 
ing five sons and a daughter: Logan IL, who has 
cliarge of his father's stock enterprises; Selh G., 
foreman of the printing oflice of the Republican- 
Record; lijron C, who is in partnership with his 
father, and has charge of the loan and insurance 
department; Jay C, who is employed in the Key- 
stone hotel, in Joplin, Mo.; Loyal T., who is the 
owner of a ranch in Oklahoma, and Jennie E., a 
model young lady of nineteen, who is her father's 
housekeeper. 

Since coming to Kansas, Mr. AVells has engaged 
in the practice of law, and is also doing a real-es- 
tate, mortgage, loan and insurance business. He is 
also pension agent for southeastern Kans.as, and 
has probably obtained three thousand pensions. 
He has been Supreme Protector of the Order of 
Select Friends from its organization five years 
ago. He was one of the thirteen organizers of 
this society, which was formed June 5, 1888, in 
lola, Kan. Its headquarters are at Ft. Scott, and 
Dr. W. I. Linn is Supreme Recorder. Lodges have 
been established in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and 
Iowa. This is the leading insurance organization 
of southeastern Kansas. 

Captain Wells was elected Probate Judge of 
Neosho County in 1866, the first to fill that office, 
which he held two years. In 1868, he embarked 
in the hotel business, and was proprietor of the 
Erie House until 1883. During that time he also 
served in official positions, and in 1872 73 was 
United States Deputy Marshal. In the latter year 
he was a[)pointed to the United States Civil Ser- 
vice. He has held the office of Justice of the Peace 
for a number of terms, was Police Judge, Mayor of 
the city and a member of the Common Council. 
He is now Chairman of the Board of Eiducation. 

The Captain takes great interest in civic socie- 
ties and holds membership with Erie Lodge No. 
22, O. S. F.; Parsons Lodge No. 1, P. A.; Erie 
]>odge No. 109, K. P.; Erie Lodge No. 2017, K. 
H.; Erie Camp No. 1101, M. W. A.; Erie Lodge 
No. 76, A. F. & A. M.; Valley Chapter No. 11, 
K. A. M.; Erie Lodge No. 136, O. E. S.; Erie Lodge 
No. 275, A. O. U. W.; Erie Lodge No. 37, L.G. A. 



R.; Erie Post No. 311, G. A. R.; Erie Division 
No. 16, U. R. K. P., and Parsons Lodge No. 14, 
W. W. He is now Colonel of the Neosho County 
(Kan.) Regiment of the Grand Army of Republic, 
and has been Commander of the Grand Army 
post; Master of the Masonic fraternity; Worthy 
Patron of the Order of the Eastern Star; the First 
Chancellor-Commander of the Knights of Pythias, 
and has filled various other large offices. 

Captain Wells h.as long been recognized as a 
prominent and influential citizen of the commu- 
nity. He surveyed the town site of Erie, and was 
one of three who drew lots for the corner on which 
his office is located. He now owns a nice home 
and several other buildings in Va'w, and four hun- 
dred acres of valuable land northeast of the city, 
which yields to him a good income, for the fields 
are well tilled. He there also has twenty head of 
standard-bred horses. His well conducted business 
interests and his untiring labors have brougiit to 
hi in a handsome competence. His life has been 
well and worthily spent. A faitliful soldier dur- 
ing his country's hour of peril, he is alike true in 
times of peace. 



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eAPT. L. FRENCH WILLIAMS, a prominent 
Grand Army man and leading citizen of 
Mound City, Linn County, Kan., is a na- 
tive of Brown County, 111., and was born in White 
Oak Springs, October 6, 1837. His parents, 
Joshua P. and Hannah (French) Williams, settled 
in Brown County, 111., in 1836, and were num- 
bered among the earl3' pioneers of the state. 
Tlic father rose to prominence, and in 1846 became 
a Captain of dragoons in the Illinois militia. 
The four children who clustered in the home of the 
parents were L. French, Lizzie, Marcellus and Han- 
nali. In religious belief the father was a Mormon, 
and the mother was a Presbyterian. Joshua P. 



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Williams died in 1872, mourned by many friends; 
the mother, surviving some years, passed away in 
1888. She was a woman of ability, and having 
been a school teacher in Ohio, educated her chil- 
dren at home. Becoming a bread-winner at fif- 
teen j'ears of age, our subject clerked in a 
store, where he remained from 1855 until 1857, 
and then spent one j'ear in study in a school at 
Liberty, Ind. He next resumed his duties as a 
clerk, and was engaged in mercantile pursuits un- 
til the breaking out of the Civil War. Answer- 
ing to the call of the Government, upon August 
3, 1861, L. French Williams enlisted in Company 
C, Twenty-seventh Illinois Volunteers, and mus- 
tered in as First Sergeant, was sent from Camp 
Butler, 111., to Jacksonville, where he remained a 
week, then went on to Decatur, and at Cairo en- 
tered the camp of instruction. 

Our subject fought in the battle of Belmont, 
under Gen. U. S. Grant, then, forwarded,to Colum- 
bus, Ky., was stationed there two weeks. He as- 
sisted in the capture of Island No. 10, and was 
promoted to the Second Lieutenancy before the 
engagement of Belmont. Next sent to Pittsburg 
Landing, Lieutenant Williams actively participated 
in the conflict of Corinth under Halleck; from 
there lie proceeded to luka, then went forward to 
Tuscumbia, thence to Decatur, Ala.; lie then fought 
in Nashville, Tenn., under command of Gen. John 
M. Palmer. Our subject later took part in the en- 
gagements of the Army of the Cumberland and 
fought in the battle of Stone River under General 
Sheridan. The command then drove General 
Bragg's army into Chattanooga, and September 
19, 1863, Captain Williams fought in the battle 
of Chickamauga. On the second day he was des- 
perately wounded by a gunshot, which, striking 
the light temple, passed through liis head and 
came out in the centre of the left check. The ball 
severing fhe optic nerve of the right eye, our sub- 
ject lost the use of that member, and was also de- 
prived of the senses of taste and smell. Insensible 
for three days. Captain Williams was left on the 
field for dead, and for twelve dreary days of 
suffering remained there. Finally rescued from 
the horrors of the field, he was borne to the hos- 
pital in. Chattanooga, where his wounds were skill- 



fully cared for by Dr. E. H. Bowman, surgeon of 
our subject's own regiment. 

Captain Williams remained in Chattanooga Hos- 
pital until the middle of November, 1863, when 
he was sent back to Nashville Hospital. He was 
later removed to the Parole Camp at St. Louis. 
Mo., and remained there until exchanged in June, 
1864. He returned to military duty in Nash- 
ville,and was sent to Springfield, 111., and wasmust- 
ered out with his regiment September 20, 1864. 
Captain Williams at once returned to his home in 
Pike County, III., and in the winter of 1867 went 
into the mercantile business in Perry, where he 
remained until 1872, then locating permanently 
in Linn County, Kan., and settling on a farm at 
Blue Mound. His homestead, though raw prairie 
land, yielded to culture and was under excellent 
improvement when in the year 1882 he removt'd to 
Mound City, here entering the office of Register 
of Deeds and Abstracts as Deputy. In the fall 
of 1883 Captain Williams was ■ elected Regis- 
ter of Deeds, and with faithful ability discharged 
the duties of the position until January, 1888. 
Since then he has not engaged in any regular bus- 
iness, the vision of his apparently uninjured eye 
failing him rapidly. Distinguished upon the field 
for his gallant conduct, our subject received his 
promotion as First Lieutenant in May, 1862, and 
became Captain December 1, 1862. 

After the war, upon May 2, 1865, were united 
in marriage Captain L. French Williams and Miss 
Nannie L. Bertrees, a native of Pike County, III., 
and a daughter of CharleSM. Bertrees, now a well 
known resident of Mound City. Five children 
have brightened with their cheerful presence the 
home of Captain and Mrs. Williams. Clara, the 
eldest-born, is the wife of E. N. Smith; she is the 
mother of one child, and resides in El Dorado, 
Kan. The other daughters are in the order of birth 
Nettie M., Fannie, Hannah and Emma. These ac- 
complished sisters have all received good educa-. 
tions. Miss Nettie, possessed of artistic tastes, is 
studying in Chicago. Our subject and his estima- 
ble wife are both valued members of the Baptist 
Church and foremost in good work. Captain 
Williams assisted in establishing Montgomery 
Post No. 33, G« A. R., in Mound City, and was the 



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first Commander. He is fraternally associated 
with the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and 
has been Recorder of the society for eight years. 
He likewise afliliates with the Ancient Free & Ac- 
cepted Masons, and among these various orders 
has a host of sincere friends. Politically a Re- 
publican and a local leader in the councils of the 
"party of reform and progress," Captain Williams 
has frequently been a delegate to conventions, 
wliere, ably representing his constituents, he has 
displayed executive ability of a high order. A 
true friend and upright citizen, our subject enjoys 
the entire confidence of his fellow-townsmen, and 
together with his wife and family occupies a posi- 
tion of social influence. Suffering through long 
years from the terrible wound received upon the 
field of battle, and knowing that the latter days 
of his life must be clouded by impaired eyesight, 
Captain Williams has the proud consolation that 
his sacrifice was not in vain, and that national ex- 
istence to-day owes its preservation to the loyal 
heroes of the Civil War. 



SRAP:L K. BROWN, a prosperous farmer of 
Crawford County and the owner of valuable 
land in Lincoln Township, was born in 
Stephenson County, 111., in 1840. He is the de- 
scendant of loyal and patriotic forefathers, and 
may be justly proud of the fact that both his pa- 
ternal and maternal grandfathers were valiant 
soldiers in the War of the Revolution. His par- 
ents. Col. Ezekiel and Cornelia (Keyes) Brown, 
were born and reared in Worcester County, Mass., 
and removed from there to New York, where for 
a number of years they made their hone. 

From the Empire State Colonel Brown removed 
as far west as Illinois, where he resided for some 
time. Coming thence to Kansas, he resided first 
in Bourbon, where he served as County Assessor 



for five years. He came to Crawford County in 
1865, and died at the home of his son, Israel K.,in 
1872. His wife also died here in 1883. Both 
were sincere Christians and active members of the 
Missionary Baptist Church. In every community 
where they resided tiiey won the esteem and con- 
fidence of their associates and were known as a 
worthy, hospitable and kind-hearted couple. The 
father won his title in consequence of having held 
the commission of Colonel for a number of years. 

The family of which our subject is a member 
consists of seven children, of whom we note the 
following: H. B. is a resident of Kansas and lives 
in Ft. Scott. Addie L. is the wife of W. R.Vance. 
Elizabeth, now deceased, married G. P. Cole and 
became the mother of seven children. Persis, the 
deceased wife of G. A. llungerford, had two chil- 
dren. Dollie A. is the wife of G. A.Fountain and 
has four children; she lives in South Dakota. Our 
subject is the next in order of birth. Chad resides 
in Lincoln Township, Crawford County. 

At the age of eighteen years our subject accom- 
panied his parents to Kansas, where he has since 
made his home. In 1862 he enlisted as a member 
of the Second Kansas Battery, which became a 
factor of the Seventh Army Corps and operated 
west of the Mississippi River. He participated in 
a number of important engagements, including 
the battles of Honey Creek and Ft. Smith, and also 
took part in many skirmishes, where the danger 
was equally great, though the results were less im- 
portant. In August, 1865, at the close of the war, 
he was mustered out of the service and honorably 
discharged. 

Our subject has Patent No. 1 on the Cherokee 
Neutral Land, consistingof one bundled and sixt^^ 
acres of land. He was threatened for proving 
up the land but was never obliged to protect 
himself. He now owns the entire tract included 
in his original purchase, with the exception of 
five acres deeded to the village of Cato. A life- 
long Republican, he has served as Trustee of Lin- 
coln Township and was nominated on the Repub- 
lican ticket for the oflfice of Clerk of the District 
Court, but the fusion of Democrats and Populists 
defeated him. In his religious affiliations he is 
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Socially, lie is a member of the Ancient Order of 
United Woricmen, tiie Select Knights and the 
Grand Army of the Republic. The present resi- 
dence is a large stone building, erected in 1882. 
Previous to that year he lived in the log house 
tliat now stands in his yard. 



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^R. GEORGE W. PILKINGTON. The 

medical profession in Garnett is repre- 
,j^^ sented by a number of skillful practition- 

ers, who have an extended knowledge 
of therapeutics, and who hold enviable repu- 
tations as physicians of ability. This noble pro- 
fession affords to the student a never ending 
source of investigation and experiment. New 
remedies are constantly being discovered, steady 
progress is being made in surgery, and new 
diseases are presenting themselves under varying 
forms of civilization. AVliatever may be said of 
discoveries in other fields of knowledge — and cer- 
tainly they are astonishing — it can be truthfully 
said of this science that not one can equal it in the 
great strides it is making toward a comprehensive 
grasp of the whole subject of man in relation to 
heultli and disease, the prevention and the cure of 
ills tiiat flesh is heir to. 

In the noble army of workers in this great field 
stands the name of George W. Pilkington, wlio 
located in Garnett in 1883, but who has been a 
resident of Kansas since 1881. He is a native of the 
Prairie State, born in Ottawa, August 1, 1848, and 
a son of George W. and Martha (Crary) Pilking- 
ton, natives, respectively, of Pennsylvania and 
Ohio, tlie former born near Harrisburg, and tlie 
latter in Cincinnati. George W. Pilkington, Sr., 
when a young man, went to Cincinnati, Ohio, and 
was there married to Miss Martha Crary, who was 
a daughter of Lyman Crary. About 1844 the par- 
ents of our subject removed to Ottawa, 111., when 



there were but few houses in that place, and there 
the father remained until 1862, engaged in farm- 
ing. From there he removed to Pontiac, where 
he improved a farm and became the owner of one 
of the finest farms in Livingston County. In 1882, 
he came to Kansas, and settled at Garnett, where 
his death occurred January 1.5, 1892. Tlie mother, 
who was born in 1^17, resides in Garnett, and is 
in the enjoyment of a comfortable old age. She is 
an earnest member of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church. The father was unusually successful as 
an agriculturist. 

Of the six cliildren born to the above mentioned 
couple, four grew to mature years. William Wil- 
son was killed at the battle of Peach Tree Creek. 
He enlisted in Company E, One Hundred and 
Fourth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and was a 
non-commissioned officer when killed. John M. 
died soon after attaining his majority. Lyman D. 
is a partner with our subject .in the drug business 
at Garnett. The original of thisnotice was early 
initiated into tlie duties of farm life, and until 
nineteen years of age had attended only tlie 
common schools of his county. He then entered 
the Christian College, located at Eureka, 111., and 
there graduated from the commercial course, lie 
also took the normal course. Later, he entered Ihe 
Wesleyan University, at Bloomington, 111., but as 
his means were limited he left this college after 
the junior j'ear. After this he entered the Eclectic 
MedicalCollege, from whicli he graduated in 1877, 
and afterwards located at Sullivan, Moultrie Coun- 
ty, 111. Five years later he entered the Miami 
Medical College, and attended the same two years. 

In the year 1881 he came to Kansas, and ac- 
cepted tlie position of Assistant Surgeon of the 
Kansas Central and Union Pacific Railroads, witli 
headquarters at Clay Centre, Kan. There he re- 
mained two years, and then came to Garnett, where 
he has since given his attention to office and city 
practice and to the drug business. He is Assistant 
Surgeon of tlie Missouri Pacific and the K., N. & 
D. Railroads, and is one of the most prominent 
physicians of the county. 

Financiall}' the Doctor has been very successful, 
and is in the enjoyment of a competency earned 
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principles of the Republican party, and was Chair- 
man of the Fifth District (Illinois) Central Com- 
mittee for four jears. Socially, he is a Knight 
Templar in the Masonic fraternity. 



JOHN R. DIVELBISS, M.D., a leading med- 
ical practitioner and skillful surgeon of 
La Cygne, Linn County, is a pioneer physi- 
cian of the state, and located at West Point 
in 1860. AVest Point, now a defunct town, was 
then a thriving place, situated on the state line 
east of La Cygne, and tlie principal trading point 
in eastern Kansas, Kansas City then being known 
as Westport Landing. 

Our subject, born in Franklin County, Pa., Oc- 
tober 27, 1817, was the son of John and Maria 
(McCune) Divelbiss. The paternal great-grand- 
father, emigrating from Wurtemberg, Germanj-, 
to America, was accompanied hither by two broth- 
ers, the three fleeing from Germany during the 
storm of the revolution in the Old Country. The 
grandfather, John Divelbiss, actively participated 
in the struggles of the War of Independence, and 
was one of the brave soldiers who aided in estab- 
lishing a republican government in our beloved 
land. He also fought with courage in the War of 
1812. He was a man of earnest nature and up- 
right character. 

The maternal ancestors of oiu- subject for many 
generations lived and died in Scotland, but a 
forefather finally founded in the United States 
a family branch whose descendants are numbered 
among the true and tried citizens of the Union. 
The parents of Doctor Divelbiss removed to the 
westin 1852, and settled near Canton, Fulton Coun- 
ty, 111., where the mother passed away in 1861, 
deeply mourned. The father, not long after the 
death of his life companion, journeyed to Kansas, 
arriving in 1868, and survived until October 30, 



1885. He was born April 27, 1800, and through- 
out his long career of busy usefulness was known 
as a man of ability and of sterling integrity of 
character. 

Reared upon a farm, our subject completed his 
higher studies in Marshall College, of Mercersburg, 
Pa., and graduated with honor in 1848. He then 
traveled extensively in Ihe. west and south, and 
having read medicine with Dr. James Scott, of 
Mercersburg, then commenced the practice of his 
profession. In the fall of 1848 he located in 
Peoria, and spent the most of his time in that city 
until 1860, when he left Illinois for the broader 
and newer field of Kansas, at once making his 
home in West Point. 

When Doctor Divelbiss located in Kansas border 
warfare was at its height. He was decidedly a 
Free State man, but did not express his opinions, 
and as a physician and surgeon attended the sick 
and wounded of both sides with impartiality. 
When the Civil War became an assured fact, it 
was necessary and right for every man to de- 
clare his convictions, and our subject, being a 
stanch Union advocate, found himself no longer 
safe in West Point. In 1861, Doctor Divelbiss 
removed to Paola, and two years later located in 
Grasshopper Falls, now Valley Falls, and there con- 
tinued the practice of medicine until 1872, when 
he again made his home in Linn County, and set- 
tled in La Cygne, since his permanent abiding 
place. 

Immediately after iiis location in Kansas, enter- 
ing upon an extensive round of practice, Doctor 
Divelbiss journeyed day and night over a sparsely 
settled country, with roads and bridges far from 
the best, and, traveling on horseback, frequently 
slept for hours in the saddle. During the Civil 
War our subject served as Surgeon of the Third 
Kansas State Militia, and was on the field at the 
time of the Price raid. He knew every resident 
within the radius of fifty miles from West Point 
and had an extensive acquaintance throughout 
the state. 

In 1856 were united in marriage John R. Divel- 
biss and Miss Martha Rector, daughter of John 
Rector, a successful farmer of Fulton County, 111. 
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Ohio, but early accompanied her parents to Illi- 
nois. Six children blessed the home, of whom 
one son, John F., died at the age of four years. 
The five surviving are: Lorilla J., wife of Elijah 
Saunders; Eunice, who married Leander Robinson; 
Ada, wife of James Nortliway; Mar}', wife of J. T. 
Norland; and Louis B., at home. 

Politicall}', in early life a Whig and later a Re- 
publican, Doctor Divelbiss has held several local 
positions of trust, and was the efiicient Postmaster 
of Grasshopper Falls. He is fraternallj' a valued 
member of the Ancient Free & Accepted Masons, 
and in religious afliliation is a Presbyterian. Al- 
though almost entirely devoted throughout his 
long career to the practice of his profession, our 
subject, while in Grasshopper Falls, was interested 
in a drug and grocery business, and was kept con- 
stantly occupied with the demands of his various 
employments. For the past score of years closely 
identified with the development of liis present 
home locality, Doctor Divelbiss is known as a 
man of enterprise and as a skillful physician, and 
enjoys the high regard and the best wishes of a 
wide acquaintance. 



^^BRAHAM B. MITCHELL, one of the 
^/ I ^'•''^^y settlers of Crawford County, now 
III (4 residing in Farlington, was born near 
^^ Bedford, Lawrence County, Ind., in 1826. 

He comes of an old English famih', which was 
founded in America by his grandfather, Abraham 
Mitchell, a native of England. He emigrated to 
the New World in Colonial days and aided the 
Colonies in their struggle for independence. 
After the war he became a preacher of the Baptist 
Church. Thomas Mitchell, the father of our sub- 
ject, was born in tliis country, and during the 
early childhood of our subject removed to Mor- 



gan County, Mo. He had only two sons, Abra- 
ham B., and Josiah, who is now a resident of Clay 
County, 111. 

Mr. Mitchell whose name heads this record was 
reared to manhood in Morgan County, and there 
acquired his education. After attaining to man's 
estate, he returned tp the county of his nativity' 
and was united in marriage with Nancy Bil- 
lings. He at once began- speculating in land, 
and in 1869 came to Crawford County, where he 
purchased the quarter-section upon which he now 
lives. He has been very successful in his business 
dealings, and from time to time has made addi- 
tional purchases, until he now owns six hundred 
acres of valuable land, which yields him a good 
income. 

In 1892 Mr. Mitchell was called upon to mourn 
the loss of his wife, and since, that time he has 
married Mrs. Nancy J. Dalton, daughter of James, 
Billings. Unto them has been born one child, 
Sarah D. They have a pleasant home, which is 
the abode of hospitality, and throughout the com- 
munit}' where they are widely and favorabl.y 
known they have many friends. 

Mr. Mitchell comes of an old Whig family, but 
has always affiliated with the Democratic party, 
and soon after his arrival in Crawford County 
was elected to the Legislature, serving one term. 
He and his wife are members of the Baptist 
Church and have long been earnest laborers in the 
Master's vineyard. Charitable and benevolent, 
probably no man in the community has done more 
towards aiding orphan children than Mr. Mitchell. 
Knowing the hardships of his own ciiildhood, he 
has the keenest sympathy for those who are left 
alone to fight life's battles, and his assistance has 
served to encourage and help many over the difli- 
culties and obstacles of this life. 

Mr. Mitchell may truly be called a self-made, 
man, for he started out when a child empty 
handed. He worked his own way through school, 
and when he had become a man, returned to his 
home in Indiana, where he collected what was 
due him from his father's estate, about $600. 
With this he purchased land, and by judicious and 
careful investments he has acquired a handsome 
property and worked his way upward to a posi- 



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tion of wealth and affluence. His example may 
seive to encoiirairi' olluns and is deserving of em- 
ulation. 



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.^^ ABRIEL J. MASTERS, a prominent citizen 
//[ and a leading general agriculturist of 

%3 Marysville Township, Miami County, Kan., 
is a man of executive ability and excellent judg- 
ment. He has held with efficiency the position of 
Township Clerk, and for many years has been inti- 
mately connected with the promotion of the pro- 
gressive interests of his home locality. Born 
August 17, 1848, in Jessamine County, Ky., our 
subject was the son of .lohii Masters, likewise a 
native of Jessamine County, and born in the j'ear 
1812. His mother, Elizabetii (Hendricks) Masters, 
a native of Virginia, born in 1818, later removed 
to Kentucky, in which state she was married. 
The parents remained in Kentucky until 1854, 
and then journeying to Illinois made their home 
in McLean County on a farm. Again removing 
to the farther west, they came in 1867 to Miami 
County , Kan., and settled upon section 27, on partly 
improved land, upon which valuable homestead 
the father died fifteen years afterward, passing 
away in 1882. The mother surviving a half-score 
of years entered into rest in 1892. They were 
the parents of nine children, and of the happy 
sons and daughters who once gathered about their 
hospitable fireside, seven are yet living. William 
II. was the eldest born; Joseph T. is a prosperous 
farmer of Harvey County; James S. resides in 
Miami County; Gabriel J. is our subject; W. M. is 
in charge of the abstract oflice of Paola; Mary J. 
is now Mrs. William Lyon; Hendricks is a travel- 
ing salesman. 

The parents were valued members of the Chris- 
tian Church, the father being for many years an 
honored Elder and active in the extension of re- 
ligious iiilliiencp. A man of upright character 



and sincere purpose, he was an ardent advocate of 
right and justice, and was unflinching in his con- 
victions of duty. Two of the sons, William 11. 
and Joseph T., served with bravery in the Civil 
War, and both were members of the Ninety- fourtii 
Illinois Regiment. Our subject, the fourth of the 
living children, was reared upon the farm of his 
father and was educated in the district schools 
of Illinois. Remaining with his parents until 
he was twenty-one years of age, he accompan- 
ied them to Kansas, and through j-ears of ex- 
tended and practical experience gaining a thor- 
ough knowledge of agricultural pursuits, h.is made 
farming the vocation of his life. 

In the year 1873 were united in mairiagc 
Gabriel J. Masters and Miss Eliza A. Perry, daugh- 
ter of H. O. Perry, of Hillsdale, Miami County. 
The estimable wife of our subject, a native of 
Indiana, and born in the year 1855, received her 
education in the schools of her birthplace. After 
his marriage, Mr. Masters lived for two years on 
his father's homestead, and spent the succeeding 
two years on the Perry place, tlieii removing to 
his present farm, all wild land. To the original 
eighty our subject has since added, now owning 
one hundred and sixty acres of valu.able land. 
He also owns a half-interest with his brother in 
fifty acres located elsewhere. 

The home farm of Mr. Masters is highly culti- 
vfited,and annually ^Melding an abundant harvest, 
is likewise improved with substantial and com- 
modious buildings. The family residence, costing 
$700, was erected in 1886. Some of the home- 
stead acres are planted out to fruit, and promise a 
fine orchard in the near future. On section 2.j 
Mr. Masters has fifty finely improved acres, con- 
taining an orchard of one hundred trees, all in good 
condition. Grain, wheat, oats, flax and corn are 
raised on the farm, where also large numbers of 
high-grade stock are fed and reared. The pleas- 
ant home of Mr. and Mrs. Masters has been blessed 
by the birtii of six children, four surviving. 
Ray and Harry have passed away; Claude, Earl, 
Myrtle and Oliver are living. Our subject is an 
Elder of the Hillsdale Congregational Church, of 
which his excellent wife is also a valued member. 
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scliool, and has likewise served for five years as 
an able Director of the district scliools. He has 
given his children a good education, and Claude, 
aged fifteen, has graduated from the county school. 
Politically a Republican, and occupying a promi- 
nent place in the local councils of tlie party, our 
subject has served to the great satisfaction of liis 
constituents at state and county conventions. He 
has been Townshi)) Clerk, and faithful to every 
trust reposed in him, has been repeatedly urged by 
his fellow-citizens to make the race for the office 
of County Commissioner, but has steadfastly re- 
fused to do so. He and his family are social fa- 
vorites, and enjoy the esteem and l)est wishes of a 
large circle of friends. 



J( OKL ELLIOTT. It is doubtless entirely due 
to the industrious and persevering manner 
with which Mr. Elliott has conducted farm- 
ing operations that he has risen to such ^ 
substantial position among the agriculturists of 
IMiami County. In 1871 he located on his present 
farm in Richland Township, and has since de- 
voted his attention to his chosen occupation with 
so much energy and ability that he has acquired 
the ownership of a fine tract of land, embellished 
with suitable buildings and maciiinery adapted to 
agricultural purposes. 

A native of Indiana, tlie subject of this sketch 
was born in Montgomery County iji 1840. He 
was one of eight children born to the union of 
John and Grace (Riley) Elliott, natives respect- 
ively of Pennsylvania and Ohio, who were mar- 
ried near the city of Hamilton, Ohio. Four of 
the brothers came to Kansas: John, who is now a 
resident of Richland Township; Mack, Henry and 
Joel, all of whom are living in this township. In 
many of the slates of the Union the Elliott family 



has done genuine pioneer work, assisting in clear- 
ing laud, opening roads, cultivating the soil, and 
advancing the general interest of various locali- 
ties. Not only were they numbered among the 
pioneers of Pennsylvania, but as the tide of civil- 
ization advanced westward, they removed to In- 
diana, becoming early settlers of that state. They 
were also represented in Kansas during the early 
years of the settlement of this state. 

In a manner similar to otljer farmer lads, Joel 
Elliott passed the days of his boyhood and youth, 
alternating work upon the home farm with at- 
tendance at the district schools. At the opening 
of the Civil War, he was an enthusiastic suppoiter 
of the Union, and in December, 1861, he enlisted 
as a private in the Ninth Indiana Battery, under 
Noah S. Thompson, of Crawfordsville, Ind. He 
served as a member of that battery until, at the 
close of the war, in February, 1865, he was hoiior- 
ably discharged. He was initiated into the sej-vice 
at Pittsburg Landing, and alsa saw active service 
in the battles of luka, Sabine Cross Roads, Nash- 
ville and the siege of Corinth. He also partici- 
pated in various skirmishes of less importance 
than the above-named engagements, but no Jess 
hazardous to life. 

Upon leaving the southern battlefields, the Ninth 
Battery took p.assage on a vessel coming north on 
the Mississippi. During the voyage the boat was 
blown up by the explosion of the boiler, and of 
the sixty private soldiers and four commanding 
oflicers, twenty-seven were wounded and many 
died before reaching Paducah, Ky. There were 
only five who were able to care for the wounded. 
Mr. Elliott was fortunate in escaping without in- 
jury, and as soon as possible proceeded on his 
northward journe3\ Upon reaching Indiana, he 
resumed the peaceful .occupation of a farmer, in 
which he had'previously engaged. 

In 1867 Mr. Elliott was united in marriage with 
Miss Pauline, daughter of Clayton Swindler, a res- 
ident of Montgomery County, Ind. Three years 
after his marriage he came to Kansas and located 
in Shawnee County, where he eng.aged in farm- 
ing for one year. He then located on section 6, 
Richland Township, Mi.ami County, where he is 
now the owner of one of the well improved and 



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highly cultivated farms of the township. He and 
his wife arc the parents of six children: Hattie, 
Grace, Nora, Edith, Edna and Bert. Mr. and 
Mrs. Elliott, together with their danghter llatlie, 
a 10 members of the Baptist Church. A man of 
upright character and sterling integrity, our sub- 
JL'cl always casts his influence on the side of 
rifiht, and in all matters of public welfare is pre- 
(larcd to do his part as a true and liberal-spirited 
American citizen. He is prominent in Grand 
Armj' circles, and belongs to Wellsville Post No. 
;t6. He is also identified with the Ancient Order 
of Tniled Workmen. In his political affiliations, 
lie yives his intluence to the princii)les of the Re- 
publican part}-. 



' .SAAC COOK owns and operates one of Craw- 
ford County's finest farms, comprisnig three 
hundred and twenty acres situated on section 
17, Sherman Township. Mr. Cook is a j'oung man, 
yet he has accomplished wonders in the battle of 
life. Starting in life from an humble position, he 
has alone, and b}' merit, attained a degree of suc- 
cess and distinction of which an older and more 
favored man might well feel proud. In whatever 
position he had been placed, in all his relations 
and in social and business connections, his course 
has been one of honor and integrity, and the suc- 
cess he has attained, and the bright prospects 
which seem to await his future efforts, are the 
legitimate outcome of his exemplary cour.se. The 
fine farm, the pleasant home, and the many im- 
provements, are monuments to his industry, econ- 
omy and good judgment. 

Horn in England, Eebruary 23, 1856, our sub- 
ject is a son of Jacob and Sarah Cook, both of 



whom were likewise natives of England, the mother 
dying in that country. In 1864, the father, ac- 
companied by liis children, emigrated to the United 
States and settled in Pennsylvania, where he en- 
gaged in mining in Schuylkill County. In 1888 
he came to Kansas and located in Cherokee Coun- 
ty, where his death occurred in the spring of 1892. 
He was the father of eight children, all of whom 
are now living. The subje'ct of this sketch was a 
mere lad when the family came to America, and 
his boyhood years were passed in Pennsylvania, 
where he obtained a good education in the graded 
schools of Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pa. In 
his youth he learned the trade of a carpenter, but 
never actively followed this occupation, prefer- 
ring to give his attention to agriculture. 

In 1880 Mr. Cook was united in marriage with 
Miss Emma E. Evans, who was born in Schuylkill 
County, Pa., January 17, 1857, and was there 
reared to wom.anhood. She is the daughter of A. 
B. and Elizabeth Evans, natives respectively of 
Wales and Pennsylvania, and the parents of eight 
children, four of whom are now living. Mr. Evans 
engaged in merchandising in Tower Cit^-, Pa., for 
many years, and he and his wife died at that place 
on the same day, September 30, 1882. For five 
years after his marriage our subject was in the 
mercantile business at Tower City, after wliicli, in 
1885, he came to Kansas and settled upon the 
farm where he has since resided. 

Tlie Cook homestead consists of three hundred 
and twenty acres, of which one liundied and thirty 
acres are under cultivation. The farm is improved 
with a substantial set of buildings, of which the 
most conspicuous is the family residence, built at 
a cost of 11,200. In addition to general farming, 
Mr. Cook engages in raising Poland-China hogs 
and a good grade of cattle and horses. He is one 
of the stockholders in the Farmers' Alliance store, 
at Girard. Socially, he is identified with the Ma- 
sonic order. 

In political belief, Mr. Cook is a member of the 
People's party, to which he transferred iiis alle- 
giance from the Republican part}'. He takes an 
active part in everything pertaining to the wel- 
fare of this political organization, and is one of its 
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Commissioner of Crawford County, and at the 
present time (1893) is serving as Chairman of the 
County Board. 



,'^\ RS. CONSTANCE BARTHOLOMEES, of 
Union Township, is a new comer in this 
locality, having only arrived in Anderson 
County in the spring of 1892. She is the 
wife of Paul Baitholomftes,and is* now making her 
home on section 12. She was born in Champagne, 
France, January 7, 1846, where she grew up to 
womanhood. She received a superior education 
in Chalons-sur-Marne, in Ciiampagne, and went 
with her parents to Belgium, where she resided for 
about two years. The following year was spent 
in England, where she engaged in teaching French. 
Returning to Belgium, she lived in that country 
until March, 1872, when she crossed the Atlantic 
with her parents and landed in New York City. 
The family proceeded at once to Kansas City, 
where our subject made her home until her mar- 
riage. 

The father of Mrs. Bartholomees bore the name 
of Felix Rennecon, while the mother's maiden 
name was Cesarine Charpentier. Both of the par- 
ents were natives of France. The motlier died in 
Kansas City in September, 1890, and after that 
sad event the father returned to Paris, where he 
is still living. 

In Kansas City, October 19, 1874, the sutjject of 
this sketch became the wife of Paul Bartholomees. 
He was born in Belgium, January 2.3, 18.33, being 
a son of John B. and Johanna K. (De Schmit) 
Bartholomees, both likewise natives of Belgium, 
where they passed their entire lives. After our 
subject's marriage, she continued to reside in Kan- 
sas City until the spring of 1892. In 1889, with 
her husband and family, she returned to her native 
land, and passed eighteen months in most pleasant 
reunion with old friends and relatives in Paris. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Bartholomees were born eight 
children, two of whom died in infancy. Those 



surviving are as follows: Charles and Felicie, 
twins; Paul, Willie, .Josephine and George. As 
previously stated, the family settled in Union 
Township in the spring of 1892. Here Mrs. Bar- 
tholomees owns a farm of six hundred acres, which 
is under good cultivation and well improved. In 
addition to this extensive farm she owns thirty- 
eight hundred and forty acres in the western part 
of Kansas, and a number of fine lots and other 
property in Kansas City. She is a capable and 
thoroughly equipped business woman, managing 
her estates and extensive affairs in an able and 
creditable manner. Both she and her husband 
have during their brief residence here won 
many friends by their affable and pleasant man- 
ners, and are cohsidered a great addition to 
the society of the neighborhood. Mrs. Barthol- 
omees, as has been seen, has traveled extensively 
and has added to the liberal education which she 
had received in early years by reading and obser- 
vation. She is an interesting conversationalist, and 
is delightfully entertaining in describing her trips 
and travels in different lands. 



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E, LISII A II. WELLS, a farmer of North Town- 
ship, Labette County, residing on section 36, 
}) was born in Edgar County, III., and is a son 

of Elijah and Jane (EUcdge) Wells, who were n.a- 
tives of Morgan County, Ky. They had a family 
of nine children. Albert II., now a resident of 
Labette County, was born in Kentucky, and was 
carried by his mother on horseback froni there to 
Edgar County, 111., in' 1830. The other members 
of the family are, Rilc3', Clarissa, Angeline,- John, 
Martha and Elijah. The paternal grandfather, 
I John Wells, was a native of Virginia, ^nd emi- 
grated from the Old Dominion to Kentucky during 
its earl}- history. There he engaged in hunting 
and trapping with Daniel Boone. His son, Elijah, 
took part in the Black Hawk War. Originally 
the Wells family is of Welsh origin, while the 



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Elledge family is of Scotch descent. Both parents 
of our subject were born in Morgan County, Ky., 
were married about 1828, and in 1830 emigrated 
to Edgar Count^^ 111., where the fatlier became 
one of the most extensive cattle and mule r.iisers 
of the community. He owned a largo farm, and 
was one of the most successful agriculturists of 
tiie neighborhood. Himself and wife were char- 
itable and benevolent people, whose generosity and 
liberality were well known, and the poor and 
needy found in them at all times true friends. In 
early life they embraced the faith of the Disciples' 
Cliureh, and were among its faithful members 
throughout their remaining days. In polities Mr. 
Wells was a Democrat. 

The subject of this sketch received a liberal edu- 
cation. His parents having been born and reared 
in the south, and being accustomed to its life and 
methods, he naturally sympathized with tliem in 
the struggle for the supremacy of their principles 
during the late war, and became a Confederate 
soldier under General Morgan. He was witii that 
otficer when he was killed. Mr. Wells served as 
Orderlj- Sergeant and took part in the battles of 
Greenville, Saltville, Carter's Station and Straw- 
berry Plains. He fought in support of what lie 
believed to be right, and was a brave soldier, but 
time has demonstrated to him the wisdom of the 
result, and since the war no man has been a more 
lo^al citizen to the Government than has he. 

In 1866, .Air. AVells came to Labette County, 
Kan., and has since been identilied with its best 
interests. On the 30th of December, 1869, he wed- 
ded Mai\y, daughter of Alex and Mary (Bradford) 
Slane, who were natives of Ireland, but were of 
Scotch parentage. They came to America in 1844, 
locating in Cincinnati, Ohio, where they remained 
until 1869, wlien they came to Kansas. Mr. and 
Mrs. Wells have a family' of nine children, as fol- 
lows: Ida F., wife of Levi McCalister; Edgar D., 
Bertha P., Annie S., John M., A. Sidney, Ethel B., 
Leon and Ray T. 

Mr. Wells has given his children good school 
privileges and has thus fitted tliem for the practical 
and responsible duties of life which they will be 
called upon to perform. The three eldest have 
engaged in teaching. He and his family are all 



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identified with the Christian Church and are con- 
sistent and faithful members, who do all in their 
power to insure its upbuilding and promote its 
growth. Socially he is a member of the Ancient 
Order of United Workmen. 



ILLIAM S. WHITE is a true southern 
\\\ /// gentleman, warm hearted and genial, and 
in the history of Crawford County he 
well deserves representation. He now follows 
farming on section 33, Lincoln Township, where 
be owns two hundred acres of good land. He 
was born in Kentuckj' in 1823, and grew to man- 
hood in the county of his birth. He was one of 
a family of nine children, whose parents were 
William and Jane (Hogeland) White. The father 
who served in the War of 1812, was a native of 
Kentucky, whither the mother, a native of New 
Jerse}', went in 1800. The grandfather, Sylvester 
White, was a native of Belfast, Ireland. He came 
to America during the Revolution, and aided in 
the struggle for independence. After the war he 
was r-etarncd in the United States service. He 
went to Ohio, wher'c he laid out the town of Cin- 
cinnati, and then returned for his wife, who had 
the distinction of being the first white woman to 
visit that now flourishing city. 

William S. White was reared under the parental 
roof and afterward removed to Buchanan County, 
Mo., in 1844. In 1852 he was united in marriage 
with Elizabeth Ranch, and they made their home 
in Missouri until 1863, when they returned to 
Kentucky, as Mi-. White wished to enter the Con- 
feder-ate army. He served in Clark's Company 
with General Price for nine months. He had two 
brother's killed in the Confeder-ate service, and 
one who died during that period. After the war 
Mr. White resided in Kentucky on the old home- 
stead, and continued the cultivation of the farm 
until 1883, which year witnessed his arrival in 
Crawford County, Kan. 

Unto Mr. and Mrs. While were born eleven 
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three. Those who survive are Margaret J., Henry 
C, George L., William S., Mary E., Hallie V., 
Emma S., John E., Addie A., M. Jessie and 
Sarah. Mr. White now owns two hundred acres 
of rich land, all in one body, and has placed 
many improvements upon his farm, which add to 
its value, convenience and attractive appearance. 
In early life he was an old-line Whig, but is now 
a member of the People's party. Himself and 
family hold membership with the Methodist Epis- 
copal Church 

Socially, Mr. White is connected with the Odd 
Fellows' society and with the National Detective 
Association. He is an example of the true south- 
ern hospitality and gentlemanliness. He fought 
in the Confederate cause from principle, but never 
favored the disruption of the Union. Although 
he has been offered official honors, he has steadily 
refused to accept, preferring to devote his time 
to his business and the enjoyment of his home. 
Taking, as he does, such an active interest In the 
home and the pleasures of the fireside, it is no 
wonder that he has a comfortable residence and one 
of the best kept farms in southeastern Kansas. On 
every hand may be seen evidences of good taste 
and husbandry. 



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CSv W. SINGLETON, Vice-President of the 
^ Bank of Greeley, is a man of ability and of 
^J vast practical experience. The bank com- 
menced business under the most favorable auspices, 
and has had the cordial cndoisement .of leading 
firms and corporations, who have opened accounts 
with it. Active business men as well as farmers 
are pleased with the methods and policy of the in- 
stitution, and under the sound and conservative 
management of Vice-President Singleton and asso- 
ciates the bank is prepared to extend every facility 
to its customers consistent with legitimate bank- 
ing. This gentleman was born in St. Louis, Mo., 
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September 21, 1851, and is the son of Benjamin R. 
and Mary Jane (Burgess) Singleton. 

The father of our subject was born in Norfolk, 
Va., where his ancestors had resided for many gen- 
erations. When but a lad he removed with his 
parents to St. Louis, Mo., where he received his 
education, graduating at the IIenr\' Wyman Mili- 
tary Institute. His father, Heiuw Singleton, one 
of the leading men of St. Louis, and the projector 
of man}' enterprises, was an arcljitect and civil en- 
gineer. He designed and took charge of the con- 
struction of the court house of St. Louis. Prior 
to the Civil War he was Port Warden of the port 
of St. Louis. 

Benjamin R. Singleton followed in t'oe footsteps 
of his father, engaging in civil engineering and 
architecture in St. Louis. In 1852 he removed to 
Virginia, where he was in the employ of the United 
States Government as civil engineer and superin- 
tendent of the United States Navy Yard at Ports- 
mouth, Va., for nine years prior to the Civil War. 
He was then appointed as civil engineer to make 
topographical surveys and niai)S for the move- 
ments of the troops of the southern army in east- 
ern Virginia. Returning to St. Louis in 18G3, he 
engaged with the city, designing and superintend- 
ing the construction of many of its most impor- 
tant public buildings, and subsequently superin- 
tended the construction of the water-works at St. 
Louis, and the construction of the Eads bridge. 
Then later he engaged in architectural work, and 
continued this until 1888, when he was appointed 
as architect and general superintendent of the 
construction of the public school buildings of St. 
Louis, numbering <i\rr mn' h.indred and fifty 
structures, which pu>itiun he Ik. Ms at the present 
time. He has been successful professionally and 
financially. He is a member of the order of the 
Legion of Honor. In religious connections he is a 
member of Dr. Rhodes' Evangelical Lutheran 
Church of St. Louis, and has been prominently 
identified with that organization for many years. 
He married Miss Mary Jane Burgess, of Nashville, 
Tenn., and four children were given them, three 
sons and a daughter. Two besides our subject are 
now living: Nannie L., who married E. Couper, a 
commercial gentleman of St, Louis; and Ben E,, 



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private secretary for his father in the public school 
department. 

The scholastic training of our subject was re- 
ceived at tlie Henry AVyman Institute and AVash- 
iniitdM University, graduating from the latter in- 
stitution in tlie Class of '69. After that he en- 
gaged in civil engineering for the city of St. Louis, 
.and in the railroad survey of tiie Danville, Olney 
it Oliio River Railroad, its terminal points being 
Chicago, 111., and Paducah, Ky. Onl3r a portion 
of the railroad was built. Acquiring a fancy for 
railroad life, he fitted himself for telegraphy and 
depot agency, and held various positions satisfac- 
torily. 

Desiring a change, Sir. Singleton engaged in 
1877 with E. HoUister, of Alton, 111., in his whole- 
sale fruit house, and managed business for that 
gentleman for two years. From there he came to 
Kansas and became depot agent and telegraph op- 
erator for the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company 
at Greeley, holding tlie position creditably until 
June, 1887, when, on account of ill health, he re- 
tired from the depot. The railroad company, 
however, did not accept his resignation until the 
following fall, so desirous were they to retain him. 
His health, however, compelled him to retire from 
business for one j'ear. 

In 1888 Mr. Singleton helped to oi-ganize the 
Bank of Greeley, of which he was one of the prime 
promoters. The bank commenced business as a 
slate bank, authorized capital $50,000, with John 
M. Bowman, President; W. T. Roth, Cashier; and 
C. VV. Singleton, Secretary of the Board of Direct- 
ors. Mr. Singleton has also dealt in imported 
coach and draft horses and driving horses, fitting 
the latter for market. He now resides in the city 
of Greelej'. Three years ago he purchased a tract 
of sixty acres adjoining Greeley as a country 
liome, and on this erected good buildings. He 
has a half-mile race track and an amphitheater, 
and has introduced many other improvements, 
making it one of the most attractive and inviting 
homes in the vicinity. He is President of the 
Eastern Kansas Telephone Company, of which he 
was one of tlie promoters, and for two years was 
one of the owners of the Greeley Mills. No man 
has done more for the upbuilding of Greeley than 



he, for he has built some eight or nine dwellings, 
and has dealt largely in real estate. 

In September, 1880, Mr. Singleton married Miss 
Bessie Rupp, a native of Hamilton, Ohio, born De- 
cember 1, 1859. Two interesting children have 
been born to Mrs. Singleton: Curtis B. and Clarice. 
A Democrat in politics, Mr. Singleton has held 
local office, but the prinypal part of his time has 
been devoted too closely to business to attend to 
politics. He is a member of the Masonic frater- 
nity, and is Secretary of Greeley Lodge No. 21 1, A. 
F. & A. M. 



J "JACOB H. HALDEMAN, M. D. The gen- 
tleman whose name heads this sketch is a 
I thorough student of medicine. His leisure 
^^ hours are spent in medical research, and his 
views are without that narrowness or prejudice so 
characteristic of those who zealously advocate par- 
ticular dogmas. His practice is large, although he 
is still a young man, and his success in Miami 
County as a follower of Esculapius has been re- 
markable. His father, Dr. George W. Ilaldeman, 
was born in Periy County, Pa., in March, 1830, 
and was graduated from the Jefferson College of 
Medicine, after which he practiced his profession 
at Newville, Pa., whence, in 1870, he moved to 
Kansas and located at Paola, where he was soon in 
command of a large and lucrative practice; in fact, 
larger than that of any other physician in the 
section at that time. He was a man of ver}' be- 
nevolent disposition, kind and genial in his man- 
ners, and commanded the utmost respect from all 
who knew him. Although he enjoyed a lucrative 
practice, he never strove to store up great riches, 
and at his death the property left his family was 
principally life insurance money. He was a prom- 
inent member of various medical associations, of 
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member. In politics he was a Democrat, but took 
no interest in political matters otlier than to cast 
his ballot for such candidates as he deemed best 
fitted for the office. In his religious convictions 
he was always a Presbyterian, and was in full com- 
munion with that denomination at the time of his 
death, which occurred in March, 1884. His widow 
survives him, and is a resident of Paola. To this 
worthy couple eight creditable children were born, 
of whom two died in infancy and sis attained 
their majority. Robert W. is in the employ of a 
railroad at Pueblo, Colo.; George died in 1887, at 
St. Louis, Mo., in which city he was a telegraph 
operator; Jacob H. is the subject of this sketch; 
Ralph is a printer at Pontiac, III.; Henrietta is the 
wife of Joseph Bowles, a resident of Chicago; and 
Ali)honsine is the wife of Archie Johnson, of 
Kansas City, Mo. 

The subject of this sketch was but a boy of eight 
years when his parents settled at Paola, the date 
of his birth being February 2, 1862. He 'received 
his early education in the town schools, and fin- 
ished his education in the normal school of the 
place. During that time he wisely embraced such 
opportunities as presented themselves to acquire 
useful knowledge, and became a well informed 
young man. He commenced the study of medi- 
cine when only a lad, his father, being his pre- 
ceptor, and took his first course of lectures in the 
Kansas City Medical College, after leaving which 
he entered the famous Rush Medical College of 
Chicago, and completed his course at the Jefferson 
Medical College of Philadelphia, from which noted 
institution he was graduated in the Class of '83, 
soon after he attained his majority. He at once 
entered upon the practice of his profession at 
Paola, where he soon became known to the citi- 
zens as one who thoroughly understood his calling, 
and whose cases were conducted in a skillful and 
successful manner. He has applied himself with 
great assiduity to his profession, and in the com- 
munity in which he lives he is respected by the 
profession and by those who call upon his services. 

During the first year of his practice, our subject 
was appointed United States Pension Surgeon, 
and when the Board of Pension Examiners was 
formed he was chosen Chairman, which position he 



still fills. He is Medical Examiner for more than 
a score of life insurance companies, and Local Sur- 
geon for two railway companies — the Kansas City, 
Ft. Scott A Memphis and the Missouri, Kansas & 
Texas. In his political views he is an advocate of 
Republican principles, and on the first ballot he 
ever cast was printed his^own name as a candidate 
for County Coroner, which office he subsequently 
held for two terms. He is now serving his second 
term as Mayor of Paola, to which position he was 
elected without opposition. lie is Past Eminent 
Commander of St. Elmo Commandery No. 22, 
K. T., and is also a member of the Knights of 
Pythias. He was married in 1889 to Miss Mary E., 
daughter of Rev. Samuel Boyd, by whom he has 
one son, Jacob H., Jr. 



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J' AMES H. McEWEN. There is something 
essentially American in the life and charac- 
ter of the gentleman who is the subject of 
this sketch. The United States has given 
rare opportunities to men with courage, honesty 
of purpose, integrity and energy to achieve suc- 
cess. The bulk of the men who have legitimately 
achieved fortune has been men with the above 
characteristics, and .lames II. McEwen is one of 
that stamp. He is at present Registrar of Deeds 
of Anderson County,- and no man has done more 
to advance the interests of the county than he. 

Born in Allegheny County, Pa., October 8, 
1840, our subject is the son of Allen and Elizabeth 
(Maharah) McEwen, natives of Pennsylvania, the 
former born in Dauphin County, and the latter in ' 
Pittsburgh. The paternal grandparents of our sub- 
ject, John and Margaret (Bradley) McEwen, were 
born in Dauphin County, Pa., but the great- 
grandfather, John McEwen. was originally from 
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tedating the Revolution, and fought bravely for 
independence, being a Captain in the Colonial 
army. He was a farmer, and died in Dauphin 
County. He had three sons and two daughters. 
John, grandfather of our subject, was horn about 
the time of the beginning of tlie Revolution, and 
was also a tiller of the soil. During the latter part 
of his life, he removed to Allegheny County, Pa., 
and there died at tlie age of eighty-two, his wife 
surviving him Ave years and dying at the age of 
seventy-nine. They liad five sons and three daugh- 
ters: Jolin, James, Washington, Allen, Thomas, 
Maria (wliodied 3'oung), Julia Ann and Margaret. 

Allen McEwen was early trained to the duties 
of the farm, but in addition to this he also learned 
tlie carpenter's trade. When but a child he re- 
moved with his parents to Allegheny County, and 
was married in Pittsburgh to Miss Elizabeth Ma- 
iiarah, whose birtii occurred in February, 1818. She 
was the daughter of James and Hannah (Lawhead) 
Maharah. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. McEwen 
resided in Washington County, Pa., until after 
the Civil War, and then removed to Iowa, locating 
near Indianoia, where they remained for some 
time. From there they removed to Kansas City, and 
live years later came to Garnett, where they re- 
side at the present time. They have had the fol- 
lowing children: James; John, deceased; William, 
who resides in Chicago; Allen, who resides in Kan- 
sas City, Kan.; Elsworth and Julia Ann, both de- 
ceased; Hannah, now Mrs. Yarnall, of Kansas City, 
Kan.; and Elizabeth, deceased. For over fifty 
years Mr. McEwen has been a member of the 
United Presbyterian Churc\i,.and his ancestors for 
many generations were members of the same 
church. In politics he affiliated with tlie Republi- 
can party. 

The original of this sketch learned the carpen- 
ter's trade under his father, and removed witli the 
family to Iowa. He settled near Garnett, Kan., in 
1881, and in the following year purcliased one 
hundred and sixt3' acres of land, all of which was 
unimproved. He began working on this farm, got 
it all under a good state of cultivation, erected 
good, substantial buildings, and there resided un- 
til the fall of 1891. In connection with farming 
he also gave considerable of his time to teaching 



and to the carpenter's trade. In the fall of 1891 he 
was elected to his present position, and has dis- 
charged the duties of that position in a manner 
reflecting credit upon himself and his constituents, 
and in 1893 he was re-elected by an increased ma- 
jority. 

In the year 1866 Mr. McEwen was married to 
Miss Susan A. Wiley, a n.alive of Greene County, 
Pa., and tlie daughter of George and Mary Wile3-. 
Seven children have been the fruits of this union: 
Cephas, Sadie A., Thomas Albert, William Lind- 
say, Mary, .lames C. and George A. Like his 
father, Mr. McEwen is a stanch Republican in his 
political views. For two terms he was Trustee of 
Lincoln Township, and he also held other local 
positions. He is a member of the Grand Army of 
the Republic, and in his religious views is a United 
Presbyterian. In the year 1861 he enlisted in 
the army, being mustered into service in Company' 
A, Eighty-fifth Pennsylvania Infantry, on the 
7th of September. He participated in the battles 
of the campaign of McClellan in 1862, and for 
some time was in the hospital at Philadelphia. Re- 
joining his command at Hilton Head, S. C, he was 
in the Tenth Army Corps. In the fall of 1863 lie 
returned to the Peninsula with his command, was 
in the campaign of 1864, Eighteenth Army Corps, 
and was mustered out at Pittsburgh, November 24, 
1864. 



JOHN W. WAMPLER. Passing through 
Crawford County, the traveler notes with 
admiration a finely improved farm in Grant 
Township, on section 3. The place com- 
prises four hundred and twenty acres, and is de- 
voted to the cultivation of the various cereals, as 
well as the raising of cattle, hogs and poultry. 
Among the noticeable features of the farm .-ire the 
fish ponds, for, as is well known throughout the 



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county,- Mr. Wampler is au enthusiast in tlie 
science of ichthyology. 

A native of Maryland, the subject of this sketch 
was born in Carroll County, March 23, 1846. He 
traces his ancesti-y to Germany, whence his grand- 
father, Philip Wampler, emigrated to America and 
settled in Pennsylvania. He had two sons, one 
of whom settled in Marj'land and the other in Vir- 
ginia. The father of our subject, David Wampler, 
was born in the Keystone State, and removed 
thence to Maryland, later settling in Ohio, where 
he resided until his death. 

When the family removed to Ohio, our subject 
accompanied them and there grew to manhood, ob- 
taining his education in the common schools of 
the home neighborhood. In Ohio he married and 
there much of his active life has been passed. 
Since coming to Kansas he has been identified with 
the state so prominently that he was selected State 
Fish Commissioner in the summer of 1893, a 
position he is well qualified to fill. The family 
of which he is an honored representative, has 
been noted throughout its entire history for in- 
dustry and integrity, and has been closely asso- 
ciated with the progress of various communities. 

When a youth of eighteen, Mr. Wampler enlisted 
as a private in Company I, Ninety-third Ohio In- 
fantry, and after serving for three months in that 
capacity he was appointed Sergeant. He partici- 
pated in thirteen battles and a number of skirm- 
ishes, and in every engagement proved the posses- 
sion of courage and loyalty. Shortly after his re- 
turn from active service in the defense of the Union, 
Mr. Wampler was united in marriage with Miss 
Elizabeth Kinsey, and they are the parents^ of six 
children, Katie, David, Ada,Josepli R., Erastus and 
Susie. 

The farm owned and operated liy Mv. Wampler, 
is one of the finest in the county and is devoted 
to general farming purposes. Asan agriculturist, he 
is thoroughly informed upon everything which will 
increase the fertility of the soil and enhance his 
material success in his chosen occupation. For 
many years he adhered to the principles of the 
Republican party, to which he gave the support 
of his ballot, but after having closely and thought- 
fully studied the great issues at stake, he has 



transferred his allegiance to the Populists. He 
has ever been an extensive reader on all subjects 
of local or general importance, and consequently 
is a man of broad information. A liberal and 
progressive citizen, he has aided in forwarding 
needed improvements and local enterprises. 



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^Tf^EV. FATHER JOHN AVARD, Rector of 
\]i^ St. Patrick's Church, at Parsons, was born 
'A.\\V in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, on the 23d 
\^of May, 1857. He is a ^son of the kite 
-Joseph and Ellen Ward, the former of whom con- 
ducted a farm near tiie city of Cleveland. They 
were an honest, generous and worthy couple, and 
were devoted members of the Catholic Church, 
in which' faith the3' reared their children. While 
they never became wealthy, they secured a com- 
petence and were enabled to give their children 
good advantages, preparing them for positions of 
usefulness in the world. 

In the schools of Cuyahoga County the subject 
of this sketch acquired the rudiments of his edu- 
cation. At the age of eighteen years he entered 
St. Mary's Seniinary, at Cincinnati, Ohio, where 
he prosecuted his studies for two and one-half 
years. He then went to Canada and conducted 
the studies of the classical course in Assumption 
College, after which he became a student in St. 
Minard's Seminary, in Indiana, graduating from 
that institution in 1884. He was ordained to the 
priesthood on the 17th of July, of the same year. 

The first charge of Father Ward was in Kansas, 
where he filled the position of Assistant Rector of 
the cathedral at Leavenworth. After remaining in. 
that city four months, he went to Marshall Coun- 
ty, this state, and there officiated as pastor of St. 
Joseph'sChurch,andalso the Church of the Immac- 
ulate Conception. The former was located in the 
country, and the latter in Frankfort. He remained 



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there until 1888, wiien he came to Parsons and be- 
came rector of St. Patrick's Church. He has un- 
der his charge one hundred and fifty families, his 
congregation numbering about six hundred. He 
is also at the head of St. Patrick's parochial school, 
which has one hundred and twenty pupils and 
three teachers. There are five sisters who labor 
here, Sylvera being the Mother Superior. 

The work at this point has steadily advanced 
under the supervision of Father Ward, and the 
congregation lias increased considerably in num- 
bers in the meantime. At the present time (1893) 
a new church edifice is being built, which, when 
completed, will cost 130,000, and which is located 
at the head of Central Avenue. All the money 
necessary to carry this building to completion has 
been secured by the pastor, who has labored un- 
weariedly for manj' monlhs in order to secure the 
new church. He is highly esteemed both by his 
parishioners and also by all the citizens of the 
place, irrespective of religious belief. In addition 
to his charge at Parsons, he has an appointment 
for one service each month at Ladore. 



^ IfelLLIAM KLINE. More than three-score 
\/\/// ys'"'® have come and gone since the siib- 
)^ ject of this sketch opened his eyes to the 
light of day. Time in its flight has wrought many 
wonderful changes, but in no part of our country 
has the transformation been more startling than 
in the Sunflower State. Where now rise proud 
cities sixty years ago there rose the smoke of the 
Indian camp fires, and where around the lonelj' 
cabin the fierce wolves howled may now be heard 
the busy hum of industry in a populous town. 
Fine farms, too, dot every hillside and adorn evevy 
prairie. 

Although not a native of Kansas, Mr. Kline 
has aided in securing these happy results and has 



contributed his quota to the advancement of the 
interests of TJnn County, where he has resided 
since the spring of 1879, his farm being one of the 
most highly improved of Centreville Township. 
He was born in Berks County, Pa., August 10, 
1830. His parents, Joseph and Catherine (Barlett) 
Kline, were also natives of Pennsylvania, and 
after their marriage settled in Berks County. 
They also sojourned in 'Centre County, Pa., re- 
moving from there to Stepiienson County, 111., 
where both passed aw.aj'. They were the parents 
of ten children, of whom our subject is the fourth 
In order of age. 

From Berks County our subject accompanied 
his parents to Centre County, Pa., and from there 
to Stephenson County, 111., in 1848. He contin- 
ued to reside with his father until liis marriage, 
which important event took place at Monroe, Wis., 
November 30, 1858. For several years thereafter 
he resided in Stephenson County, whence he 
removed to Grundy Count}', Iowa, and there 
made his home for two years. He then returned 
to Stephenson County and resided until tlie fall 
of 1878, when he removed to Douglas County, 
Kan. His location there, however, was only tem- 
porary, as in the spring of the following year he 
settled on section 14, Centreville Townsliip, Linn 
County, where he has since resided. He is the 
owner of one hundred and sixty cares, devoted to 
general agricultural purposes and embellished with 
every modern improvement. 

The maiden name of Mrs. Kline was Rebecca 
Lauck. She was born in Huntingdon County, Pa., 
December 18, 1839, and was the daughter of John 
and Rebecca (Sullivan) Lauck, natives of Penn- 
sylvania, who died in Stephenson County, HI. 
Mrs. Kline was the fourth of eight children and 
received fair school advantages in the home dis- 
trict. She is a lady of refinement and is a good 
neighbor and helpful friend. Her interests, how- 
ever, centre in her home and she has given the 
greatest attention te the welfare of her children, 
ten in number. They are Emma C, who is the 
wife of Charles Clark; Henry E.; John William, 
who married Nettie McCollam; Daniel W., who 
chose for his wife Miss Nora Burrs; Myrtie J.; 
Carrie R., the wife of William Burrs; George E., 



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Lizzie A., Fred E., Frankie M. and Emersou C. 
Frankie M. is deceased. In their religious con- 
victions Mr. and Mrs. Kline are identified with the 
Holiness Church, to the support of which thej' 
contribute liberally. 



\%=^ UGH PADEN ALEXANDER, residing on 
lfj\) section 22, Union Township, Anderson 
/^^^ County, is an enterprising business man, 
^) who is engaged in general farming and 
stock-raising. He has been a resident of Ander- 
son County since 1882, and at once became iden- 
tified with all progressive movements in this local- 
ity. Prior to this time he lived in Marshall 
County, Kan., for several years, and has made his 
fortune in the west. 

Mr. Alexander was born in Huntingdon Coun- 
ty, Pa., August, 3, 1836. John Alexander, his 
father, was also a native of that county, but his 
grandfather, who bore the same Christian name, 
was a native of the North of Ireland. Four gen- 
erations back the Alexanders were residents of 
Scotland, but for some reason removed to the 
northern part of the Emerald Isle. Our subject's 
grandfather emigrated to America and settled in 
Huntingdon County, Pa., where his death occurred. 
The maiden name of our subject's mother was 
Mary Jane Sheller. She was a daughter of Chris- 
tian Sheller, a native of Germany, who came with 
his parents to America at the age of six years. The 
great-grandfather on the maternal side, Hugh Pa- 
den, was a Colonel in the Revolutionary War, and 
the family was a very prominent one in those days. 
Mr. Sheller was reared m Lancaster County, of the 
Keystone State, and died in Union County at the 
age of eighty-eight years. Mrs. Mary Alexander 
was born in Dauphin County, and by her marriage 



became the mother of seven children, Hugh P. be- 
ing the eldest, and the others as follows: Martha 
A., James O., Samuel C, Maggie E., Florence C. 
and Mary J. After the marriage of our subject's 
parents they settled in Huntingdon County, Pa., 
where they lived for several years, thence remov- 
ing to Blair County, of the same state, where the 
mother died in 1848. The familj- afterward re- 
moved to Union County, Pa., where the father 
died in 1876. 

After the death of his mother, when our sub- 
ject was twelve years of age, he went to live 
with an uncle, staying with him for two years. 
With that exception he remained with his father 
until he became of age, passing his youth on a 
farm. When he left home he took charge of the 
farm of William Frick, the father of H. C. Fi ick, 
for one and a-half years. For the three years suc- 
ceeding lie attended school at the University of 
Louisburg, Pa., after which he engaged in teach- 
ing and attending the State Normal School for one 
year. For five years he taught with good success 
in his native state, and in 1865 removed to the 
west. He opened an academy in Andrew County, 
Mo. This institution was known as the Savannah 
Academy, and he was Principal of the same for 
two years. His success as an educator becoming 
known, he was elected to the responsible position 
of County Superintendent, which otiice he filled 
acceptably for six 3-ears. During the term of his 
administration of the office, forty -two new school- 
houses were built in the county. At the same 
time he was Principal of the public schools of Sa- 
vannah, Andrew County, a |)Osition he occupied 
for five years. In JMnrch, lt^73, lie accepted the 
principalship of the (lublic scliools of Marysville, 
Marshall County, Ivan., serving m that capacity 
until June, 1882. / 

The marriage of Mr. Alexander occurred De- 
cember 24, 1863, in Philadelphia, with Miss Han- 
nah E. Kunkel, who was born in Cumberland 
County, Pa., March 30, 1842. Her great-grand- 
father, Leonard Kunkel, was a native of Germany, 
who emigrated to America, locating in Lancaster 
County, Pa. His son, John Kunkel, was born in 
Lebanon County, and he in turn was the father of 
Rudolph, who became the father of Mrs. Alexan- 



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der. Rudolph Kunkel married Elizabeth Nies, 
who was born in Berks Count3', Pa., being a daugh- 
ter of James Nies. Mr. and Mrs. Kunkel passed 
their married lives in Lancaster County, where the 
motlier died at the age of eighty-five 3'ears, March 
4, 1893. She was the mother of two children who 
lived to mature years, namely-: Hannah E. and 
Amanda. 

To our wortliy subject and wife have been born 
eight children, the two elder of whom are married, 
Mary J. being the wife of John S. Velthoen; and 
Bessie, the wife of George W. West. The other 
surviving members of the family are: Minnie A., 
Maggie P., Mattie O. and Winona A. Blorence C. 
and Hugh P. died in infancy'. Soon after going 
to Andrew County, Mo., Mr. Alexander became 
interested in religious work among the colored 
people, as there were large numbers in that part of 
tiie state. In spite of much opposition he organ- 
ized a Sabbath-school, which he conducted suc- 
cessfully. As a result he was socially ostracized 
for a time, but nothing daunted, he persevered in 
the good work. Meeting with grand success in 
the enterprise, he inaugurated a daj' school for the 
colored people, trying the subscription plan, em- 
ploying his own teachers and furnishing a consid- 
erable share of the means to carry on tlie school. 
As there was open enmity to the plan shown by 
many of the white citizens, he may be said to have 
opened the school at tiie point of the revolver. 
Since coming to this county he has been greatly 
interested in the work of the Presbyterian Church, 
in which he has held the office of Elder. He has 
taken bis share in Sunday-school work and has 
been an active member of the denomination since 
he was a young man. Wliile living in Marshall 
County, Kan., he organized two churclies, one at 
Deer Creek and the other at Nortli Marysville. In 
other places he has given liis valuable services to 
the cause, and in this county has re-organized the 
churches at Lone Elm and at Sugar Valley. 

The farm of Mr. Alexander has within its 
boundaries three hundred and eighty acres, on 
which he has made manj' improvements. He has 
found time amidst his many bandies of work and 
the care necessarily bestowed upon the farm to 
serve his fellow-citizens in various otlices in the 



township, and has acceptably filled the office of 
Justice of the Peace for many years. There are 
few men more higlily thought of in this township, 
and he is truly worthy of the confidence which is 
reposed in him by his friends. 



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OSS PETERSON. The career of Mr. Peter- 
son, one of the most prominent stock- 
raisers of Linn County, Kan., presents an 
example of industry', perseverance and good man- 
agement, rewarded by substantial results, well 
wortliy the imitation of all who start out in life 
as he did, with no capital except a good constitu- 
tion and a liberal supply of pluck and energy. 
He came originall3' from Sweden, and was born in 
Christianstad, July 9, 1834, being one of five sons 
born to his parents. The father was twice mar- 
ried, his second union resulting in the birth of 
four children, two sons and two daughters. 

When about twenty-one years of age the orig- 
inal of this notice became convinced that he could 
better his condition if he emigrated to the United 
States, and accordingly he and his brother, Peter, 
braved Neptune's tender mercies and reached the 
American continent in safety'. Peter enlisted in 
the armj% and died while in the service. Our sub- 
ject was then the only one of the family on this 
side of the ocean. He came here 15 in debt, and 
first landed in Quebec, Canada, where he remained 
but a short time, and then came to the United 
States. He made his first stop in Stark County, 
111., where he worked as a farm hand for three 
years. He then came to Kansas, and engaging in 
farming, saved enough means by industry and 
economy to purchase some land. When the war 
broke out he enlisted, but was rejected. 

In the year 18G0 our subject married Miss 
Nancy Ann Day, a native of Morgan County, 
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his marriage our subject rented land for some 
time, and then located on his present property, 
on section 19, Liberty Township, where he has-a 
fine farm and one of the handsomest residences in 
Linn County. His outbuildings are commodious 
and substantial, and no man in the county has 
better judgment regarding live stock than he. He 
is the owner of nine hundred and thirty acres of 
land, and it is one of the most attractive agricult- 
ural spots of the district, being conspicuous for 
the management that, while making it neat and at- 
tractive, still shows prudence and economy. Two 
of his sons reside near him, on the same farm, and 
have good residences. 

The marriage of our subject resulted in the 
birth of live bright cliildren. Hannah died in 
infancy; James died when fourteen years of age; 
Peter married Miss Rosa McAdow; Charles F. 
married Miss Delia Shinkle; and Oliver is Cashier 
of the bank of Barker. Mr. Peterson is alive to 
matters of public importance and is deeply inter- 
ested in the success of the Republican part}-. He 
has been a member of the Methodist Church for 
twent^'-three years, and is also interested in edu- 
cational matters, having been a member of the 
School Board for some time. He was one of the 
original stockholders of the Citizens' Bank of 
Greeley, Kan , and President of the same. For 
some time he was a partner of J. M. Bowman m 
the stock business. 



^\ ICHAEL DURST, an extensive general 
\\\ agriculturist, successful stock-raiser and 
Is progressive citizen of Osage Township, 
Miami County, is well located on section 
29, where with practical knowledge and skill he 
cultivates the broad acres of one of tiie finest farms 
in the county. Arriving in his present locality 
during the troublous days of the Civil War, our 
subject has for thirty years been closely identified 
with the upward progress of his adopted state, and 



has been a participant and an eye-witness of the 
development of a country whose early pioneer 
settleis suffered privations, sacrifice, and even 
death, in belialf of tiicir political convictions, 
homes and families. 

Mr. Durst is a native of Alsace, German}', when 
it was a French province, and was born September 
25, 1832. Spending the days of childhood and 
youth in the land of his birth, he there received 
his education, and, trained to habits of industri- 
ous thrift, attained to manhood self-reliant, ener- 
getic and ambitious. He earlj' resolved to emi- 
grate to America, and after reaching his majority 
determined as soon as possible to try his fortunes 
in the land of the free. At last bidding adieu to 
the familiar scenes and old friends of boyhood, our 
subject embarked for the United States, and spent 
his twentj'-second birthday upon the ocean. 

Crossing the Atlantic in a sailing vessel? Mr. 
Durst was forty-four days making the voyage, and 
had ample time to anticipate his future in a strange 
land surrounded by strangers. He landed in New 
York City, but made only a brief stay in the me- 
tropolis of the Empire State, journeying thence to 
Buffalo, where he crossed into Canada and re- 
mained busily employed for the four succeeding 
years. In 1857, making his home in the States, he 
journeyed to Jackson County, Mo., and located 
there for two years. Our subject then purchased 
a farm in Bates County, Mo., and cultivated the 
fertile soil of his farm until 1862, when he jour- 
neyed to Miami County, Kan., and settled on a 
homestead near Fontana. At the expiration of a 
year, and in the early part of 1864, he permanently 
located where he now resides, in Osage Town- 
ship. His four hundred acres are all in one body, 
and a large portion of the land is under a high 
state of cultivatioui .The many valuable improve- 
ments, the attractive and commodious residence 
and excellent and roomy barns clearl}- attest the 
financial prosperity of Mr. Durst, who h^s won his 
way rapidly upward to a position of useful influ- 
ence and assured success. He is numbered with 
the leading farmers and substantial men of Miami 
County. 

Our subject has been twice married, first to Miss 
Elizabeth lUirnliardt, a lady of worth, who died in 



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Osage Township in the early '70s. Mr. Durst and 
tliis estimable wife were blessed by the birth of 
five children, two of whom now survive. Katie 
is the wife of Louis Katler, and Anna is the wife 
of C. Conklin. The present wife, Mrs. Mary (Cole) 
Durst, is a woman of ability and culture and is a 
true helpmate. 

Mr. Durst has devoted himself entirely to agri- 
cultural pursuits and stock-raising, and handles 
upon his farm some of the finest horses and cattle 
bred in this part of the country. Without being 
in any sense of the word a politician, he is intelli- 
gently interested in the vital questions of the day. 
He is ever ready to lend a helping hand in matters 
of mutual welfare, and is widely known and iiighly 
respected as a kind neighbor, sincere friend and 
upright citizen. 



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jfL^ ON. M. L. PALMER, who is a prominent 
ITjl/ agiiculturist and stock-raiser located upon 
^^^ section 13, Richland Township, Miami 
(^ County, Kan., was elected by his constitu- 
ents of the Seventeenth District to the Legislature 
of tlie state. He has with efHcient fidelity dis- 
charged the duties entrusted to his care, and as an 
ardent Republican, takes a high place in the local 
councils of llie party. Our subject, born August 
23, 1840, in Salem Township, Washington County, 
Ohio, attained to manhood upon his father's farm 
and attended the schools of the home neighbor- 
iiood, excelling especially in the study of history, 
ancient and modern. 

The father of our subject, Joseph Palmer, born 
June 30, IHl,"}, in Vermont, removed to Ohio 
in 1818 and was numbered among the very early 
pioneers of Washington County. His mother, 
Matilda (Ward) Palmer, was born in Washington 
County July 2, 1815. The parents, both of Eng- 



lish descent, were united in marriage in the native 
state and county of the mother, who passed away 
June 24, 1861, widely known and universally be- 
loved for her true Christian character and exem- 
plary life. Of the three children who blessed the 
home of the parents, two are now living. The 
father and mother were both members of the Uni- 
versalist Church. Early in life a Whig, the father 
was later a strong Republican. Casting his first 
vote in 1836, he has never but once missed a slate 
or national election. Eor twenty-four years suc- 
cessively he served as Justice of the Peace, giving 
thorough satisfaction to the general public by 
his wise administration of the law. One of his 
brothers did gallant duty in the War of 1812, and 
no member of the family has ever been wanting 
in true loyalty to the Government. The eldest 
daughter, Mrs. Eunice Flanders, lives in Ten Mile 
Township, Miami County, and is the mother of 
two children. 

M. L. Palmer and Miss Mary J. Flanders were 
married in Washington County, Ohio, October 30, 
1861. The estimable wife of our subject, born De- 
cember 19, 1842, in Washington County, Ohio, was 
the daughter of Jacob Flanders, a long-time and 
highly esteemed resident of the Buckeye State. 
Three sons have brightened the home. Edward 
W. married Mary J. Caton and is a citizen of 
Richland Township; Dudley R., the husband of 
Kate KcKinney, also makes his home in the town- 
ship; Harry, the youngest son, is unmarried. 

Upon the 27th of August, 1862, Mr. Palmer 
enlisted as a private in Company H, Seventh 
Ohio Cavalry, and was later promoted to be Cor- 
poral. He first entered a camp of instruction 
at Ripley, Ohio, and remaining until December, 
crossed the river at Marysville, Ky., and joined 
Gen. Q. A. Gilraore at Lexington, Ky. In Sep- 
tember, 1863, he went with General Burnside to 
East Tennessee, and engaging at Cumberland Gap 
in the thick of the fight took part in the campaign 
of P]ast Tennessee until the following April, when 
he was sent to Nicholasville to recruit. After 
Morgan's raid into Kentucky, Mr. Palmer was en- 
gaged against him in Cynthiana, Ky., and his reg- 
iment joined Sherman in Marietta, Ga., July 4, 
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turedancT remained constantly on duty until May 
25, 1865. 

Our subject actively engaged in the battle of 
Dutton Hill, K3'., and was also in numerous skir- 
mishes with Morgan, Basil Duke, and Pegram up 
to July 4, 1863, and also fought Morgan near 
Columbus, Kj'., and participated in the battles of 
Buffington Island, second engagement at Cumber- 
land Gap, and for some time daily upon the field of 
warfare, was in the battles of Blue Springs, Jones- 
boro, Bluntville, Bean Station, Greenville, Rogers- 
ville, "Walkersford Danbridge, Mossy Creek and 
Marysville. During his long period of service, Mr. 
Palmer contracted an ailment from which he never 
recovered. He was left near Stamford, Ky., with- 
out descriptive list and then worked in a colored 
enlisting olHce in Kentucky under Capt. .7. C. Ran- 
dolph until he was discharged. Before this illness 
Mr. Palmer never missed a detail nor a day's duty. 
For two years after the close of the war he was 
confined to the house and had a hemorrhage of 
the lungs. In 1870 he received employment as a 
collecting agent for a railroad and held that posi- 
tion of trust for two years. Mr. Palmer was for 
six years conductor on a Pittsburgh, Marietta & 
Clevleand train, and for four years was a station 
agent and telegraph operator. 

Removing to Kansas in the month of December, 
1881, our subject settled on his present farm of 
one hundred and sixty acres, then wild land, but 
now under a highly profitable state of cultivation. 
Exclusively a farmer, he has devoted himself to 
the improvement of his homestead, one of the 
finest and most valuable in the township. A 
friend to educational advancement, he has taken 
an active interest in the schools of Kansas and has 
given the children excellent opportunities for in- 
struction. Fraternally he is connected with the In- 
dependent Order of Odd Fellows and is a member of 
Palmer Lodge, at Salem, Ohio, and has held minor 
olHces in the order. He is likewise a member of 
Paola Post, G. A. R. Mrs. Palmer is a member of 
tlie I'resbyterian Church, and has throughout her 
life been active in good works. Our subject is 
politically a local power, .and in both Ohio and 
Kansas has been a delegate to various conven- 
tions. He h.as been twice elected Township Trus- 



tee, and in 1890 a candidate for re-election to the 
Legislature, was defeated by the Populists. While 
occupying a seat in the Legislature in 1888 and 
1889, Mr. Palmer served with marked ability as 
Chairman of the Committee on Roads and High- 
ways, and was a member of the Railroad Com- 
mittee, and also a member of the Committee 
on County Seals and County Lines. In the con- 
duct of his public duties, true to his constituents 
and the people of his state, our subject gained the 
high regard of all with whom he came in contact 
and has a host of friends in Miami County. 



/^OTTLOB ZORN. As a representative of the 
III progressive and successful farmers of Linn 

Vi^i County, Kan., especial mention belongs 
to the subject of this sketch, who conducts agri- 
rultural operations on section 28, Centreville 
Township. He became a resident of this county 
in 1872, coming at that time from La Salle County, 
111. Mr. Zorn is a native of Wurtemberg, Germany, 
and was born March 20, 1849. His parents, Frede- 
rick and Louisa Zorn, came to America in 1854, 
and making their way to La Salle County, 111.,- 
were classed among its well-to-do residents. The 
father died in 1866, and the mother of our subject 
still survives. 

Mr. Zorn of this sketch is the youngest but one 
in the parental family of six children, his brothers 
and sisters being Christian, Fred, Miua, Eliza and 
Charlie. He was reared to manhood in La Salle 
County, and when making his home in ^this state 
first settled in Paris Township, Linn County, 
where he resided for two years. Later removing 
to Blue Mound Township, he was there engaged in 
tilling the soil until the si)ring of 1878, when he 
located in Centreville Township on the farm 
where he is at present residing. It contains one 



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hundred and twenty acres, and the improvements 
and substantial buildings wliich adorn tlie place 
are the results of his efforts and stand as monu- 
ments to his thrift. 

Gottlob Zorn and Miss Phila McLaughlin were 
married April 11, 1872, in La Salle County. 111. 
Mrs. Zorn was born in the above county Novem- 
ber 11, 1848, and is a daughter of Hiram and 
rriseilla (Melcher) McLaughlin, the former of 
whom died while residing in Illinois. Of their 
family of six children two are now living. 

To our subject and his wife have been born 
four children, viz.: Mary L., Frank O., Jessie L. 
and Sylvia. A strong Republican, Mr. Zorn is 
recognized as a man of extended influence and 
enjoys the esteem of a host of friends. He has 
served many terms as a member of the School 
Board and has done much to promote the standard 
of scholarship in his neighborhood. February 20, 
1865, our subject became a member of Company 
K, One Hundred and Fifty-sixth Illinois Infantry. 
While en route with his company from Springfield 
to Camp Butler Mr. Zorn was injured and remain- 
ed in the service only about seven months, when 
he received his honorable dischariie. 



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OP.Eirr LANDERS, one of the largest land 
owners of Crawford County and a resident 
of Sherman Township, is a native of Lim- 
^i^erick, Ireland, and spent his boyhood years 
in the land of his birth. At the age of twenty 
years, he emigrated to America, and for a few 
years made his home in the south. In 1858, while 
residing in St. Louis, he was united in marriage 
with Miss Hannah O'Brien, who, like himself, was 
of Irish birth and parentage. They became the 
parents of six children: John, Patrick, Katie, Mary, 
Robert and Ellen. 

For a number of years after his marriage, llie 



sul)ject of this sketch remained a resident of Mis- 
souri, whence, in 1871, he removed to Kansas, and 
located in Sherman Township, Crawford County. 
He purchased eighty acres, comprising the nucleus 
of his present possessions, and at once commenced 
the task of clearing and cultivating a farm. As 
an evidence of his industry and good management, 
it is only necessary to mention the fact that he is 
now (1893) the owner of eleven hundred and 
twent}' acres, all of which he has accumulated 
since coming to this county. This large farm Mr. 
Landers personally superintends, devoling it to 
the raising of grain as well as good grades of live- 
stock. He feeds to his stock all tiic grain he raises, 
and has accumulated wealth by buying and selling 
horses, cattle and hogs. In business life he has 
achieved success, to which he is justly entitled by 
honorable dealing and industrious perseverance, 
and has the satisfaction of knowing that every 
dollar of his wealth has come to him in a legiti- 
mate and honest way. 

Although not a politician, Mr. Landers takes an 
active part in the issues and controversies of the 
da.y, voting and acting with the Democratic party. 
Among the public positions he has been called 
upon to occupy may be mentioned the office of 
Treasurer of Sherman Township, which he filled 
for two years. He has never aspired to any posi- 
tion of prominence officially, yet few men who are 
ambitious in that way would fill a place of trust 
more worthil}'. For twenty' years he has served 
as a member of the School Board, and was instru- 
mental in promoting the interests of the common 
schools of his township. He and his family are 
members of the Roman Catholic Church. 

John Landers, our subject's eldest son, received 
excellent educational advantages in his youth, and 
graduated with the Class of '85 from the business 
college at Ft. Scott, Kan. He is now the business 
manager of the farm, and in addition to being in- 
terested with his father, is also the owner of four 
hundred acres. First-class improvements have 
been added to the farm, including a fine residence 
and substantial barns. Our subject usually keeps 
from one hundred to one hundred and fifty head 
of cattle, having, as above stated, made a success 
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illustration of the fact that a man may attain 
success in spite of adverse circumstances. His 
advantages for an education were very limited; 
indeed, it may with truth be said that he had no 
advantages and but few opportunities. He had 
neither capital nor friends when he came to 
America, yet he has secured prosperity and suc- 
cess, and now has an assured competence for life. 



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J I W. SPICER. The character and standing 
I of a man are usually determined by what 
I he has accomplished. The life work<of Mr. 
' Spicer is finely illustrated by the amount 
of property he has accumulated and the comforts 
by which his family is surrounded. He has one of 
the most attractive homesteads in Crawford Coun- 
ty, embracing one luindred and fift3'-seven acres, 
located on sections 27 and 28 in Baker Township. 
His farm is supplied with first-class buildings, and 
everything about the place is ke.pt in good shape, 
from the live-stock to the farm machiner}'. The 
many conveniences which the owner of the estate 
has gathered about himself and his family indicate 
his progressive character and untiring energy. The 
leading features of his character are his strict at- 
tention to business, his promptness in meeting his 
obligations and his excellent understanding of all 
the branches of general agriculture. He numbers 
his friends by the score, and welcomes beneath his 
hospitable roof the best people of the township. 

Born in Bourbon County, Ky., on the 21st of 
August, 1829, our subject is a descendant in the 
second generation of R. Spicer, who went to 
Bourbon County from Pennsylvania and spent 
the remainder of his days in the Blue Grass State. 
Two of oui subject's uncles, William and Merritt 
Spicer, were soldiers in the War of the Revolu- 
tion. His father, Allen Spicer, was a native of 
Bourbon County, and was there reaied to man- 



hood, receiving oul3' very meagre educational ad- 
vantages. There he married Miss Elizabeth Piper, 
an estimable young lady of that county. 

When our subject was a lad of twelve, he ac- 
companied his parents to Illinois and settled in 
Vermilion County, where his father was a pioneer. 
He pun^hased one hundred and sixty acres of 
Government land, fo;' which he paid |l.25 per 
acre, and which lie cleared and improved. About 
1870 he came to Kansas and settled in Baker 
Township, Crawford County, where he continued 
to reside until his death, in 1889. His wife died 
in Illinois. In his political belief he was a Demo- 
crat, and supported the principles of that party 
throughout his entire life. In his religious con- 
victions he was a member of the Christian Church. 
While residing in Vermilion County, he served as 
Constable. He also occupied other positions of 
prominence and responsibility. , He and his -wife 
were the parents of eight children, of whom four 
are living. 

In ■N'ermilion County, III., .7. W. Spicer vvas 
reared to manhood. His boyhood and youth 
passed uneventfully, while he assisted his father 
on the farm and attended the common schools. 
On the 18th of March, 1852, he was united in 
marriage with Miss Rachel, daughter of William 
Swank, a native of Pickaway County, Ohio, who 
removed from that state to Illinois. Mrs. Spicer 
was born in Vermilion County, that state, of 
which her father was one of the earliest settlers. 
She has beconie the mother of eleven children, of 
whom six are living. Lillie, who was born Octo- 
ber .30, 1858, iii:irii(Ml Xcwtdii r.nwler, a merchant 
residing in Failinulon. K':iii.: Douglas, who was 
born August .'5, ImCl', iii:irii('il .Aliss Mertie Tred- 
well and lives in Baker Township, Crawford Coun- 
ty; Myrtle was born January 5, 1865, and is the 
wife of J. G. Starr, a real-estate deater of Aurora, 
Mo.; Sephus was born April 11, 1867, and is still 
at home. Siotia, who was born ApriKll, 1873, 
and Pimma, whose birth occurred August 14, 1876, 
also reside with their parents. 

After his marriage Mr. Spicer purchased one 
hundred and sixty acres located in Vermilion 
County, III., and upon that place he resided for a 
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under a good state of cultivation, erected good 
buildings, substantial fences, and introduced tlie 
other appliances necessary to the modern and well 
regulated farm. While residing in that county, 
he hold various township offices, in all of which 
he rendered acceptable service, and was instru- 
mental in promoting the welfare of his fellow- 
citizens. In 1875 he disposed of his property 
there and came to Kansas, where he purchased his 
present farm in Baker Township, Crawford Coun- 
ty. The 3'ears which followed were replete with 
labor and the exercise of prudence and economy, 
and this course rigidly adhered to produced the 
results which he looks upon to-da3'. His land is 
well watered by a small creek which flows through 
his farm, and he has introduced all the improve- 
ments to be found on a first-class estate. 

Since taking up his residence in Crawford Coun- 
ty, Mr. Spicer has participated in its growth to its 
present condition as one of the most prosperous 
agricultural counties of the state. Though al- 
ways a busy man, he has found time for the thought- 
ful consideration of all subjects of vital import- 
ance to the community. In matters political, he 
gives his influence to the People's party, and is 
active in the ranks of that organization. Formerly 
he supported Democratic principles. In his social 
relations he is identified with the Masonic frater- 
nity, and aided in the organization of the lodge 
in Pittsburgh, this state, with which is now iden- 
tified. 



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jTH\)RALEY & WICKIIAM is a firm well known 
JI^V *'h'"oi'8''ou'' Crawford County, for it is 
'{^)Jlj composed of two of the most prominent 
^5=::=^ business men of the community. They are 
located in Girard, and have two departments of 
their business. One of the members of tiie firm 
deals extensively in stock, while the othei' looks 
after the farming interests. By fair and honest 



dealing they have won universal confidence, and 
a well merited success has crowned their efforts. 

Joiin W. Braley, the senior member of the firm, 
is numbered among the pioneer settlers of Sherman 
Township. He was born in Orleans Count}', N. Y., 
and there spent the days of his boyhood and 
youth. About 1850 he engaged in manufactur- 
ing, having previously served an apprenticeship 
to the Star & Nichols Manufacturing Com[)any. 
He continued the manufacture of woolen goods 
for tiiree years in New York, and then removed 
to Livingston ('<innty. Mich., wliere he followed 
farming for abiiut twuh c years. 

The year 1867 witnessed the arrival of Mr. Bra- 
ley in Kansas. He came with his brother and Mr. 
Wickham, bringing about fifteen hundred sheep, 
the greater part of which died during the follow- 
ing winter. Since that time he has been engaged 
in stock-raising under the firm name of Braley & 
Wickham. They now have about two hundred 
sheep on their -farm, and also handle cattle, horses 
and hogs. This land comprises two sections, all 
of which they have improved and fenced. One 
pasture alone contains seven hundred and twenty 
acres. 

Mr. Braley is a Knight Templar Mason, and is 
a stanch Republican. He has taken an active part 
in politics, and served as Chairman of the Board 
of County Commissioners for two years, during 
which time the County Treasurer was impeached 
and turned out of office. He has taken an active 
interest in everything pertaining to the welfare 
of the community, and is recognized as a valued 
citizen. 

Nelson J. Wickham was born in Orleans Coun- 
ty, N. Y., in 1834, and is a son of Case Wick- 
ham, who was born in Canada. The grandfather, 
John Wickham, was a native of Dutchess Coun- 
ty, N. Y., and the family was of Scotch and Eng- 
lisli descent. 

Mr. Wickham enlisted in the Seventeenth New 
York Battery in August, 1862, and joined the 
Eastern army, taking part in the siege of Peters- 
burg and all of the engagements until the final 
surrender of Lee, which he witnessed. His brigade 
withstood the last charge. Returning to his home, 
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Braley Brothers, and the following year they came 
to Kansas. About 1871 Mr. Wiekham and John 
W. Braley became the sole partners, and this con- 
nection has since continued. They are men of 
excellent business and executive ahilit.y, and liave 
been more than ordinarily successful. In 1876 Mr. 
AVickham married Miss Emma S. Jones, a native 
of Indiana. He is a member of the Grand Army 
post of Girard, and is a stalwart Republican in 
politics. The members of the firm of Braley & 
Wiekham well deserve representation in tliis 
volume. 



\|^REDERICK DIXON MYBICK is- a promi- 
H^g) nent farmer and stock-raiser residing on 
/Is sectio7i 16, township 22, range 22, Linn 

County, and dates his settlement in this place from 
December 5, 1856. He was born in Old Paris, 
Henry County, Tenn., February 26, 1837, and is 
the son of William and Nancy (Gross) Myrick, 
natives of North Carolina and Tennessee,' respec- 
tively. The grandfather of our subject was bora 
In Wales, and coming to the United States about 
1792, located in North Carolina. He was accom- 
panied on his emigration to this country by two 
brothers, one of wliom spent his entire life in 
North Carolina, and the other lived and died in 
Virginia. 

William Myrick, the father of our subject, was 
born in 1801, while his mother was l)orn in 1806. 
They were married in Tennessee, wiiere they were 
farmers, and where they resided until coming to 
Kansas in 1857. Here they purchased a farm near 
Mapleton, on which the}' resided until their de- 
cease, the father dying in 1873. Their family in- 
cluded ten sons and two daughters, of whom those 
deceased are: George N., Howell A., Marcus L., 
Matthew C, Harriet J. and two wlio died in in- 
fancy. Those living besides oursubject are: Louisa, 
Jackson R., William Thomas and Newton Green. 



The parents were members of the Methodist Epis- 
copal Church South. 

The subject of this sketch came to Kansas in 
1856, at which time he entered a claim from the 
Government for a portion of what is now one of 
his valuable farms. It will thus be seen that he 
resided In Kansas durijig the border troubles, but 
being a man who attended strictly to his own 
affairs, he was never molested. During the Civil 
War he was a member of the .state militia. He has 
frequently met John Brown, and often heard him 
speak. 

When first coming to Kansas, Mr. Myrick settled 
in Mapleton, Bourbon County, where he resided 
for a period of twenty-one years. He was the pro- 
jector of the first milling enterprise in the above 
place, and in 1861 manufactured the first flour ever 
turned out in the county. He continued to oper- 
ate the mill for four years, and was very success- 
ful in that branch of business. Mr. Myrick now 
owns thi;ee hundred and sixty-one acres of valu- 
able land in two separate farms; and makes a 
specialty of raising fine grades of stock. 

Miss Elizabeth Robinson was united in marriage 
with our subject August 6, 1859. She was born 
in Coffee County, Tenn., October 6, 1843, and was 
the daughter of Thomas and Eliza (Murphy) Rob- 
inson. Her parents removed to Arkansas about 
1845, and made their home in Carroll County for 
seven years, at the end of that time coming to 
Bourbon County, tliis state. They made their 
home there for two years, and then going to 
northern Missouri, resided tliere for seven years, 
and subsequently returned to Arkansas, where tiie 
father died in C.irroll C'ounty. Mrs. Robinson, 
who is still living, resides in North Cherokee Na- 
tion. She became the mother of a family of ten 
children: Virginia;' Elizabeth, the wife of our sub- 
ject; Abner, Mary J., Julia Ann, William T., Har- 
riet B., William Park, Murphy and Ella. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Myrick were born the follow- 
ing ten children: Georgiana, Abner B., Benjie, 
Frederick, Fredonia, Gracie, Delia, Clinton, Wal- 
ter and Thomas. In his political relations, our sub- 
ject is a stanch Democrat. He is a member of Edora 
Lodge No. 28, A. F. & A. M., of which he is Past 
Master, and also holds membership with the East- 



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ern Star chapter at Mapleton. For sixteen years 
Mr. Myrick has represented the German Insurance 
Company of Freeport, 111., in this section, and is 
likewise agent for the State Insurance Company of 
Des Moines. He is a self-made man in the truest 
sense of the term, all of his property being the re- 
sult of much hard labor on his part, and he is a 
man wliose word is considered as good as his bond. 



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Cj F. .JOHNSON is the owner of four hundred 
acres of land on section 26, Richland Town- 
^ ship, constituting one of the richest farms 
in Miami County. This valuable property he has 
acquired through his indomitable industry and 
good management. As a farmer Mr. Johnson dis- 
plays excellent judgment in the rotation of crops 
and the cultivation of the land, but as a stock- 
raiser he is one of the most prominent in the 
county, beginning in this brancii of agriculture 
about three years ago. He is interested in breed- 
ing Belgium stallions and coach horses, of the lat- 
ter having a fine coal-black animal which is named 
"Robert," and was imported in 1887. In that 
year also "Hercules," a fine chestnut sorrel stallion, 
was brought from Belgium. 

Our subject was born in Logan County, HI., and 
is the son of Henry Johnson, a native of Indiana, 
whence he removed to the Prairie State when a 
boy. He was a farmer by occupation, and during 
the Civil War was First Lieutenant in the One 
Hundred and Sixth Illinois Infantry. He was in 
the service for two and a-half years, when he was 
discharged on account of physical disability. 

The maiden name of our subject's mother was 
Lockey Ewing. She was born in Kentucky, and 
met and married Henry Johnson in Hlinois. In 
1880 the parents removed to Kansas and made set- 
tlement on the same section where our subject 
lives. There they departed this life, the mother's 



decease occurring in 1885, and the father dying in 
1891. 

The parental family included three children, 
of whom C. F., the subject of this sketch, is the 
eldest. Levi makes his home in Kansas City, and 
Mary E., now Mrs. Coultis, is living in Ottawa, 
Kan. The parents of our subject were members of 
the Methodist Episcopal CJiurch, and were active 
Workers in the same. The father was a Grand 
Army man and a member of Wellsville Post. 

Our subject was born January 1, 1836, and was 
reared on his father's farm. He received a good 
education, completing his studies in Jacksonville 
(111.) College. Upon leaving the school-room, 
he engaged in farming, and in this pursuit has 
accumulated a fine competency. In April, 1859, 
he was married to Miss Mary Jane Man ley, and to 
them has been born a son, Henry A. Mrs. M. J. 
Johnson died in 1865, and in 1869 our subject was 
married to Josephine, daughter of James G. and 
Pamelia (Green) Berry. Mrs. Johnson is a native 
of Montgomery County, Ohio, while her parents 
were born in Virginia, the father in 1800, and the 
mother two years later. Mr. and Mrs. Berry set- 
tled in Sangamon County, 111., about 1858, and 
remained there until 1862, when they took up 
their abode in Logan County, where the former 
died in 1878, and the latter in 1884. Of their 
family of twelve children, seven are living. 

Mrs. Josephine Johnson was born in 1846, in 
Montgomer3r County, 111., and there received her 
education. In 1880 she came with her husband to 
Kansas, and located on the farm where they make 
their home at the present time, when it was only 
partly improved. They are members of the Meth- 
odist P^piscopal Church. Socially, Mr. .Johnson is 
a Grand Army man, and in politics a stanch Re 
publican, casting his first vote for Abraham Lin- 
coln. He has been greatly interested in school 
affairs, and has served his district as a member of 
the School Board. He is a great leader in politi- 
cal affairs, and frequently represents his state and 
county in conventions. He has been Justice of 
the Peace for two terms, and in every enterprise 
to which he gives his support he maintains a deep 
and unwavering interest. 

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people were all driven from Logan Count^', with 
the exception of one, who was employed by our 
subject. He was ordered to send this man away, 
and was even threatened with mob violence if he 
did not do so. A company of sixty men was sent 
to compel him to do as he. had been requested, but 
having received orders from Governor Yates to 
bold the negro, he did so, and received the pro- 
tection of soldiers, who filled his house and com- 
pelled the retreat of the mob when within a-half 
mile of his residence. 



^^EGRGE M. EVERLINE. The test of a 
[l| ,— , man's ability and aptitude for any line of 
^^^ business is the result he is able to show 
after a fair trial. No man in Garnett, Kan., per- 
haps has more thoroughly demonstrated his abil- 
ity to push an enterprise to a successful issue than 
George M. Everline, and no one deserves more 
honorable mention as a thorough-going, wide- 
awake citizen. Mr. Everline is now one of the 
foremost general fire, lightning and tornado in- 
surance agents in this part of the state. Like 
many of the enterprising men of the county, he 
is a native of Germany, born in Bavaria Juite 7, 
1831, and is a son of John S. and Ursula Barbara 
(Kramer) Everline. The name Everline, however, 
was formerly spelled Eberlien. The first member 
of this family to settle in America was the father 
of our subject, who came here in 1838, and settled 
in Circleville, Ohio, where his death occurred the 
following year. 

The father of our subject was head miller in a 
(louring-mill at the time of his death, which oc- 
curred very suddenly _when he was forty-four 
years of age. The mother died in 1884, in De- 
catur, 111. George M. was the only child born to 
this estims^ble couple. He resided in Ohio until 
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1854, and received a common-school education in 
his youth. Later he attended a select school, and 
still later a business college in Cincinnati, Ohio. 
He was but nine years of age when his father died, 
and after this he worked on tlie Sciota River for 
some time. In 1854 he accompanied a dealer in 
live stock to Illinois, and worked for him a num- 
ber of years. His first trip to Illinois was to drive 
a number of horses there. He purchased some 
land near Decatur, 111., and in the year 1856 
was married to Miss Nancy Ricketts, a native of 
Coshocton County, Ohio, and the daughter of 
John and Elizabeth Ricketts. 

In the year 1857 Mr. Everline moved to Oakley 
and engaged in merchandising, and was also made 
Postmaster and railroad agent. In the spring 
tif 1864 he came west, and, leaving his wife 
with her parents near Ottawa, enlisted, and was 
mustered into service as a private In Company 
H, Eleventh Kansas Infantry'. He served about 
two years, remaining with that company during 
his service, and while in camp he was clerk at head- 
quarters. After leaving the army he clerked in a 
store a short time at Ottawa, and later tauglit school 
at Peoria, Franklin County, Kan. I71 the spring of 
1866 he came to Garnett, and in the fail of the 
same year was elected Clerk of the District 
Court and served one term, after which he en- 
gaged in the insurance business. In 1870 he 
was again elected Clerk of the District Court and 
served another term. Since that time he has 
been engaged in the insurance business. He rep- 
resents fourteen prominent insmancc companies, 
and, with the exct^plii^m of alicml Idur ^-ears, has 
been Justice of tlie I'eaee .siuec l«7C>. 

Our subject has held other local positions, the 
most prominent being Clerk of the District Court, 
Councilman, Police J udge,City Clerk, M.iyor, mem- 
ber of the School Board, Deputy Registrar of Deeds 
and Township Clerk. To Mr. and Mrs. Ev-£rline 
were born eleven children, eight of whom are now 
living: Carrie, who died in 1869, aged eleven 
years; Emma; Arthur J., who was an employe of 
the Kansas City, Ft. Scott and Memphis Railroad, 
and who was killed in the switch yards at Mem- 
phis, Tenn., December 6, 1889; Dora, who became 
the wife of J. Sanders, of St. Joseph , Mo. ; Perry L., 



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an employe of the Santa Fe Railroad Company; 
Julia May; Alfred R., in the employ of the same 
road; IMinnie, Earl and Inez. In politics Mr. 
Everline is a Reiiublican. He is a member of the 
Ancient Free & Accepted Masons and the C4rand 
Army of the Republic, and is a public-spirited 
citizen. 



J"! GUN M. ROSE, a prosperous agriculturist 
and successful stock-raiser, residing upon 
' one of the best farms in Mound Township, 
Miami County, has since 1872 been identi- 
fied with the advancement of his present home in- 
terests, and, widel3' known, is highly esteemed for 
his business ability and sterling integrity of char- 
acter. Born in .Sandusky County, Ohio, August 
24, 1843, our subject is the son of James and 
Nancy (Gordon) Rose, natives of the Buckeye 
State, and botli of whom arc now deceased. 

The parental family included eight sons and 
three daughters, of whom David was Captain of 
Comjjany E, Thirt3'-lirst Ohio Infantry, and died 
while in the service. Edward, who was a member 
of the Tenth Ohio Cavalry, is also deceased; 
James resides in Chase County, Kan., where he is 
Probate Judge; Henry makes his home in Syra- 
cuse, Neb.; Charles is a resident of Florida; 
Alonzo makes his liome in Delaware County, Ohio; 
Ferdinand is a farmer in Morrow County, that 
state; Mary, now Mrs. L. M. Cunard, is located at 
Mt. Gilead, Ohio; Martha, now Mrs. G. II. Mosier, 
is living in Delaware County, the above state, 
while Eliza, Mrs. E. Curl, is also residing in the 
Buckeye State. 

John M. Rose, of this sketch, owned a small 
farm in Ohio, which he tilled until coming to 
Kansas in 1872. For two years after locating here 
he operated rented land, and at the expiration of 
tliat time purchased eighty acres of his present 



fine estate, which now embraces two hundred and 
forty acres. He has always followed farming pur- 
suits, and his understanding of agriculture in its 
various departments is broad and deep. Mr. Rose 
devotes the greater portion of his time and at- 
tention to stock-raising, and has upon his place 
some fine registered animals. 

In the year 1862, our subject was mustered into 
the service of the Union army as a member of 
Company B, Tenth Ohio Cavalry, and served his 
country bravely for twelve months, when he was 
discharged on account of physical disability. All 
of his brothers, with the exception of the young- 
est, then a lad of eight years, were soldiers in the 
Union army, and were all wounded save John M. 
After the establishment of peace, Mr. Rose re- 
turned to Ohio, where he resumed farming, which 
has been his life occupation. 

The lady to whom our subject was married in 
1865 was born in Morrow County, Ohio, and boie 
the name of Miss Sarah Jane Pipes. By their 
union were born five sons and three daugh- 
ters, of whom Bert was killed by lightning when 
twenty-two years of age. Tlie remaining sons 
and daughters arc Edward, James, John, Lud- 
will, Lillian, Lulu and Fern. In his political re- 
lations our subject is a Republican, and socially 
a Grand Army man. He is one of Miami Coun- 
ty's most enterprising citizens, and has always 
been identified with movements beneficial to the 
community. 



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ACOB M. ROIIRER. Of that sturdy and 
idependent class, the farmers of Kansas, 
none are possessed of more genuine merit 
^5^^ and a stronger character than the subject of 
this biographical notice. He has attained a more 
than ordinary degree of success in his calling as 
an agriculturist, and wherever known, he is con- 
ceded to be an energetic and progressive tiller of 



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the soil, and a public-spirited citizen, interested in 
the welfare of the township and county where he 
resides. 

A native of Oliio, our subject was born in 
Holmes County in 1839, and in his youth removed 
to Illinois. At the opening of the Civil War he 
espoused the cause of the Union, and in August, 
1862, his name was enrolled as a member of Com- 
pany E, Ninety-fourth Illinois Infantry, Colonel 
Orm, of Bloomington, commanding. He was 
mustered into the service at Bloomington, and 
from that city accompanied his regiment to St. 
Louis. Thence he went with his command to the 
southwestern part of Maryland, where he partici- 
pated in a number of minor engagements. From 
Maryland he marched to the south, and was pres- 
ent at the siege of Vicksburg, in which he served 
with bravery. After having served for two years, 
he was honorably discharged at the expiration of 
his period of service, and from Brownsvilje, Tex., 
returned to his home in Illinois. 

In the fall of 1869, Mr. Rohrer was united in 
marriage with Miss MoUie E. Clarke, an accom- 
plished young lady, who received a superior liter- 
ary education in the schools of Bloomington, 111. 
They are the parents of four children, namely: 
Ettie, who was graduated from the Emporia High 
School in June, 1892, and is now a teacher in 
Miami Count}'; AVilliam, Lana and Beulah, who 
are with their parents. The family occupies a high 
position in the social circles of the community, 
and its members are welcome guests in the best 
homes of the county. 

Coming to the Sunflower State in 1874; Mr. 
Uohrer, in partnership with his brother A., bought 
a quarter-section of land in Miami County. After- 
ward our subject purchased his brother's interest, 
and at present is the owner of more than fifteen 
hundred acres of fertile land. Tliis large estate 
has been accumulated through his personal efforts 
and is under his direct supervision. In addition 
to farming, he has engaged with success in the 
raising of cattle and hogs. He usually feeds all 
the grain he raises, although occasionally he dis- 
poses of corn or wheat in the city market. 

In his [lolitical belief Mr. Rolirer gives his hearty 
supiiort to the principles of the Republican party, 



and is prominent in the ranks of that organiza- 
tion. He h.is served as Treasurer of Richland 
Township, and for twelve consecutive years ofBci- 
ated as a member of the School Board. In what- 
ever position he has served, he has proved the 
possession of energy, good judgment and tact, and 
is justly prominent in local affairs. Socially he is 
identified with the Grand Army of the Republic, 
belonging to the post at Paola.. He and his family 
are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 
and he is a liberal subscriber to all the enterprises 
of that denomination. 



\\U-^ F.' HENTZEN, a progressive citizen of 
r jjl Erie, Neosho County, Kan., has become so 
/^^ well known in this community that he 
(1^) needs no special introduction to our read- 
ers. He is at present engaged in the furniture 
and undertaking business, and as his friends are 
many we feel assured that this record of his life 
will be received with general interest. 

Our subject was born in Missouri, in Clay Coun- 
ty, seven miles northeast of Kansas City, and 
is the son of Henry Hentzen, a native of Berlin, 
Germany. The father emigraied to America in 
company with his family in the '30s, and locating 
in Jefferson City, Mo., there followed his trade 
of a barber. His wife dying, he was again married, 
the lady of his choice being Miss Margaret Cham- 
bers. She was born of Swiss parents, and her 
mother, who emigrated to America, made her 
home in Columbus, Ohio. 

In 1848, the father of our subject, removed to 
Missouri, where he purchased and improved land, 
his i)lace consisting of one hundred and sixty-two 
■acres, and at the same time he carried on milling 
operations. He was engaged in this latter indus- 
try until some tinie in the '60s, when he disposed 



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of li.is milling interests and engaged in farming 
until his decease, which occurred in Januar>% 1887. 
The mother of our subject departed this life Sep- 
tember 4, 1893, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. 
Betty Clinton, in Missouri. 

H. F. Heutzen, of this sketch, was reared to 
manhood in Clay County, Mo., and there received 
such an education as could be gained in the 
schools near his home. He was married September 
13, 1881, to Miss Mary J., daughter of Henry Mc- 
Bride. The year previous Mr. Ilentzen had come 
to this county, and locating at Osage Mission con- 
ducted the furniture and undertaking business 
there for a period of six and a-half yeai-s. At the 
expiration of that time he made his advent into 
Erie, with whose interests he has since been con- 
nected. 

In political affairs our subject is a stanch Repub- 
lican and at the present time is serving acceptably 
as a member of the City Council. He is an active 
member of the Catholic Church. In addition to 
his business interests already mentioned, he owns 
a quarter-section of land in this county which he 
hires cultivated. 



AMES F. JOHNSTON. The biographies 
I of successful men who, without the influ- 
'/^ ence of wealth or the prestige of family^ 
^^f/ have attained to positions of usefulness 
and honor serve the two-fold purpose of encour- 
aging the young and paying a well merited trib- 
ute to the man himself. While Mr. Johnston has 
not gained great wealth, he has secured a valu- 
able pro))erty and is numbered among the sub- 
stantial residents of Miami Count}'. He is the 
owner and occupant of a finely improved farm, 
located on sections 3 and 34, the residence being 
located on the section first named. 

J3ovn in Bpntl County, 111., in 1835, our subject 



is the son of James and Mary (Price) Johnston, 
natives respectively of South Carolina and Vir- 
ginia. He was reared to manhood in the county 
of his birth, where he received a common-school 
education, and during the summer seasons aided 
in the work on the honae farm. His parents being 
in humble circumstances, he commenced his active 
business career with no fortune save his industry 
and uncompromising integrity. He established a 
home of his own in 1858, when he was united in 
marriage with Miss Rachel Merry, an estimable 
lady, possessing a noble character and kindly dis- 
position. 

After his marriage Mr. Joiinston continued to 
reside in Bond County until 1866, when he came 
to Kansas and settled in Richland Township, Mi- 
ami County. He purchased one hundiedand sixty 
acres of unimproved land on section 10, to the 
cultivation of which he devoted his time for a 
number of years. At present he owns, as above 
stated, a farm of two hundred and forty-nine 
acres, situated on sections 3 and 34. He has brought 
the land to a high state of cultivation, and has 
erected the substantial and commodious buildings 
which are now on the property. In connection 
with general farming, he was for many years ex- 
tensively engaged in raising stock, meeting with 
success in that line of work. 

Mr. and Mrs. Johnston reared a family of live 
children, viz.: Samuel N.; Mary I., wife of Frank 
lledenbaugh, of California: James D.; Clara A., 
who married D. D. Bryon; and Charles, who makes 
his home in Franklin County, this state. The 
family was bereaved in 1869 by the death of the 
devoted wife and mother, whose loss was a severe 
affliction to the husband and children. Mr. John- 
ston has been closely identified with the worth}' 
interests of the county in which he has resided 
for so many years. In all matters pertaining to 
the general good he is especiallj' active, and is a 
friend to local progress and educational advance- 
ment. For a period covering more than twenty- 
five years he has served as a member of the School 
Board in the district where he resides, and has 
materially promoted the standard of education 
in the community. 

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has at various times been elected to official posi- 
tions, in vvliicli he has served with fidelity and to 
tiie gieat satisfaction of the people. For two 
years he filled the position of Township Treasurer, 
and in the fall of 1892 he was elected Clerk of 
Richland Township. In his religious affiliations, 
he has been actively connected with the Cumber- 
land Presbyterian Church since about 1870. He 
is well known throughout the county, and his 
sterling worth lias won for him the high regard of 
all with whom he has been brought in contact. 



PETER H. WATKIN8. Of all the numerous 
vocations by which men gain a livelihood, 
none is more honest and independent than 
that of tilling the soil. Prominent among 
the farmers who successfully manage their affairs 
in Washington Township, Anderson County, is 
the gentleman above named, who is located on a 
well cultivated tract on section 4, where he has re- 
sided since 1870. The grandfather of our subject, 
whose given name was Ebenezer, was a native of 
Wales, and came to this country when four years 
old. He was a gallant soldier in the War of the 
Revolution, and passed away in Virginia. ,The 
paternal grandmother bore the maiden name of 
Christina Marks, and was born in Loudoun Coun- 
ty, Va. After the death of her husband, which 
occurred in Floyd County, she went toWahington 
County, Ind., where she spent the rcm"ainder of 
her life, and died some time in the early '40s. 

The father of our subject, Isaiah Watkins, was 
born in Montgomery County, Va., on the 17th of 
April, 1811, and was there reared to manhood, 
lie is a man of strict moral principles and good 
character, and is liked by all who know him. In the 
3'ear 1835, he married a Miss Margaret Bierlc3-, 
who was a native of Washington Count}', Ind., 



where she was born in March, 1818. After their 
union, Mr. and Mrs. Watkins remained in Wash- 
ington County for about four years, and then re- 
moved to Bartholomew Count}', where the latter 
died February 12, 1858. Mr. Watkins continued 
to live there till 1882, when he came to Ander- 
son County to live withhis children. He is the 
father of nine children, namely: Peter H., John B.. 
George W., .Jacob T., Lemuel F., Isaiah M., Luther, 
Lafayette and Melissa. 

Peter H. Watkins is a native of the state of 
Indiana, having been born in Washington Coun- 
ty, on the 3d of October, 1837. He was about 
three years old when his parents moved to Bar- 
tholomew County, Ind., where he grew to mature 
years, during whicli time he was constantly in that 
county with the exception of about two and one- 
half years, which he spent in Pike County, 111. In 
the summer of 1870 he came to Anderson Count}', 
purchased land in this township, and has ever since 
made this his abiding place. 

For a life-companion, our subject chose Mrs. 
Rach.'tel Vanscoyoc, who was born in Grant Coun- 
ty, Ind., December 28, 1840. The marriage was 
performed in Washington Township, October 3, 
1872, at the home of the bride. Mrs. Watkins' 
parents, Evan and Marg.aret (Scott) Benbow, were 
natives of North Carolina and early settlers of 
Grant County, where they died some years ago. 
Of the nine children born to them, five sons and 
four daughters, Mrs. Watkins was the fourth in 
order of birth. She was formerly married to 
Isaac Vanscoyoc, to whom she bore six children: 
Clara, John, Jane, Altiee, Denny and Thomas. 
Mr. Vanscoyoc passed away May 18. 1870. 

The union of our subject and his wife h.as been 
blessed by the birth of two children, William 
Clarence and Frank. Mr. Watkins finds time in 
the midst of his extensive personal affairs to bear 
an active part in the local and political trans- 
actions and in all movements which tend 1.0 the 
general welfare of the community. lie has been 
Township Trustee and Treasurer, and lias also filled 
the responsible office of Town Clerk, discharging 
his duties in every capacity in a trustworthy man- 
ner and to the satisfaction of the people. He is 
identified with the German Baptist (ur Dunkard) 



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Church, in which he is an active worker. Mr. Wat- 
kins has always been an industrious man and a 
good manager, and has made for himself and 
family a comfortable maintenance. He is now 
the owner of one hundred and sixty acres of 
fertile land, on which have been erected a number 
of convenient and valuable buildings. Personally 
he is a genial and companionable man, strictly 
honorable in all his dealings, and therefore is 
highly regarded by all with whom he has to do. 



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SAAC SHACKELTON, a prosperous and ener- 
getic general agriculturist located upon sec- 
tion 13, Osawatomie Township, Miami Coun- 
ty, Kan., handles upon his broad acres some of the 
finest stock in the state, and has been especially 
successful in raising a grade of horses second 
to none in his locality. Widely known and 
highly esteemed for his enterprise and excellent 
business qualifications, our subject enjoys the con- 
fidence of many friends, and is intimately associ- 
ated with the progressive interests of Miami 
County, where he has continuously resided since 
1878. Mr. Shackelton was born near Trenton, 
N. J., September 9, 1839, and was the son of 
Samuel Shackelton, likewise a native of New Jer- 
sey, and born in 1814. The paternal grandfather, 
emigrating from England to the United States, 
located in the town of Hope, N. J., in a very early 
day. The mother, Katie (Berlin) Shackelton, 
was also born in New Jersey. Her father emi- 
grated from Wales to America and lived for many 
years in New Jersey, where he died, mourned by 
all who knew him. The parents of our subject, 
marrying in their native state, remained there for 
some time, but finally journeyed to Pennsylvania 
and made their home in Easton, Northampton 
County. They spent a number of years in the 
Quaker Slate, but finally, following the tide of emi- 



gration, found their way to Illinois, settling in De- 
Kalb County, their permanent abiding place until 
their death. 

The father, by occupation both a carpenter and 
farmer, after a life of busy usefulness died in 1878, 
his good wife having preceded him to the better 
land eight years before, in 1870. Of tlie nine 
children who blessed .the union of the father 
and mother, four survived to maturity: M. G., 
I'imily, Maria and Isaac. Our subject was about 
thirteen years of age when he accompanied his 
parents to DeKalb County, 111. He gained a com- 
mon-school education in the Quaker State, and re- 
maining with his father until 1866, was variously 
engaged in agricultural duties and carpenter work. 
He entered the employ of the Government in 
1862, and did the duty of timekeeper of a con- 
struction corps. He has devoted almost his entire 
life to farming, but has gained a thorough knowl- 
edge of the trade of a carpenter, working side 
by side with his father at the bench. 

In DeKalb County, 111., in the year 1870, were 
united in marriage Isaac Shackelton and Miss Han- 
nah Adelia Butts; she was born in Otsego County, 
N. Y., and was the daughter of the late Jesse D. 
and Lucinda P. (Forbush) Butts, the latter of 
whom was born in Massachusetts, December 29, 
1816. The maternal grandfather, Aaron Forbush, 
died in the Empire State, whei-e he was widely 
known and highl3' respected. The parents of Mrs. 
Shackelton married and settled in Otsego County, 
N. Y., and journeying to Illinois, located in De- 
Kalb County in 1855. After residing for many 
years in that part of the state, they finallj' removed 
to Chicago, their permanent home until the death 
of the father, August 7, 1880. The mother p.assed 
away April 17, 1891, in Sidney, Iowa. Of their 
five children four lived to maturity: Demetrius 
E., Charles A., Hannah A. (Mrs. Shackelton) and 
Frank L. 

Mr. and Mrs. Sliackelton immediately follow- 
ing their marriage settled in Milan Township, 
DeKalb County, 111., where our subject bought 
one hundred and sixty acres of land, which he in- 
dustriously cultivated for three years and then 
engaged in the grocery business in DeKalb for the 
succeeding two years. At the expiration of this 



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length of time Mr. Sbackelton with his wife and 
family traveled to Kansas and, pleased with Miami 
County, here located, settling in Osawatomie 
Township. The Shaekelton farm contains one 
hundred and eighty-three fertile .acres, the most of 
which is under a high state of cultivation and 
well improved with excellent and attractive build- 
ing. Three children have brightened the pleasant 
home, Granville, .Jessie and Halle. 

Since his arrival in Kansas Mr. Shaekelton has 
devoted his time continuously to farming and has 
achieved financial success. Aided by his wife, a 
true helpmate and a lady of superior ability, he has 
won his upward way to a position of influence, and 
.IS a successful stock-raiser enjoys an enviable rep- 
utation throughout the county. Broad in his re- 
ligious views, our subject is ever ready to lend a 
helping hand to the unfortunate, and, politically a 
Democrat, is an ardent supporter of the iiarty of 
the people. P'raternally associated with the Inde- 
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, Mr. Shaekelton 
has many warm friends in that ancient order and 
likewise enjoys the high regard of the general 
public. 



I@^@1E 



'il^ANIEL SHIPMAN, deceased, for many 
I JJj years a leading citizen and enterprising 
^Jj^ general agriculturist of OsawalomieTown- 
ship, Miami County, Kan., was a man of 
worth .and broad intelligence, and vitally inter- 
ested in all matters of public welfare, commanded 
the esteem of many friends, and was mourned as a 
public loss when upon February 14, 1888, he entered 
into rest. Our subject was born in Kent, England, 
August 14, 1824, and at the time of his de.ath had 
not yet reached three-score years and ten, and was 
occupying a position of useful influence. Mr. 
Shipman was reared to manhood in his native 
land. Self reliant, energetic and industrious, he 
determined, when about twenty-five years of age. 



to try his fortunes in the broader fields of the 
world of promise beyond the sea. Embarking 
for America, our subject made a safe and prosper- 
ous voyage across the Atlantic and soon landed in 
the L'uited Stales. Locating at once in the west, 
Mr. iShipman made his home in Illinois, in which 
state he found ready employment and remained 
for about six years. 

At the expiration of tin's length of time, fol- 
lowing the tide of emigr.ilion to the farther west, 
Mr. Sliipman journeyed to Kansas, and locating 
in Miami County in the early '60s, purchased a 
farm in Osawatomie Township, where he continued 
to reside the remainder of his life. Arriving 
within the borders of the state a single man, it was 
not many years before Daniel Shipman entered 
into the bonds of matrimony, wedding in Miami 
County, Kan., in 1838, Miss Surilda Pine, a native 
of the state of Missouri, who was born in Lincoln 
County, .June 12, 1849. The union of our subject 
and his estimable wife was blessed by the birth 
of one child, a bright and attractive daughter, 
Mollie, now the wife of John C. Brady. Mr. and 
Mrs. Brady are the happ}' parents of one child, a 
daughter, Fannie. 

The father of Mrs. Shipman, a long time resi- . 
dent and highly esteemed citizen of Missouri, 
his native state, was Charles G. Pine, who was 
widely known as a man of earnest purpose and ster- 
ling integrity of character. He later became one 
of the pioneer settlers of Miami County, Kan., 
where he passed away, honored by all who knew 
him, April 23, 1877. The mother of Mrs. Shipm.an, 
in maidenhood Ellender H. Schrum, was, like 
her husband, a native of Mis.50uri, where she spent 
her entire life and died nearly a score of years be- 
fore the demise of her husband, upon December 
30, 1857. .' . 

Our subject, possessing ability of a high order, 
and a man of excellent business attainments,' read- 
ily made his way upward to a financial position of ' 
assured success. Entering with unflagging industry 
into the cultivation of the fertile soil of Kansas, 
he brought his broad acres up to a high state of 
cultivation. He is an excellent manager and has 
added to his property and improved his valuable 
farm, one of the best in its locality; he has erected 



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jme and commodious residence and built 
large and substantial barns, and the Shipman home- 
stead is known far and wide as the abode of thrift 
and plenty. At the time of liis death Mr. Ship- 
man owned three hundred and twenty acres of as 
fine land as the state of Kansas contained, and left 
to his heirs a comfortable competence. His widow 
is a lady of superior ability and culture, and pos- 
sesses the sincere regard of many friends; she oc- 
cupies a position of usefuines, and is foremost in 
good works and benevolent enterprises. 



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AVID DICK, who carries on general farm- 
ing on section 24, Lincoln Township, 
Crawford County, is a native of the Ke3'- 
stone Stale. He was born in Indiana 
County in 1835, and is one of a family of eight 
children, whose parents were John and Margaret 
(Pate) Dick. They were also natives of Pennsyl- 
vania. In the county of his nativity our subject 
spent tlie days of his boyhood and j^outh, and was 
early inured to the arduous labors of the farm, 
for as soon as he was old enough to handle the 
plow he began work in the fields. To liis fatlier 
he gave the benefit of his services until his mar- 
riage. 

Mr. Dick was joined in wedlock with Miss 
Amanda Golden, and then located on a farm of 
his own in Pennsylvania, wliere he lived for some 
time. Bidding good-bye to his native state, he re- 
moved with his family to Richland County, Ohio, 
but after a short time he came to Kansas, the 
year 1871 witnessing his arrival. He located upon 
tlie farm where he still resides, and here lie has de- 
veloped three hundred and sixty acres of good 
land. In f.act, this is one of the finest farms of the 
county, being under a high state of cultivation 
and well improved with all modern accessories and 
conveniences. The home has been blessed with 



the presence of four children, three sons and a 
daughter, Charles, Thompson, Minnie and Frank, 
and they have been provided with good educa- 
tional privileges, wliich have fitted them for the 
practical and responsible duties of life. 

Mr. Dick is connected with the business inter- 
ests of Englevalc, having erected a large store 
building in that place, over which is an entertain- 
ment hall. He votes the* Republican ticket and 
takes quite an active part in political affairs. He 
is a member of the School Board, and himself and 
family are members of the Church of God. He 
takes quite an active interest in everytiiing per- 
taining to the welfare of the community, and 
gives his support to all enterprises calculated to 
advance the educational, social and moral good. 
He IS conservative in tliat he is not venturesome, 
yet is progressive, and the community finds in 
him a valued citizen. Mis life has been an honor- 
able and upright one, devoted to his business in- 
terests and tiie happiness of liis family, and it is 
with pleasure that we |)resent this record of liis 
life to our readers. 



^<^^, RANDISON J. MUNDELL, a practical agri- 
ill g=j culturist and prominent citizen of Centre- 
'^^l! ville Township, Linn County, Kan., now 
residing upon his finely cultivated homestead lo- 
cated on section 1, is a native of Harrison Count3', 
W. Va., and was born March 19, 1839. Since 
1863 identified with the interests of his present 
home, he has held with ability the position of 
Township Treasurer. The father of our subject, 
James Mundell, was born in Greene County, 
Pa., January 28, 1798. The Mundells are of 
Irish ancestry, but the paternal grandfather was a 
well known citizen of the Quaker State, where he 
died. The mother, Nancy (Grooms) Mundell, was 
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The maternal grandfather, Richard Grooms, was 
one of the early settlers of the Quaker State. The 
parents married and settled in their native county, 
and lived there from 1824 until 1828. Then 
they located in Harrison County, Va., and re- 
miiined there until 1853, a full quarter of a cen- 
tury, when they settled in Cooi)er County, Mo., 
where tlie father died on the .5th of May, 1855. 
The mother removed with her children to Douglas 
County, Kan., in tlie spring of 1862, and in the 
spring of 1863 located in Ceutreville Township, 
Linn County. For thirty years a constant resi- 
dent of this locality, the beloved mother died 
March 8, 1893, mourned bj' all who knew her. 

The father was connected with the Methodist 
Church, but the mother was a devout member of 
the United Brethren Church. From the obituary 
notice which mainly gave the facts we have pre- 
viously recorded, we make the following brief ex- 
tracts: "Passed awa^', Mrs. Nancy Mundell, at the 
residence of her son, T. A. Mundell, near Centre- 
villc, March 8, 1893, at the age of eighty-five 
years, two months and thirteen days. Peacefully 
she passed into the presence of her Savior. She 
was the mother of seven children, four sons to 
follow her, three daughters having preceded her to 
the Land of Rest. She was a devoted wife and 
loving mother. She led a guiet life, always look- 
ing to the welfare of others. In earl}' life she 
became a Christian, and united with the Method- 
ist Protestant Church. After coming to Kansas 
she united with the United Brethren Church, liv- 
ing a consistent Christian until Christ claimed His 
own. A large audience of friends and neighbors 
attended the funeral services at the church March 
10, after which we laid her earthly remains away 
in the Goodrich Cemetery until the resurrection 
morning." The seven children were in the order 
of their birth: Brice G., Joseph W., Rosanna (de- 
ceased), Almeda (deceased), Grandison J., Sophia, 
(deceased), and Theopilus A. 

Our subject, the fifth child in order of birth, 
.accompanied the family in their various removals. 
He came with his mother to his present locality 
in 1862, and mainly engaged in farming, now pros- 
perously cultivates a valuable homestead of three 
hundred and twenty acres, well improved with 



excellent and commodious buildings, it being one 
of the best farms in the county. Upon March 23, 
1871, were united in marriage Grandison J. Mun- 
dell and Miss Sarah L., a daughter of Will- 
iam H. Davis, who was born in Steuben Coun- 
ty, N. Y., August 14, 1823. The paternal grand- 
parents, Aaron and Phoebe (Burrows) Davis, 
natives of the Empire State, after their marriage 
settled in Steuben County, wiiere the grandmother 
died. The grandfather hater removed to Mich- 
igan, and finally located in Winnebago County, 
111., where he passed away in 1869. Aaron Davis 
and his good wife were the parents of five chil- 
dren, four of whom lived to years of maturity: 
Elisha, David, AVilliam H. and Charlotte. AVill- 
iara H. remained in his native county until he had 
arrived at sixteen years of age, when he left home, 
and beginning life for himself, located in Ontario 
County, N. Y., and worked out^by the month. At 
the age of twenty-one, upon' January 28, 1844, 
he married Miss Ann Chamberlin, a daughter of 
John and Sarah (Bodine) Chamberlin, natives of 
New Jersey, who were reared and married in their 
early home. They afterward located in Seneca 
Count}', N. Y., then removed to Rochester, and 
finally settled in Champaign Count3% Ohio, where 
the latter died. 

John and Sarah Chamberlin had twelve children, 
of whom Ann, Mrs. Davis, was the fourth in order 
of birth. She was born in Seneca Count}-, N. Y., 
August 14, 1823. Immediately succeeding his 
marriage William Davis and his wife made their 
home in Rochester, from which city, after a resi- 
dence of several years, they emigrated to Winne- 
bago County, HI. There Mr. Davis, engaging in 
farming, remained until the spring of 1870, then 
settled in Centreville, Linn County, Kan., on the 
farm where he is now located. Mr. Davis entering 
Company C, One Hundred and Forty-sixth Illi- 
nois Infantry, in 1864, served with faithful fidelity 
one year, when the war ended. Mr. and^rs. Davis, 
are the parents of three children, Frank; Sarah L., 
wife of our subject, and Emma, wife of Benjamin 
Werkman. Mrs. Mundell, a lady of ability and 
culture, was born in Rochester, N. Y., in Novem- 
ber, 1850. Our subject and his wife have been 
blessed with the presence of three children: Jessie 



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E., Georgiana and Fiances L. Mr. and Mrs. 
Mundell are valued members of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church, and are active in the support 
and extension of good work and religious influ- 
ence. Our subject is numbered among the liberal- 
spirited citizens of Linn County, and taking a 
lively interest inbotli local and national affairs, is 
ever ready to lend a helping hand in all enter- 
prises of the county. 



GUIS BRAND. A biography should be writ- 
111 (f^ ten for the sake of its lessons, that men 
/I Li^ everywhere may place themselves in con- 
tact with facts and affairs, and build themselves 
up to and into a life of excellence, not in any 
sphere, but in their own rightful place, where they 
may keep and augment their individuality. To 
record in some respects the details of such a life 
is purposed in the following liistory of Louis 
Brand, who is not only one of the successful and 
thorough-going agriculturists of Mound Township, 
but an honored and worthy citizen as well. He 
resides on section 18, is the owner of large tracts 
of land, and has a very tasty and commodious 
residence. He is a native of Switzerland, the land 
of beautiful scenery, and his birth occurred March 
13, 1845, to the union of John and Mary (Paritou) 
Brand. 

The Brand family came to the United States in 
1850, and settled in Columbiana County, Ohio, 
where they remained until 1852. From there 
they removed to Carroll County, Mo., settled on 
a farm, and there the father's life terminated. 
Later the mother removed to Kansas and received 
her final summons in Miami County. They were 
the parents of thirteen children, ten of whom grew 
to mature 3'ears. Mary became the wife of Michael 
Pariton; Kate married C. Brand; Margaret mar- 
ried Michael Stiner; .John is next; Lizzie and C. 



are deceased; Louis is our subject; Louisa is the 
wife of L. Umpherman; Benjamin and Caroline 
complete the list. The father of these children was 
an honest, liard-working, persevering man, and no 
doubt inherited all these char.acteristics from his 
ancestors, who were wortli}' sons of Switzerland. 
Those of that nativity wlio came to the United 
States have almost without exception proved 
themselves most wortliy citizens and members of 
society. 

Our subject made his liome under the parental 
roof until his mother moved to Kansas, and then 
he and his brothers purchased sixty-five acres of 
land. They have prospered in their enterprises 
and are the owners of one thousand acres of land. 
They are engaged principally in stock-raising, but 
the farming industry is not neglected entirely'. 

In 1871 our subject was united in marriage 
with Miss Margaret Tapa, a native of St. Louis, 
Mo. The following interesting children have 
been given them: Rosella, Laurence, Ora, John, 
Anna, Laura and Alger. During tiie late unpleas- 
antness between the north and the south, Mr. 
Brand enlisted in Company' F, Forty-fourth Mis- 
souri Regiment, in 1804, serving one 3^car. He 
served his country' faitlifully and participated 
in a number of engagements, the most prominent 
being Duck River, Spring Hill, Franklin, Nash- 
ville and Spanish Fort. In politics he casts his 
vote with the Republican party, with which he 
is in full harmony. lie is a member of A. J. 
Smith Post No. 102, G. A. R. 



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^^MOS CORRINGTON BABCOCK, M. D., 
®L!I a prominent phj'sician and druggist at 
lljlk. Blue Mound, and the owner of a large 
^ amount of valuable land in Linn County, 

was born in Smyrna, Chenango County, N. Y., 
February 28, 1833. His ancestors for many gen- 
erations resided in New York State. IIis father, 



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Corrington Babcock, was born in Brookfield, that 
state, and upon choosing a profession entered 
upon the study of medicine, which lie practiced 
successively in Truxton, Cortland and Preble, 
N. Y. Subsequently he removed to Chenango 
County, N. Y., and practiced his profession in 
Smyrna until about 1840, when he removed to 
Phoebus, Onondaga County. Twelve years later 
he went to Georgetown, Madison County, and 
spent six years in that place. Thence he removed 
to Corfu and there remained until his death, which 
occurred at the age of seventy years. His wife 
passed away some years prior to his demise. 

Doctor and Mrs. Babcock have been blessed 
by the birth of four children, Amos C. being the 
second in order of birth. The eldest, Asa D., also 
became a physician, and for a time followed his 
profession in Earlville, N. Y. In 1855 he I'e- 
moved to Illinois .and located at Galva, where he 
died at the age of fifty years. He was an indefati- 
gable worker and would often ride for miles, un- 
mindful of storm, in order to visit a patient, and 
his services were given to the poor and needy 
without other recompense than tiieir gratitude. 
In fact, his tireless devotion to his professional du- 
ties was to a large extent the cause of his death. 
The elder daughter in the family, Harriet M., mar- 
ried Dr. H. S. Hutchins and resides in Batavia 
N. Y. The younger daughter, Anna M., died at 
Batavia. The mother of these children bore the 
maiden name of Fanny, and w.as born in Massa- 
chusetts. 

The literary studies of Amos Babcock were 
conducted in the academ}^ at Homer, ^.Y. He 
studied medicine under the preceptorship of his 
father and attended a course of lectures at the 
Albany Medical College. In the spring of 1855 
he accompanied his brother to Galva, 111., and in 
partnership with him conducted an extensive 
practice for four years and also engaged in the 
drug business. Returning to the Empire State 
he entered the New York Medical University and 
was graduated with the Class of '60. He then 
went back to Galva, where he practiced his pro- 
fession until 1883, he and his brother being the 
leading surgeons of the place. He was promi- 
nently connected with the village, which during 



the period of his residence there grew from a 
town of sixteen buildings to a city having a pop- 
ulation of four thousand. In addition to the in- 
come received from his pr.actice he owned a farm, 
from the rental of which he received a fair sum. 

In the j^ear 1883, Doctor Babcock located in 
Blue Mound, where lie has since given his -attention 
to the medical practice and drug trade. lie was one 
of the original stockholders in the Bank of Blue 
Mound and was its Vice-President. In addition 
to valuable real estate in Blue Mound he is the 
owner of four hundred and forty acres in Linn 
County, the value of which is constantl}' increas- 
ing. He was interested in the salt works at Hutch- 
inson, Kan., and was connected with a syndicate 
formed to develop the works, but the enterprise 
proved a failure. His success in life has been 
gained solely through his own exertions. He was 
poor in boyhood and obtained money to pa^- for 
his education by teaching school. 

AVith all tlie discoveries in the medical worhl, 
the Doctor keeps abreast. For a number of years 
he was a member of the American Medical Asso- 
ciation and Military Tract Association, being 
President of the latter for two yesLis. While an 
advQcate of the principles of the Republican party 
he is not a politician nor a active partisan. So- 
cially, he is a Royal Arch Mason, and has filled 
the position of Master of the lodge at Blue Mound, 
being a charter member of Mound City Chapter, 
R. A. M. In the progress of the city he takes a 
warm interest, and its welfare is ever uppermost in 
his mind. 

The lady who in 1872 became the wife of Doctor 
Babcock was Miss .lean N. Lauder, who was born in 
Ryegate, Vt., June 4, 183(5. She was the second 
in a family of eleven children, all of whom are 
now living. The parents, George and Jean (Laird) 
Lauder, were born, reared and married- in Scot- 
land, where their eldest child, a daughter, was also 
born. The family was never all together at one 
time, all of its members having never been in the 
same house at the same time. Mr. Lauder engaged 
in business as a wholesale and retail dealer in hay 
and feed at San Francisco, Cal., where his death' 
occurred and where liis widow still makes her 
home. At the time tiie famil}' removed to Call- 



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fornia Jean was a young lady of twenty years. 
For some time she followed the profession of a 
teacher, and it was while thus engaged at Galva, 
III., that she met the Doctor. They were married 
in Montreal, Canada, and their union has proved 
a most congenial one. The heaviest sorrow of 
their wedded life has been the loss of their only 
son, Charles D., whose death occurred at MePher- 
son, Kan., where he was engaged as a mail carrier. 
He was a briglit and promising young man of 
twenty-two, in whom centered the hopes of his 
parents. 



j AMES MORRELL, a highly respected pio- 
I neer citizen and representative general agri- 



culturist and stock-raiser of the state of 
Kansas, is pleasantly located near the town 
of Fonlana, Miami Count}', Kan., and for about 
thirty-four years he has been intimately associated 
with the changing scenes and upward progress of 
this part of the western country. It was in tlie 
spring of 1859 that Mr. Morrell settled perma- 
nently in Miami County, where later he shared in 
the perilous experiences incidental to border war- 
fare. With courage he aided in the defense of the 
homes and families of the neighboring farmers, 
many of whom were absent upon the battlefield 
giving faithful service in belialf of national ex- 
istence. Participating in the sacrifices and priva- 
tions of the early days, our subject has survived 
to rejoice in the prosperity which now blesses the 
state, which is already taking a high place in the 
galax}' of states. 

James Morrell was born in Richland County, 
Ohio, October 14, 1828, and was the son of Robert 
and Minerva (Mitten) Morrell. Tiie father, a na- 
tive of the Quaker State, was born in Lancaster 
County, Pa., but tlie paternal ancestry for several 
generations had been numbered among the in- 



telligent and substantial residents of the Emerald 
Isle. 

The mother was a native of Pennsylvania and 
was reared and educated in lier birthplace. Our 
subject was yet quite young when his parents re- 
moved from Richland to Pickaway County, Ohio, 
where he was partially reared and educated, his 
father and mother again making a change of resi- 
dence, this time settling in Ross County. In tliis 
latter locality Mr. Morrell attained to manhood 
and engaged in farming. Devoting himself con- 
stantly to agricultural pursuits, he finally emi- 
grated to the far west of Kansas, and in 1859 set- 
lied in Osage Township, of which he h.as since been 
a resident. He first improved a farm located near 
Fon tana, which he afterward sold, later buying iiis 
Ijresent homestead. 

During the troublous period in the early ex- 
istence of the state, and while the Civil War was 
devastating the land, our subject was numbered 
among the tried and true who could be depended 
upon, and served with fidelity in the state militia. 
Prospering with the better days which have come 
to the state, Mr. Morrell has brought his one hun- 
dred and sixty-four acres up to a high state of 
cultivation and improved the farm with commodi- 
ous and substantial buildings. The parents of our 
subject came to Kansas in the early '70s and set- 
tled near Girard, at Mulberi'y, where the vener- 
able father passed away about ten years later, aged 
eighty-four. 

Mr. Morrell was wedded in Cliillicothe, Ross 
County, Ohio, to Hester A. Allen. She was born 
in Perry County, 01iio,and was reared in Hocking 
County. Six children have blessed the happy home 
of our subject and his estimable wife. Levi, tlie 
second-born, died when three years of age; J. B., 
Harvey, Ella and OUie complete the list of intelli- 
gent sons and daughters, who together with their 
parents occupy positions of useful inlluence and 
worthily possess the esteem and confidence of many 
friends. J. B. married Kate Kretzinger; Harvey 
married Lillie McCoy; Ella is the wife of John 
Reasor; Ollie is the wife of Webb Barklow. Polit- 
ically a Democrat, Mr. Morrell is a firm advocate 
of the principles of the party and is deeply inter- 
ested in both local and national issues. He is ever 



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ready to lend a helping band in matters of mutual 
welfare, and is prominent in the home councils of 
the community, where he is well known as a man 
of ability and enterprise. 



',IL-^ ON. WILLIAM H. WILLHOITE, M. D., 
Ijl, located in Kansas in 1864, and has since 
/^^^ been a resident of Miami County. He was 
{^J born in Owen County, Ky., December 2t), 
18o9, and is a son of Alexander and Sarah (Gos- 
sett) Willhoite, natives likewise of the Blue Grass 
State. The family of our subject in 1850 re- 
moved to McLean County, 111., and located on a 
farm near Lexington, where they improved two 
hundred and fort}' acres of laud. 

In 1868 the parents of Mr. Willhoite sold out 
their possessions in Illinois, and when removing 
to Kansas City, Mo, the father contracted small- 
pox, from which he died in Miami County, this 
state. The mother of our subject is still living 
and makes her home in Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. 
Alexander Willhoite were prominent members of 
the Christian Church, and reared a large family of 
children, of whom our subject is the eldest. 

The early life of William IL was passed on the 
home farm and in attendance at the district school. 
In 1860 he went to Austin, JMo., and there read 
medicine under Dr. J. W. Gossett, and four years 
later commenced the practice of his profession at 
Miami Mission, which was located near the pres- 
ent village of Fontana. Later he was graduated 
from the American Medical College at St. Louis, 
and when the Ft. Scott & Gulf Railroad was built 
he removed to Fontana, where he resided until 
1883, the year of his coming to Paola. 

The lady to whom our subject was married in 
1866 was Miss Mary M. La Fountain. She was 
born near Ft. Wayne, Ind., and is a very highly 
educated lady. In his political alliliations our 



subject is a Democrat,~and from 1881-82 repre- 
sented the southern district of Miami County in 
the Legislature, and from 1887-88 represented the 
northern district of the county. Doctor Will- 
hoite has at all times taken an active part in 
local politics, and was Coroner of Miami Coun- 
ty one terra, and has served eiliciently as a mem- 
ber of the School Board. He is a member of the 
Christian Church, and in social matters is a Knight 
Templar and is Past Master of the Blue Lodge. He 
has been High Priest of Paola Chapter, R. A. M., 
and Past Eminent Commander of Lodge No. 22, 
K. T. He has passed all the chairs in Paola Lodge 
No. 11, I. O. O. F., and is a member of Pythian 
Lodge No. 45, K. P., of which he is Past Chancel- 
lor-Commander. 

Tiie paternal grandfather of our subject, Joshua 
Willhoite, was i)orn in Kentucky, and died of 
cholera in 1854, after removing to McLean Coun- 
ty', 111. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, and 
was present at the battle of Ft. Meigs. The fam- 
ily trace their ancestors back to three brotiiers who 
came from Germany and located in Virginia, and 
from them all the representatives of that name in 
the United States are descended. 

Besides being engaged in the practice of his 
profession. Doctor Willhoite is the owner of two 
farms, comprising two hundred and forty acres, to 
which he gives some attention, and is also dealing 
in real estate, owning at one time as much as one 
thousand acres of land. 



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JlOSEPH M. CALDWELL. This highly re- 
spected gentleman does a thrivfiig business 
in general merchandise and stock-dealing in 
' Glenlock, Anderson County, Kan. The fa- 
ther of our subject, John Caldwell, was a native of 
Greene County, Ohio, and died in Minden, Neb.,' 
May 26, 1892, at tlie ripe old age of seventy-eight 
years, five months and twenty-six days. The 



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mother, who was known in her maidenhood as 
Mary A. Nichol, was born in Belmont County, 
Ohio, March 26, 1822, and still survives. She is 
the mother of the following children: Nancy J., 
Jackson N., Josei)h M., J. Melanchthon, F. Marion, 
J. Riley,DonnaM. E., LeliaA., Eva J. and William 
Elmer. 

Our subject was born in Greene County, Ohio, 
.June 6, 1846, and was the tliird in order of birth 
in the large family of children born to his parents. 
AVhen six years of age, he went to Warren County, 
111., with the family and was there reared to man- 
hood, spending the greater part of his youtli on his 
father's farm. He enlisted in Company H, of the 
Fortj'-sevonth Illinois Infantrj', in the spring of 
1865, and served until the close of the war. He 
then returned home and remained for about two 
years, and in the fall of the year 1867 made an 
extended trip through the west, finally settling 
in Anderson County. In the s[)ring of 1869, 
he found a suitable location in Jackson Tovvn- 
ship, and at once removed here and began farm- 
ing. Mr. Caldwell has been very prosperous in 
his vocation as a farmer, and in all has im- 
proved three separate tracts, which are regarded 
as some of the finest farms in the county. Besides 
this, he has taken an active interest in the devel- 
oi)ment of the town of Glenlock since the time it, 
was incorporated in 1866, toward which he did 
much. He has erected several good buildings here, 
and for a number of yeais has done a lucrative 
business in the mercantile trade. In connection 
with his store, he also engages in the stock busi- 
ness, keeping large numbers of fine horses, cattle, 
sheep and hogs to a good advantage on his broad 
and attractive estate, which aggregates six hundred 
and forty acres. 

The gentleman of whom we write was married 
in this county February 23, 1882, the other con- 
tracting party being Miss Mattie L. Henry. She 
was a native of Ohio, and was born April 29, 1851, 
but died in Garnett, November 19, 1882, while 
making that place her a temporary home. She was 
a member of the Universalist Church, in which she 
proved herself a worthy member. After the decease 
of his first wife, Mr. Caldwell married Sarah S. 
Henry, the wedding taking place January 29, 



1891. This estimable lady was born in Clarke 
County, Ohio, December 9, 1844. 

Our subject has proved as capable a farn)er as 
he has shown himself to be an efficient business 
man and prosperous merchant. He is a man of 
solid virtues, sensible and thoughtful in his views, 
and in him the United Presbyterian Church finds 
a consistent member. In politics, he is an ardent 
Prohibitionist, and is always readj' to sustain his 
favorite party. He has held the office of Township 
Trustee, but has never aspired to anjthing higher. 
For a more minute history of our subject and his 
parents, as well as that of his respected ancestors, 
we would refer our reader to the treatise on the 
life of John Caldwell (deceased), which is given 
in the history of Warren County, 111. Mr. Cald- 
well of this brief sketch is a man of wide experi- 
ence and one who stands high in the commercial 
and social circles of the county. He possesses 
sound common sense and a firm character and 
is one whose influence for good is felt in this 
community. 



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JOSHUA N. BURKHEAD, an enterprising 
and highly esteemed citizen, a practical 
general agriculturist and prosperous stock- 
raiser, identified with the progressive inter- 
ests of Linn County, Kan., conducts a fine farm 
of one hundred and fifty-eight acres located upon 
section 29, Centreville Township. Making a suc- 
cess of agricultural pursuits, Mr. Burkhead also en- 
ters with libejal spirit into the social and business 
life of the community, with whom he has sustained 
for many years the most pleasant relations, and by 
whom he is highly regarded. 

Our subject is a native of Ohio, and was 
born in Harrison Couuly on the 19th of No- 
vember, 1833. His father, Mahalalcel F. Burk- 
head, was a native of Maryland, and his mother, 



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Sarah (Barnett) 'Burkheaci, was born in Virginia. 
Tliej' were descendants of old southern families, and 
after their marriage first made their home iu Harri- 
son County, Ohio, where the father, by occupation 
a farmer, entered with energy into the tilling of 
the soil. They remained in the Buckeye State un- 
til the tide of emigration attracted them to In- 
diana, whither they removed in the year 1846, lo- 
cating in Adams County. After a continuous resi- 
dence of twenty-nine years in that county, the fa- 
ther died, mourned by all who knew him, in 1875. 
The mother afterward journeyed to Kansas, and 
passed away iu Centre ville Township, March 2, 
1881. 

To the beloved father and mother was born a fam- 
ily of eight sons and three daughters, of whom our 
subject was the fifth in oider of birth. Jlr. Burk- 
head received his primary instruction in the schools 
of his birthplace, and arriving in Adams County a 
lad of thirteen, completed his studies in the dis- 
trict schools of Indiana. Trained to habits of 
industry, and early taught self-reliance, our sub- 
ject attained to manhood well fitted to assume the 
responsibilities of life. 

In Harrison County, Ohio, on the 11th of 
September, 1853, Joshua N. Burkhead and Miss 
Susanna Johnston were united in marriage. Mrs. 
Burkhead, a native of Oliio, was born iu Guerusej' 
County July 6, 1835. Her father, Thomas John- 
ston, was a Virginian. The mother, Anna (Barkis) 
Johnston, was born in Ohio, and while yet com- 
paratively young passed away, in 1843. The fa- 
ther survived the death of his wife thirt^'-flve 
years, and died in Adams County, Inch, in Feb- 
ruary, 1878. With his accomplished wife, our sub- 
ject immediately after his marriage made his home 
in Adams County, and engaging iu farming, also 
conducted a sawmill with success for seven years, 
and for six years ran a stavemill. He, however, 
devoted most of his time to the cultivation of the 
farm, which yielded every year an abundant har- 
vest. 

On account of his health, Mr. Burkhead left 
Indiana and settled in Knox County, 111., where 
he remained four years, and then having recu- 
perated, returned to Adams County. From there 
ne, together with his family, journeyed to Linn 



County, Kan., since March, 1879, their permanent 
home. Eight children have survived the perils of 
infanc3% and most of them now iiave families of 
their own. Anna E., the eldest, is the wife of 
Frederick Zimmerman; John married Lizzie Mc- 
Grew; Nancy J. is the wife of George Waite; Hat- 
tie S. is next in order; Samuel married Miss Lulu 
Wonderley; Charles' C. married Miss Coi-a Unge- 
heuer; Noah J. and Berta A. complete the list. 
Four little ones died in childhood. 

Mr. and Mrs. Burkhead have been connected 
with the Protestant Methodist Church ever since 
they were young, and together with their family 
are active in good works and benevolent enter- 
prises. They occupy a position of social useful- 
ness and influence, and enjoy the best wishes and 
high regard of a host of friends. Financially pros- 
pered, our subject has improved his highly culti- 
vated farm with an attractive and commodious 
residence, the abode of hospitality. Politically, 
our subject is identified with the People's party, 
and a public-spirited citizen, is interested in both 
the local and national management of Govern- 
mental affairs. 



^1^-. ADDEN BF/iri;^. a l.iding general agri- 
Ifjl culturist and lii.nUly ii'.-pected citizen of 
^\^ Centreville Township, Linn County, Kan., 
^p has won liis upward way in life through 
his own self-reliant efforts, and a man of upright 
character and liberal spirit, ever ready toassist in 
matters tending to the advancement of mutual 
welfare, worthily receives the high regard of a 
wide circle of friends. Mr. Bettes was born in 
Independence County, Ark., August 12, 1847. 
His parents, Isaac and Ehzabeth (Elmes) Bettes, 
were both of southern nativity. The father was 
born and reared in the state of Tennessee, and 
the birthplace of the mother was in IMississippi. 



PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 



Brought together by removal from their na- 
tive states to Arlcansas, they were married in In- 
dependence County, and there made tiieir home 
during the remainder of their lives. The father, a 
physician, was graduated from the Tennessee Med- 
ical College, and after many j'ears passed away, 
leaving the burden of maintaining the youngest 
members of the large family of seven sons and 
three daughters to the widow and seventh child, 
Iladden. The father died in 1858, tlie mother 
surviving only until 1863. Remaining with the 
orphaned younger children, Mr. Bettes at the lat- 
ter date, when nineteen years of age, continued 
in Arkansas and faithfully contributed his earn- 
ings tow.ard the support of the dependent ones. 

From his eleventh year obliged to earn his 
daily bread, our subject is mainly self-educated, 
but, a man of intelligence and discernment, has 
supplemented with observation and reading the 
limited knowledge gained from books in the days 
of childhood. In 1870 he came witli two sisters 
to Linn County, Kan., and located in Paris Town- 
ship, where he made his home until he removed 
to his present farm in Centreville Township. 

Upon the 4th of April, 1874, Hadden Bettes and 
Miss Ellen McGrew, born in Iowa April 10, 1854, 
were united in marriage. Mrs. Bettes is the daugli- 
ter of the Rev. Samuel B. McGrew, a native of 
AVestmoreland County, Pa., born October 10,1826. 
The gi'andfather, James B. McGrew, was also a 
Pennsylvauian by nativity, but his father was 
born in bonnic Scotland. The paternal grand- 
niotlier, Isabella McGrew, was of Irish descent, her 
fatlicr, William McGrew, having been born in Ire- 
land. The mother of Mrs. Bettes, Mrs. Esther 
Ann (Cubbison) McGrew, was born in Florence, 
Washington County, Pa., March 1, 1828. Her fa- 
ther, James Cubbison, was a native of the P^mer- 
ald Isle, but a man of enterprise, early emigrated 
to America. The father of Mrs. Bettes, Elder Mc- 
Grew, is well known throughout Linn County as 
one of the pioneer citizens, through whose earnest 
efforts Kansas rose above the struggles of its first 
existence to its long continued prosperity and 
present high position among its sister states. 

Tlie home of our subject and his accomplished 
and worthy wife has been blessed by the birth of 



a large family of children, of whom six sons and 
daughters yet survive. Thomas was the eldest- 
born, then follow in order of birth: , Robert L.; 
Olive, deceased; Willie; Harriet, deceased; Eliza- 
beth, Ella and Lula. Mrs. Bettes is a valued mem- 
ber of the United Brethren Church, and, with her 
children, is active in the social and benevolent 
enterprises of that religious denomination. Mr. 
Bettes although never a politician, does his duly at 
the polls, and a man of advanced ideas is deeply 
interested in both local .and national affairs. Dur- 
ing his many years of continued residence in the 
township he has ever lent ready aid in matters 
tending to tlie promotion of public interests, and 
in all the duties of life faithful to the trusts re- 
posed in him, enjoys the l)est wishes and confidence 
of the community by which he is surrounded. 



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\1l^ ON. JOHN R. CLARK, who was elected to 
ifj. the State Legislature of Kansas in the fall 
/^j^ of 1892, and is now serving his constituents 
^^ as the Representative of their district, is a 
highly esteemed resident of Valley Township, Linn 
County. He is an extensive agriculturist and 
successful stock-raiser, and owns one thousand val- 
u.able acres in Linn County, Kan., and Bates Coun- 
ty, Mo., .as well as a fine property located in Iowa. 
Mr. Clark was born in Knox Count3% nearMt. Ver- 
non, Ohio, and is the son of earl}' and highly re- 
spected residents of that state. Reared to a self-re- 
liant manhood upon his father's farm, he received 
his primary education in the district school of his 
home neighborhood, and was pursuing his higher 
studies in Coshocton County, Ohio, when the Civil 
War broke out. 

In August, 1862, our subject enlisted in Company 
F, One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Ohio Infantry, 
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He was promoted to be Sergeant and served on de- 
tached duty at brigade headquarters for about 
eighteen montlis. He served in the Array of the 
Cumberland, having joined that command imme- 
diately after the battle of Murfreesboro, or Stone 
River, Tenn. Following that engagement, early 
in 1863, the brigade was sent to Franklin, Tenn.^ 
and built Ft. Ilarpeth, which proved so destructive 
to Hood's overwhelming forces on their march to 
Nashville and the north. The next campaign was 
with General Rosecrans at Chattanooga, Chicka- 
mauga, Missionary Ridge and Lookout Mountain. 
Bragg having been routed, the brigade was sent to 
relieve Burnside at Knoxville. 

Subsequently entering upon the Atlanta cam- 
paign, our subject participated in the engagements 
at Rocky-Face Ridge, Buzzard's Roost, Resaca, 
New Hope Church, Kcnesaw Mountain and Peach 
Tree Creek. During the entire campaign of four 
months, the brigade was for only four days out of 
sight and sound of bullet and ball. Later they 
fought Hood at Franklin and Nashville, and from 
that pl.ace moved toward the North Carolina lino. 
When General Lee surrendered, they were sent to 
Texas, spending some four months in that state. 
The war ended, Mr. Clark was mustered out at Co- 
lumbus, Ohio. 

Immediately after being mustered out of service, 
our subject located in Greene County, entering An- 
tioeh College, where he remained for one year, de- 
voting himself to study. In 1867, he made his 
home in Cass County, Mo., and there taught school 
for two years, and at the expiration of that time 
removed to Mulberry, Bates County, Mo. Lie en- 
gaged in farming and stock-raising at that place, 
and in the spring of 1879 located permanently in 
Valley Township, Linn County, where he has since 
been closely identified with the growth and inter- 
ests of this locality. Here, as in Missouri, he has 
prosperously won his way to a position of inllu- 
ence. The broad and highly cultivated acreage 
owned by him is finely improved with commodious 
and attractive buildings, substantial in construc- 
tion and modern in design. The farm, containing 
some of the best stock in the state, presents a scene 
of plenty, and under the management of our sub- 
ject annually yields au abundant return for money 
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and labor expended, being in fact one of the model 
farms of Linn County. 

In Monmouth, Warren County, 111., .January 2, 
1879, John R. Clark and Miss Carrie J. Logan 
were united in marriage. Mrs. Clark was a native 
of Warren County, and the daughter of Rhoda and 
.James Logan. Two children blessed the pleasant 
home of our subject and his estimable wife, a son 
and daughter, Harry J. and Laura M. Mrs. Clark 
passed away deeply mourned by many relatives 
and friends December 30, 1892. Mr. Clark is 
a valued member of the United Presbyterian 
Church, and takes an active part in the extension 
of religious work and benevolent enterprise, as 
did his wife. 

In both Missouri and Kansas, our subject is 
known as a strong Republican, taking a leading 
I)art in the local councils of his pjirty. I'^lccted to 
his present resiionsilik- ijusitinn. lie I, -a-. a> a mem- 
ber of important eiiMiniittecs, ahcady >uKsorvcd the 
interests of the general public, and a man of intel- 
ligent ability and excellent judgment, has proven 
himself "the right man for tlie place," and fully 
justifies the high esteem and conlidcuce bestowed 
upon him b^' his fellow-citizens. Faithful to every 
trust reposed in him, and ever equal to the demands 
of the occasion, in private life, upon the battle- 
field, or in the halls of legislature, Mr. Clark is 
essentially a true and loyal citizen. 



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^^\EORGE VAN BUSKIRK, one of the rep- 
(Ij j—^ resentative men of Kansas, and a successful 
*^;^j farmer residing in the southeastern part of . 
Mound Township, has been a respected citizen 
of the state since the 1st of June, 1868. Born in 
Indiana, November 6, 1820, our subject is a son 
of Joseph and Mary (Hoff) Van Buskirk, who re- 
moved from Kentucky to Indiana, settling in 
Wayne Couutj' in about 1855. The Van Buskirks 



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are a long lived people and descendants of an old 
Dutch family, of which three brothers came to 
America, one locating in New York, one in Ken- 
tucky and another in Pennsylvania. From the 
Kentucky branch our subject is descended, and 
was but two years old when his good mother died, 
leaving seven children. Elisha, for many years 
a practicing jihysician, lives in Grant County, Ind. 
Dillard, by occupation a farmer and carpenter, re- 
sides in Tipton. Franklin, a tanner by trade, died 
In Hamilton County. .John, who was both a carpen- 
ter and farmer, died in Tipton. Our subject was 
a twin of the latter. Elias, a physician and drug- 
gist, passed away in Hamilton County, Ind. Re- 
becca married Lee Poor and died in Cass County, 
Mich. By a second marriage, the father had other 
children, two of whom are yet living, .Teliu, a cit- 
izen of Tipton, Ind., and Mary Ann, who married 
.lolin Mount, a resident of Trego County, Kan. Of 
the three deceased children, Joseph was a soldier, 
and died of disease contracted while in the faith- 
ful discharge of duty in behalf of national exist- 
ence. Amos was also a brave soldier and fell a 
victim to his devotion for his country, afterward 
dying from the exposure and sufferings inciden- 
tal to the campaign. Hannah E., the wife of Da- 
vid Keay, passed away in Tipton County, Ind. 

The father died in Tipton County, Ind., at the 
age of seventy-three years. He had spent his use- 
ful life in Wayne County, Ky., and Henry and 
Tipton Counties, Ind. A blacksmith by trade, 
he also combined with that line of business the 
avocation of a tiller of the soil. Politically, he 
was a Republican, and in religious afliliations was 
connected with the Christian Church, of which he 
had from his early youth been a devout member. 
Reared upon his father's farm, Mr. Van Buskirk 
spent the most of his early life in Henry County, 
Ind., and April 6, 1841, was united in marriage 
with Miss Nancy Paul, a daughter of Daniel and 
Leah Paul. Mrs. Van Buskirk, who was born Oc- 
tober 12, 1819, was a native of Virginia, and re- 
moved with her parents to Henry County, Ind. 

Our subject, purch.asing an unimproved farm in 
the heavy timber, removed thither with his wife 
and industriously engaged in the cultivation of 
an eight^-ftcre homestead. One after the other 



he successively cleared, cultivated and improved 
six different tracts of land, and was credited with 
making more farm improvements in Tipton Coun- 
ty than any other man of that day. In 1868, 
with two teams and wagons, Mr. and Mrs. Van 
Buskirk with their family and household goods 
journe^'cd to the far off state of Kans.as. The 
roads being in bad condition, six weeks were con- 
sumed on the way, but at last the travelers arrived 
at the long wished for destination. 

Mr. Van Buskirk at once took up a claim, home- 
steading from the Government the one hundred 
and sixty acres to which he has since added and 
where he now resides. He brought with him but 
little money but was favored with excellent crops, 
and, a man of energy and tireless industry, pros- 
pered. During his years of toil in Indiana he 
accumulated at one time a comfortable compe- 
tence, but lost $18,000 by the burning of a wool- 
en mill in which he had invested, and because 
of this loss he sought to retrieve his fortunes 
in a new state. Financially blessed in again win- 
ning his upward way, our subject is now the 
owner of a highly productive farm of two hun- 
dred and eight acres of fine land, well improved 
with substantial and commodious buildings, and 
is a living illustration of the value of sturdy self- 
reliance, courage and enterprise. 

For many years our subject engaged extensively 
in stock-raising, but in 1880 sold out his farming 
interests and made his home in Mound City for 
tiie succeeding nine years. For five years Mr. 
Van Buskirk engaged in the hardware trade in 
Mound City, but in 1888 purchased his old farm 
and with joy again returned to the homestead. 
Mrs. Van Buskirk, a most estimable lady and faith- 
ful companion, passed away deeply mourned May 
2, 1892. Nine children had clustered about the 
family hearth. Louamy is the wife of Daniel 
Jones. Franklin was the second in order of birth. 
Mary E. died at the age of sixteen years. John, 
born December 2, 1848, accompanied th'e family 
to Kansas, learned the carpenter's trade and en- 
gaged in that occupation. In 1882, in connection 
with his father, he purchased the flour-mill at 
Mound City. He ran the mill three years, then 
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settled with his parents upon the old farm. A 
leading citizen and man of ability, he is widely 
known and higlily esteemed. In December, 1892, 
he was united in marriage with Miss Ellen Miller, 
and yet continues his residence upon the- old 
homestead. Tlie next child of our subject was 
Miranda, who, a bright and intelligent young girl, 
died at the age of eleven years. Benton is a 
herdsman. Horace died in carlj^ childhood. P're- 
raont is also a herdsman. 

Mr. Van Buskirk afiiliates with the Republicans, 
and is well posted in local and national affairs. 
He has throughout his entire career as a citizen 
liberally assisted in matters of public welfare, and 
is known as a loyal and upright man, true to 
every duty of life. F"or a half century he has 
been a consistent member of the Christian Church 
and liberal!}' assists in the extension of religious 
work and inlluence. 



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f^' NDREW J. HILL, a thoroughly practical 
^/ r general agriculturist and successful stock- 

/// IM' raiser, widely known as an energetic and 
^ enterprising citizen of Linn County, Kan., 
has from his birth been intimately associated with 
the changing scenes of a state whose history is 
full of spirited and stirring experiences. Mr. Hill, 
now cultivating a fine homestead located upon 
section 20, Centreville Townsliip, is a native of 
Kansas, and was born on liis present -home Sep- 
tember 15, 1859, being one of the early dwellers 
in this part of the state. His parents, John D. 
and Julia (Whipple) Hill, locating in Linn Coun- 
ty previous to tiie distractions of the Civil War, 
shared in the perils and troubles which beset the 
dwellers of Kansas, constantly threatened witli 
inv.asion by the border rulfians of Missouri. The 
father, John D., a native of New York, was born 
July' 18, 1823. The mother's birthplace Wfis 



Genoa, Cayuga County, N. Y., and the date of her 
birth February 26, 1822. The parents were mar- 
ried in Norwalk, Ohio, December 10, 1845, and 
began tiieir wedded life in Huron County, re- 
maining there for a period of about twelve years. 
Young and ambitious, and influenced by a de- 
sire to better themselves in life, they in 1857 
joined the tide of western emigration and journey- 
ed to Kansas, in the spring of the same year set- 
tling in Centreville Township, Linn County. 

The father for eight years engaged in the pur- 
suit of agriculture in his western home, Init upon 
the 10th of October, 1865, passed away, mourned 
by his family and the entire community of Cen- 
treville Township. He and his good wife had 
been blessed by the birth of two children, sons, 
Walter, who died in childhood, and Andrew J., 
our subject. The mother married-again, lier sec- 
ond husband being Allen McKee,'a native of New 
York. Mr. and Mrs. McKee were married Janu- 
ary 18, 1871, and continued to make Centreville 
Township their home. Mr. McKee died here No- 
vember 7, 1877. Mr. Hill has spent his entire 
life in his present locality, where he was reared, 
attended the district school, and growing up to 
years of maturity, dutifully assisted upon the home 
farm. From his earliest years accustomed to the 
round of agricultural pursuits, our subject, begin- 
ning life for himself as a farmer, has met with 
financial success. His one iiundred and twenty- 
six acre tract is under a highly productive state 
of cultivation, annually yielding an abundant 
crop. It is well improved with attractive and sub- 
stantial buildings and is one 'of the best pieces of 
farming property in the township and presents 
a scene of thrift and plenty. 

February 26, 1889, Andrew J. Hill and Miss 
Mary Smitheran were joined in the bonds of wed- 
lock. The accomplished wife of our subject, a 
social favorite, was born in Delaware Cminty, 
Iowa, August 9, 1863. Two children were born 
to our subject and his wife, Nellie M. and Walter. 
Mr. and Mrs. Hill are valued members of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church and are active in 
goo<l work, participating in the social and benev- 
olent enterprises of that religious denomina- 
tion. Our subject h^s held various offices in 



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the churcli, of which he is a generous suppor- 
ter. The parents of Mr. Hill were also from 
tiieir early youth devoted Christians and members 
of the Methodist Episcopal Ciiurch. Deeply in- 
terested in tiie advancement of the vital interests 
of the township and ever ready to give assistance 
in needed improvements, our subject is a public- 
spirited man and a true American citizen, pro- 
a:ressive and liberal in sentiment. 



ELI.JAH W. PEIRS(JL, a representative gen- 
eral agriculturist and successful stock-raiser 
of Williamsburgh Township, Franklin Coun- 
ty Kan., is one of the extensive landholders of 
the state, with wliose progressive interests he has 
been closely identified for more than a score of 
years. Our subject, born in Washington County, 
Pa., June 12, 1836, was the son of John and Cath- 
erine (Wesley) Peirsol, long time residents of the 
Quaker State, widely known and highly respected. 
Tlie father and motlier marrying and settling in 
Washington County, later removed to Union 
County, Ohio, where after years of busy useful- 
ness they entered into rest. Of tiie thirteen chil- 
dren who blessed tlie home eleven survived to 
reacii adult age, and were in tlie order of their 
birth Christiana, Silas, Elijah W., Evan, Mary, 
Margaret, Kale, George, John, Enoch and Jacob. 
Elijah W. was about two years of age when his 
parents made their home in Ohio, and in this latter 
state our subject received his education and train- 
ing in habits of industrious self-reliance. From 
his earliest boyhood assisting in the daily round 
of agricultural duties upon the old farm, he grew 
up a practical tiller of the soil, energetic and en- 
terprising, and was well fitted to make his own 
way in life. 

Remaining with his father until twenty-one 



years of age Mr. Peirsol then left home, and be- 
ginning life for himself journeyed to Madison 
County, Ind., and worked out as a farm laborer 
until he enlisted, in August, 1861, in Company F, 
Thirty-fourth Indiana Infantry, and courageously 
served sixteen months, then being discharged at 
Helena, Ark. Our subject returned home, and in 
the spring of 1864 went to Idaho, making the 
long journey overland with an ox-team and was 
four months on the road. He was engaged for 
the two succeeding years in mining and freight- 
ing and met with fair success in his various ven- 
tures. In the fall of 1866, Mr. Peirsol, jour- 
neying through Idaho and Montana, reached the 
Missouri River, and in company with a party of 
sixteen others boarded a fiat-boat, and making a 
safe voyage, were landed at Omaha, from which 
city our subject proceeded directly to his Ohio 
home. After making a visit to the scenes of his 
youth, Mr. Peirsol, in the spring of 1867, located 
in Ottawa County, Kan., and engaged in business 
for about two and a-half years, when he sold out 
and removed to Texas, and was occupied while in 
the Lone Star State in buying and shipping stock 
to Kansas. He purchased four hundred head of 
cattle, which he drove to Franklin County, and in 
the spring of 1871 purchased one hundred and 
sixty acres of land, desirably located upon section 
12, Williamsburgh Township, and financially pros- 
pered, has since added to that purchase until now 
he owns fourteen hundred acres of valuable land. 
Our subject has devoted himself with most ex- 
cellent results entirely to farming and stock-rais- 
ing since locating permanenly in Kansas. Bring- 
ing a portion of his land up to a high state of 
cultivation and improving his broad acres with 
commodious and substantial buildings, Mr. Peirsol 
is numbered among the leading general agricul- 
turists and prominent stockmen of the state. In 
Madisdn County, Ind., January 23, 1873, were 
united in marriage Elijah W. Peirsol and Melissa 
McClintock, who was born in Madison County, 
Ind.. November 11,1841. The parents of Mrs. Peir- 
sol, Alexander and Mary (Wise) McClintock, were 
married and passed their lives in Madison County, 
where they welcomed to their hearts and home 
seven children: Samuel, George (deceased), Mary 



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J., Gilbert (deceased), Melissa, Alexander, and 
John (deceased). 

Our subject and his estimable wife are the pa- 
rents of tiiree children: Alma Kate, Elijah E. 
and Melissa May. These bright and intelligent 
daughters and son, receiving the best educational 
advantages of their home vicinity, are favorites 
with a wide acquaintance, and are fitting them- 
selves to occupy with honor any position of trust 
to which they may be called in the future. While 
in no sense of the word a politician, Mr. Peirsol is 
well posted on local and national issues, and a 
true American citizen, takes an active interest in 
all matters pertaining to the public good. A man 
of sterling integrity, excellent judgment and na- 
tive ability, he has with energy won his upward 
way to assured success and now fully possesses 
the kindly regard of the community where he 
has passed twenty-two years, and which he has 
materially aided in its progress. 



J^l LEXANDER LEMON. Though a num- 
^^/ 1 '^®' "^^ years have passed since the subject 

/// 111 of this sketch closed his eyes upo^n the 
^/ scenes of time, he is still remembered 
with affection by his associates of days gone by. 
A successful agriculturist, be managed his estate 
in a skillful manner, so as to secure the very best 
results from every acre, and succeeded in bringing 
the place to a high state of cultivation, embellish- 
ing it with all the buildings necessary for the 
proper conduct of his work. He was quite well 
known by the people of Linn County and was 
especially prominent in Scott Township, where 
he resided on section 8. 

The father of our subject, William Lemon, 
resided for many years in Westmoreland County, 



Pa., where they finally departed this life. Alex- 
ander was born in that county August 12, 1834, 
and was one of a family of nine children. The 
biographer finds little of special interest or im- 
portance to record concerning his childhood and 
youthful years, which were uneventfullj' passed 
upon his father's farm.- In the common schools 
of the home neighboihood he laid the foundation 
of his education, which, however, has been gained 
largely in tlic school of experie'nce. 

In the fall of 1856 Mr. Lemon removed from 
the Keystone State to Iowa and resided in that 
state until June, 1857. Thence proceeding to 
Scott Township, Linn County, he secured a claim 
on section 8, and here made his liome until his 
death. A man of industrious, painstaking dispo- 
sition, lie succeeded in introducing improvements 
of a modern nature and built a large number of 
structures for the storage of grain and shelter of 
stock. At the time of his demise he was the owner 
of one hundred and seventy acres. On the 13th 
of December, 1887, at his home, his useful life was 
brought to an end. In his death the community 
lost an energetic citizen, the people a kind neigh- 
bor, his family a loving husband and father, and 
the Methodist Episcopal Church one of its most 
prominent members. 

In Indiana County, Pa., February 21, 1860, Mr. 
Lemon was united in marriage with Miss Mary E. 
Kelly, a native of that count>', born July 19,1838. 
Her parents, Robert and Rachel (Glasgow) Kellj', 
were of Irish and Scotch parentage respectively, 
and died in Indiana County, Pa. They had a 
family of nine childien, of whom Mrs. Lemon is 
the seventh. Their union has resu^leil in the birth 
of six children, the eldest and youngest of vvhom 
died in infancy. William E. died in childhood, 
and Elmer F. passed' away at the age of four 
months. The two survivors are James H.-and 
Nora E.,the latter being the wife of Samuel Traul. 

Since her husband's death Mrs. Lemon lias had 
entire charge of the estate, which she conducts in 
such a manner as to secure the most desirable re- 
sults. Possessing executive ability and wise judg- 
ment, which she brings to the details of her work, 
she has met with more than ordinary success, and 
the results enjoyed prove her high capabilities. 



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She is a devoted Christian, a faithful member of 
the Methodist Episcopal Church, and strives in ail 
her deeds to exemplify the religion which she pro- 
fesses. 



^?^IDKON BURGESS, an extensive and pros- 
III (— , perous general farmer pleasantly located 
^^41 upon section 17, Richmond Township, 
Franklin County, emigrating from Allen Countj, 
Ind., arrived in his present locality in June, 1880. 
Our subject is a native of New England, and was 
born in Litchfield County, Conn., September 1 1, 
1812. The Burgess famil}' originally came from 
England in the "Mayflower," landing on the shores 
of New England, where they founded the Amer- 
ican branch, from whom have descended honored 
citizens, courageous and upright, widely knovvn 
and highly respected. 

The great-grandfather of our subject, Heze- 
kiah Burgess, was born in Litchfield County, 
Conn., but later made his home in Washington 
County, where the paternal grandfather, Ebenezer 
Burgess, was born, reared and educated, attained 
to a self-reliant manhood and was married. The 
grandfather, spending his life within the borders 
of his native county, there reared his family of 
sons and daughters. Upon the old Burgess home- 
stead the father, Eben Burgess, was born, but 
later located in Litchfield County, Conn., where, 
with his wife and family, he resided for some 
time. 

The mother of our subject, Olive (Smedley ) Bur- 
gess, was a native of Litchfield Count}', Conn., and 
was the daughter of Ephraim Smedley, a man of 
sterling character, also born in Litchfield County, 
and the descendant of worthy English ancestors. 
The parents were married in Litchfield County, 
but after some years resolved to try their fort- 
unes in tiie broader west, and in .June, 1832, jour- 



neyed to Allen County, Ind., then literally a wil- 
derness. For sixteen years the p.arents shared 
the privations of pioneer life, then, August 31, 
1848, the wife and mother passed away. The fa- 
ther, surviving a score of years, lived to become 
an eye-witness of the wonderful development of 
the west, and, universally regretted, died April 
5, 1868. The three Qhildren who blessed their 
union were: Lucy, who became the wife of Elislia 
Green, and later died in Allen Count}', Ind., 
August 2, 1843; George, the eldest son; and 
Gideon, our subject. The latter passed the early 
years of his life on a farm in Litchfield County, 
and in 1832 accompanied his parents to the west, 
settling in Allen County, Ind. He made the trip 
to Albany, N. Y., by wagon, and then took the 
Erie Canal to Buffalo. From Buffalo, in the 
steamer "Anthony Wayne," he traveled via lake to 
Pennsylvania, and thence by wagon to Maumee, 
Ol'io, where he took a keel-boat pushed by men up 
the Maumee River to Ft. Wayne. At this time 
young, energetic and ambitious, Mr. Burgess en- 
tered with zeal into the pursuit of agriculture, 
tilling the fertile soil of Indiana. 

In Allen County, Ind., November 2.5, 1840, 
were united in marriage Gideon Burgess and Miss 
Louisa Smith, born in Bethlehem, Washington 
County, Conn., November 11, 1823. The father 
of Mrs. Burgess, John Smith, was a native of Wood- 
bury, Conn. The mother, Betsey (Scott) Smitii, 
was born in Bethlehem, that state. Mr. and Mrs. 
Smith were united in wedlock in Woodbury Coun- 
ty, and there spent the remainder of their lives. 
The father passed away in 1830, but the mother, 
surviving more than a half-century, was eighty- 
two years old when she entered into rest. Their 
six children were Elizabeth, John, Louisa, Nancy, 
Martiia and Isaac. Louisa emigrated with the 
Burgess family to Indiana in 1832, when only 
nine years of age. 

The union of our subject and his estimable 
wife has been brightened by the birth of seven 
sons and daughters. Althea is the wife of Nathan 
Risdon; Lucy was the wife of Robert Bell aud 
died in Allen County, January 15, 1877; George 
was the third child; Ezra died when about two 
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and Ebeii H. raai-ried Sarah Conklin. Wliea Mr. 
P>urgess located in Kansas, he settled on the farm 
wliere he now lives, and has continuously resided 
in Richmond Township, F"ranklin County. Own- 
ing a valuable farm of thirteen hundred and sixty 
acres, our subject has brought a portion of the land 
up to a high state of cultivation, and improved 
the homestead with first-class buildings, an attrac- 
tive and commodious residence and large and sub- 
stantial barns. 

Politically a Republican, Mr. Burgess held with 
honor official positions of trust in Indiana, and, a 
strong advocate of reform and progress, is intelli- 
gently posted in both local and national issues. 
Gideon Burgess is a true and self-reliant American 
citizen, and enjoys the esteem and confidence of 
the entire community. Recognized as a man of 
judgment and executive ability, he occupies a po- 
sition of useful influence. The Burgess farm, a 
scene of thrift and plent}', is the abode of hospi- 
tality, and is well known to the dwellers' of Frank- 
lin County. 



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eOL. JAMES F. HARRISON, the popular 
and enterprising County Surveyor, and old- 
time citizen of Mound City, Linn, County, 
Kan., born March 9, 1825, in Cincinnati, Ohio, 
was the son of William Henry Harrison, a native 
of Vincennes, Ind. His father, born September 
26, 1802, was the son of Gen. William Henry Har- 
rison, the paternal grandfather of our subject be- 
ing the hero of Tippecanoe, and later President 
of the United States. The father, educated in 
Transylvania University, in Kentucky, was admit- 
ted to the Bar in Ohio in 1823. The mother, Jane 
Findlay Irwin, was the daughter of Archibald 
Irwin, a prosperous farmer near Mercersburgh, Pa. 
Born in 1804, she passed away at forty-three 
years of age. May 11, 1847. The father died univer- 



sally mourned February 6, 1838. On the Harri- 
son side the family dates back to Thomas Harrison, 
a Major-General of the Parliamentaiy army, and 
once Colonel of tiie Old Ironsides Regiment of 
Cromwell. He was one of the judges who tried 
King Charles, and was the one who, by orders of 
Cromwell, dissolved the long Parliament and ar- 
rested the Speaker. ' He was hung, drawn and 
quartered. May 10, 1660. His son, Benjamin Har- 
rison, who emigrated to America on account of 
political differences with his father, located in the 
Old Dominion, and became Clerk of the Council 
of Virginia. He died in the year 1649, and left a 
son, Benjamin; the latter was born September 20, 
1645, in Southwork Parish, Surrey County, Va., 
.ind died in January, 1713. His son, Benjamin, 
born in Berkley, Va., and later Attorney-General 
and Treasurer of the state, was also Speaker of the 
House of Burgesses, and died April 10, 1710, aged 
thirty-seven years. 

Benjamin Harrison, also born in Berkley, and 
a son of the last-named and Sheriff of Charles 
City County, and in 1728 a member of the House 
of Burgesses died in 1774. His son, Benjamin, 
hkewiseof Berkley, was a member of the House of 
Burgesses, from 1750 to 1775, and was a member 
of the First Continental Congress and a signer of 
the Declaration of Independence. He was three 
times Governor of Virginia and carried the popu- 
lar vote of his state, llis third son, William 
Henry Harrison, born in Berkle3% February 9, 
1773, afterward became the famous General and 
later President of the United States. He served 
as Aide de Camp under Anthony Wayne and was 
Secretary of the Northwest Territory. He was a 
delegate to Congress from that territory, and, a 
brave soldier, fough-t at the battle of Tippecanoe 
November 7, 1811. He was also engaged at Ft. 
Meigs, and participated in the battle of the Tliames 
October 5, 1812. He was United States Senator 
from Ohio, and was Minister to Colombia. Presi- 
dent of the United States, he expired while in of- 
fice, April 4, 1841. His second son, William 
Henry Harrison, became the fallier of our subject. 
Upon the maternal side, the family dates back to 
Archibald Irwin, who settled in Pennsylvania be- 
fore the Revolutionarv War. He was a cadet of 



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the House of Irwin, of Bonshaw, Scotland. His 
son Archibald married Mary McDowell, and their 
son Archibald married Mary Ramsay, whose fa- 
ther was a younger member of the Dalhousie fam- 
ily of Scotland. Their daughter was Jane Find- 
lay Irwin, the mother of Col. James F. Mainson. 

The parents after their marriage settled in 
Cincinnati, Ohio, where the father practiced law, 
and later died in his father's house at North Bend. 
The father and mother were blessed with two 
children, James I*", and William Henry. The lat- 
ter, born May 5, 1828, died in Mexico, in April, 
1849. 

Our subject, who was educated in Cincinnati 
College, entered West Point Military Academy in 
1841 and graduated in 1845. Gen. Fitz John 
Porter was in the same class. Colonel Harrison 
later resigned from the academy, but when the 
war broke out with Mexico, volunteered in the 
First Ohio Infantry. He was Adjutant of the 
same when only twenty-one j'ears of age, and 
served with distinction under Col. Alexander M. 
Mitchell. Our subject remained with his regiment 
actively engaged all through the war; he was under 
the command of General Taylor until discharged 
in June, 1847, and participated in numerous hot 
skirmishes with the Mexican Cavalry. Our sub- 
ject became an inmate of the White House at Wash- 
ington, I). C, during the incumbency of President 
W. H. Harrison, and was at his bedside when that 
veteran soldier and statesman entered into rest, 
mourned by all loyal citizens as a national loss. 
This was i)rior to his going to West Point. After 
his return from the Mexican War, Colonel Harri- 
son entered into the study of law, and later ad- 
mitted to the Bar of Indiana, practiced there for 
a few years. He resided in Dayton, Ohio, from 1854 
until 1864, and enlisted in the three months' ser- 
vice in the Civil War, being Colonel of the Eleventh 
Ohio Infantry. During the Chickamauga Cam- 
paign, he was Aide de Cainp and Chief of Staff to 
Gen. W. II. Lytle, and was covered by the life 
blood of the General when he was killed Septem- 
Ijer 20, 1863. The friendship between our subject 
and the General was very strong; their fathers 
also had been friends, tried and true, as has like- 
wise been their grandfathers. For a short time 



Colonel Harrison served on the staff of Gen. P. H. 
Sheridan, but after the sad demise of General Ly- 
tle, resigned from the arm3% 

During the last call of President Lincoln, our 
subject re-enlisted as a private in the First Ohio 
Cavalry, and was transferred as Lieutenant to the 
One Hundred and Eighty-fifth Ohio Infantry. 
Later as Captain of the One Hundred and Eighty- 
seventh Ohio he went to Georgia and remained 
until the close of the war. During the Squirrel 
Hunter Campaign in Ohio, our subject was the re- 
cipient of the following order, September 12, 1862: 

"Colonel Harrison, First Regiment State Militia, 
has been placed in charge of the defense of the 
Ohio River west of Cincinnati to the Indiana 
line. He will be obeyed and respected accord- 
ingly. By order of Maj.-Gen. Lew Wallace, and 
Maj, M. McDowell, A. D. C. 

Our subject served through the campaign and 
was discharged by order of David Tod, Governor 
of Ohio. Colonel Harrison raised a company in 
Dayton, Ohio, in a half-hour and was placed in 
command of a regiment. The same day he was 
given charge of a Irigade, being then engaged two. 
weeks in the service of the Government. In 1866, 
our subject settled in Linn County, where for 
many j'ears he has been County Surveyor and one 
of the most popular men of his localit}'. 

In the year 1848 were united in marriage 
James F. Harrison and Miss Caroline M. Alston, 
of South Carolina. This estimable lady died in 
the spring of 186?, and the three children of 
the union are now deceased. Our subject marry- 
ing again, wedded in December, 1864, Miss Alice 
Kennedy, a native of Mississippi, and a daughter 
of John Kennedy, formerly of Belfast, Ireland, 
but originally a Scotch farmer, removing to Belfast 
in mature life. Unto this second marriage were 
born six children, five of whom are now living, 
John Scctt, William Henry, Mary Randolph, James 
Findlay, Jr., and Archie Irwin. Colonel Harrison 
is a meml)er of the Episcopal Church and is fore- 
most in the good work and benevolent enterprises 
of that denomination. Fraternally associated with 
Jewell Post No. 3, G. A. R., of Pleasanton, he 
is likewise a member of the Veterans' Associa- 
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was a Douglas Democrat and had been a slave- 
holder, but the first gun fired at Sumter changed 
him and killed his Democracy for all lime to 
come. The relationsiiip between Colonel Harrison 
and ex-President Benjamin Harrison is that of 
cousins, tiiere being relationsiiip on both the fa- 
ther's and mother's side. The descendant of hon- 
ored ancestry, and himself personally faithful to 
all his obligations as a man and citizen, our sub- 
ject has won a higii place in the regard of a wide 
acquaintance, and throughout Linn County is es- 
teemed as a man of fine attainments, superior abil- 
ity and sterling integrity of character. 



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1^^ YAN G. MENDENHALL, M. D., a successful 
IWr general medical practitioner of La Cygne, 
(ii'Al Linn County, Kan., settled in his present, 
^^ locality in 1873, and has for a score of 
years been actively engaged in the responsible 
duties of his profession within the town and sur- 
rounding country. Doctor Mendenhall, financially' 
prospered, possesses large landed interests, owning 
fifteen hundred higldy cultivated acres in Kansas, 
one whole section of which he uses as a magnifi- 
cent stock farm, where are bred high grades of 
horses and cattle. He also possesses valuable real 
estate in Kansas City, Mo., and is known as one 
of the most energetic and enterprising business 
men of his locality. Our subject, a native of 
Hamilton County, Ind., was born December 5, 
1811, and was the son of James" and Rebecca 
(Campliell) Mendenhall. The American Mcnden- 
lialls are all descendants of three brothers who, 
emigrating from England to America, settled in 
North Carolina during Colonial days. Tlie ances- 
tors of the motlier were the well known and hon- 
ored Campbells of Scotland. The father of Doctor 
Mendenhall w.as born in Oliio, Init tiie mother was 
a native of the state of Soutli Carolina. The par- 



ents were wedded in Ohio and subsequently made 
their home in Indiana. Remaining in the latter 
state until 1858, they then removed to Vermilion 
County, III., and settled on a farm near Danville, 
where they spent the remainder of their lives. 

The father, after a long career of busy useful- 
ness, passed away in 1673, aged sixty-four yeais. 
The mother survived nintil 1890, and was seventy- 
eight years old at the time of her death. Eight 
children, of whom our subject was the fifth in 
order of birth, had clustered about the fireside of 
the parents. Sarah became tlie wife of John 
Reeves and died in Hamilton County, Ind. Pris- 
cilla married M. Patton and resides in Vermilion 
County, 111. Ira C. is a leading minister of the 
United Brethren Church. Lydia married John 
Newlan and died in Parke County, Ind. Ryan 
G. is our subject. - Almeda was the wife of Samuel 
Thompson and passed aw-ay in La Cygne. Rhoda 
is married and resides in Veriniliou County, III. 
Jennie is the wife of Wesley Elliott, also of that 
county. The early life of our subject was spent 
upon the farm of his father, but he acquired a lit- 
erary education, completing his higher studies in 
Bloomingdale (Ind.) Academy. Later, at Ridge 
Farm, 111., Doctor Mendenhall entered upon the 
study of medicine, witli Doctor Boswell Ward 
as preceptoi-, and subsequently attended the Ilni- 
versitj' of Michigan, from which he was grad- 
uated in 1867. Not long after our subject liegan 
the practice of medicine in Waterman, Parke 
Count}', Ind., and in October, 1870, entered Belle- 
vuc Hospital, from which he was graduated in 1871. 
Doctor Mendenhall immediately afterward settled 
in Kansas City, but two years later removed to his 
present locality, wliere he has been eminently suc- 
cessful as a phj'sician and business man. 

In 1873 were united in marriage Ryan G. Men- 
denhall and Miss Eliza A. Frazier, daughter of 
Mr. and Mrs. Abner Frazier. The estimable and- 
accomplished wife of our subject was bora in Ver- 
milion County, 111., and there attained to woman- 
hood. One daughter has blessed the union, Jessie 
F. Politically, a Republican and a firm supporter 
of the party. Doctor Mendenhall is much too busy a 
man to give his time to duties outside of his pro- 
fessional and private business cares. He was for 



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a time a member of the School Board of La Cygne, 
but when the new La Cygne schoolhouse was built 
and he was elected Commissioner, he refused to 
qualify. Fraternally, he is a member of Russell 
Lodge No. 154, A. F. & A. M., of Georgetown, 
111.; he is likewise associated with Paola Chapter 
No. 20, R. A. M., at Paola. He also belongs to St. 
Elmo Commandery No. 22, K. T. and Abdallah 
Temple of the Mystic Shrine, of Leavenworth. 

The paternal and maternal ancestors of Doctor 
IMendenhall were Quakers, and were widely known 
for their sterling integrity and iipright character. 
Our subject, although not connected with any de- 
nomination, is a liberal giver in behalf of good 
works. Beginning his career as a poor boy, and 
with energetic industry and enterprise working his 
way through college. Doctor Mendenhall has well 
earned the prosperity wliich has crowned his earnest 
efforts, and he may congratulate himself that self- 
made and self-reliantly winning his way upward, 
he has attained to a high position of social intlu- 
ence and professional work. Respected as a man, 
citizen and physician, he enjo^'s the confidence 
of all who know him, and counts his friends bj' tlie 
score. He is local surgeon of the Kansas City, 
Ft. Scott it: Memphis Railroad, wliich position he 
has held for tlie past twenty years 



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RA STEINBERGER, M. D., is a leading physi- 
cian and druggist of Erie, who enjoys a large 
practice and a lucrative trade. The record of 
his life is as follows: He was born in Champaign 
County, Oiiio, four miles west of Urbana, on the 
21st of March, 1842, and is descended from good 
old Revolutionary stock, his great-grandfather 
being a hero in the War for Independence. 

The Doctor's father, Steplicn Steinberger, was a 
native of Virginia, and on emigrating westward 
with his parents, became one of tlie first settlers of 
Champaign County, Ohio. He there married 



Lucinda Smith, a native of that county, and in 
1842 removed with his family to Peru, Ind., where 
he engaged in the millwright business for about 
five years. He then removed to Somerset, Wa- 
bash County, Lid., and there engaged in the same 
business until 1868, which year witnessed his ar- 
rival in Neosho County, Kan. From the Govern- 
ment he entered eighty acres of land on section 3, 
Erie Township, where he developed and improved 
a farm, upon which he made his home until his 
deatli in 1883. In politics lie was a supporter of 
tlie Democratic party. The family numbered five 
children, but only two are now living, Ira, and II. 
J., who is a i)h3sician of Coflfeyville, Ind. 

Dr. I. Sleinbei-ger, of tliis sketch, was reared prin 
cipally in Wabash County, Ind., and in its pulilio 
schools acquired his literary education. Ho then 
engaged in teaching for one term, after wliicli he 
read medicine with Doctor Wagner, and in 1862 
took a course of lectures in the Eclectic Medical 
Institute of Cincinnati. He had further instruc- 
tion along that line in the American Medical 
School of St. Louis, from which he graduated in 
1880. In June, 1863, the Doctor enlisted for the 
late war, as a member of Company K, One Hun- 
dred and Eighteenth Indiana Infantry, and wlien 
the regiment w.as organized he was elected a First 
Lieutenant. In June, 1865, he was honorably 
discharged after two years of faithful service. 
He had participated in the siege of Knoxville and 
the campaign in East Tennessee. 

After his return from the war. Doctor Stein- 
berger engaged in the drug business in Indiana 
until 1869, when he came to Erie, Kan. Here he 
began the practice of the medical profession, and 
in 1870 he opened his drug store. In 1872, he 
was burned out, but with characteristic energy he 
began business again, and has retrieved his lost 
possessions. He enjoys a 1 irge practice as a phy- 
sician and is doing a good drug business. 

In 1865, in Somerset, Ind., Doctor Steinberger 
married Miss Isabella, a daughter of John AVher- 
ritt, a native of Kentuck3'. Two children grace 
their union, Winnie and Earl, the latter of whom 
is attending tlie State University. 

In politics, tlie Doctor alfiliates with the Dem- 
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from 1885 to 1889. He has been a member of the 
City Council, was City Treasurer, and served as a 
member of tlie Board of Education. Socially, he 
is connected with the Masonic fraternity and the 
Grand Army of the Republic. Since 1860, he has 
been a faithful and consistent member of the 
Christian Church, in wliich he is now serving as 
Deacon. In connection with his other interests, 
Doctor Steinberger owns two hundred .acres of 
good land, and carries on general farming. He is a 
man of sterling woith, who gives his heart}' sup- 
port and co-operation to ever}' enterprise calculated 
to prove of public benefit. 

During the World's Columbian Exposition at 
Chicago, a prize of $5,000 in gold was offered by 
the Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company, of St. Louis, 
to the person who would estimate most closely the 
.ictual attendance at the Fair. The attendance was 
twenty-one million four hundred and eighty thou- 
sand, one hundred and forty-one. Doctor Stein- 
berger guessed twenty-one million, four hundred 
and eighty thousand, one hundred and twenty- 
one, being a difference of only twent3\ He received 
tlie §5,000, together with the congratulations of a 
host of warm personal friends, who regard him as 
an exceedingly fortunate man. 



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WpS|^ EV. PETER W. SHICK, an able and tal- 
llWr' ented minister of the Church of Christ, 
-4i \\\ and an influential citizen of Mound Val- 
\^ ley, was born in Clinton Count}', Ohio, 
April 4, 1827. He was one of eleven children 
comprising the family of Peter and Elizabeth 
(Woodruff) Shick, both of whom died when he 
was but eigiit years old. Grandfather Lewis Shick 
(or as the name was then spelled, Schick) was 
born in Germany, and emigrating to America, lo- 
cated in Kentucky in the days of Daniel Boone 
and other famous pioneers. He erected the first 



cabin on the present site of Germantown and ac- 
quired considerable fame throughout the state as 
an unerring shot and bold frontiersman. Peter 
Shick, Sr., was a minister in the Baptist Church 
for some time, but later identified himself with 
Alexander Campbell and continued in the minis- 
try of the Church of-Ciirist until his death. 

Our subject resided with an uncle in his youth 
and received a common-school education. After 
growing to manhood he engaged in the profession 
of a school teacher for ten years, and mean- 
while, by a subtle influence of which he himself 
was at the time unconscious, he became to an 
ever-increasing extent identified with the ministry 
of the Church of Christ, until he was numbered 
among the leaders of that denomination. He be- 
gan his ministerial career at Bloomfield, Davis 
County, Iowa, where he located in 1850. During 
the following year he married Miss Maggie, 
daughter of Nicholas, and grand-daughter of 
Emanuel Srofe, a commissioned officer in the Rev- 
olutionary War and a particijiaiit in the battle of 
Lundy's Lane. 

In 1862 Mr. Shick accepted the pastorate of the 
church at Mackinaw, Tazewell Coimty, 111., where 
he remained for five years. During the ensuing 
five years he was pastor of the church at Hamers- 
ville, Ohio, whence he came to Labette County, 
Kan., in the fall of 1872, and this county hassince 
been his home. Locating on the prairie south of 
Parsons, he improved one hundred and sixty acres 
and there remained until 1878, when he removed 
to Parsons. Three 5'ears afterward he came to 
Mound Valley, where he^has a beautiful home and 
superintends his farm of one hundred and sixty 
acres lying near the citj-. 

In Greek and Latin Mr. Shick is well versed. 
He is also thoroughly familiar with the Scriptures, 
and is an able debater upon religious subjects, 
having held fifty-four discussions, in which he has 
proved the possession of splendid reasoning pow- 
ers and broad knowledge. He and his wife have 
reared four children, namely: Kate, wife of Isaac 
EUedge; Laura, who married Frank Harper, of 
Wichita County, Kan.; Alva, of Mound Valley,' 
and Frank, who is connected with the Atchison, 
Topcka & Santa Fe Railway Company at Wells- 



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ville. Politically, Ml"- Shick is a liberal Democrat. 
Under the administration of President Cleveland 
lie served as Postmaster at Mound Valley, and also 
olliciiited in that position during President l?u- 
I'lianan'h adniiuistrntion. 



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^f LEXANDEU LOWK, a pr. 
@/-Jl i agriculturist and public- 



oils general 
ited citizen 

III ffi cultivating a fine farm desirably located 
'Ml upon section 29, Osage Townsliii), Miami 
County, Kail., is llie son of one the early settlers 
of the state, and was but a little lad of about 
eight years of age when he accompanied his par- 
ents to his present locality. Our subject is a na- 
tive of Illinois, and was born in Madison County, 
June 21, 1857. Ilis fatlier, Peter Lowe, a native 
of Baden Baden, Germany, was born in 1830, and 
was reared and educated in his birtiipl.ace and 
industriously assisted his parents in their labor of 
life. Inured to habits of frugal industry, he was a 
self-reliant youth, well fitted to make his way in 
life. When seventeen years of age, stimulated by 
the example of others and by the success of many 
who had gone before, Peter Lowe resolved to make 
his home in far off America. Embarking full of 
hope .and courage he soon left the shores of the 
Fatherland in the distance, and after a safe voy- 
age landed in Baltimore, Md., and remaining for 
four years in tlie latter city, worked at the trade of 
wagon-making, lie next journeyed to St. Louis 
and continued there for a short time engaged in 
wagon manufacturing, but later located in Madi- 
son County, 111., his abiding place for many years. 
Receiving re.ady employment as a w.agon-maker he 
eng.aged in his trade for some time, but finally re- 
moved onto a farm and devoted liiiuself to the 
pursuits of agriculture. 

While residing in IMadison County, 111., Peter 
Lowe was wedded to Miss Naomi West, a most es- 



timable lady and a native of Madison County. 
Some time .afterward, in the fall of KSCH, the 
father and mother ivuKived to K:uis;is, and sctUcd 
in Valley Township, Miami C\)uiity, in the sjiring 
of 18C6. For the first few years the father worked 
at his trade, and then devoted himself entirely to 
agricultural pursuits with most prosperous results, 
at the time of his death owjiing about five hun- 
dred acres of finely improved land, lie likewise 
handled stock extensively, and was numbered 
among the inlluential and substantial farmers of 
the county. From the (iist lie idoiitilii'd him- 
self with the interests of the county, and took a 
iiigh pl.ace in the local councils of the Democratic 
liart}-. He served efficiently as Justice of the 
Peace and was a candidate at one time for County 
Treasurer of Miami County, but w.as defeated by 
a small majority. A man of enterprise and ster- 
ling integrity of character, he was mourned as a 
public loss when on December C, 1889, he entered 
into rest. Tlie eight children who gathered in the 
home of the parents were: Elizabeth, who died in 
Miami Township, February 7, 1892, and was ihe 
wife of J. W. Tallman; Alexander; Jacob; Perry; 
Ada, wife of George Dettmering; Lorenzo; 
Laniece, wife of Henry Rossman; and Theodore. 

Our subject was educated mainlj'' in Valle3' 
Township, Miami County, attending the district 
schools. He .assisted in the work of the farm, 
and being the eldest son, early began the toil of 
life. Thoroughly trained to the practical knowl- 
edge of tilling the soil and stock-raising, Mr. 
Lowe arrived at mature age, and upon the Kith 
of September, 1880, in Paola, Kan., was united 
in marriage with Miss Maggie Dyer. She was 
born in De Witt County, 111., on tlic 16th of De- 
cember, 1860, and was the daughter of George and 
Ruth E. Dyer, who removed with their famil^y to 
Miami County in 1866. Here tlie estimable wife 
of our subject received her education and grew up 
to an attractive and intelligent womanhood. 

Mr. and Mrs. Lowe has been blessed by the 
birth of six children, of whom their eldest, 
Otto, died when one and a-half years old. The 
five surviving are: Orrin C, Etliel R., Leroy R., 
Lizzie Z. and Lela J., all bright and promising 
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woithily fit tliemselves for a useful future. Mr. 
Lowe settled on his present farm in Osage Town- 
ship in 1892, and has brought his one hundred and 
sixty acres up to a highly profitable state of culti- 
vation. He takes an active interest in local af- 
fairs and is ever ready to assist in all matters of 
mutual welfare, and, associated with the progress- 
ive enterprises of Miami County, commands the 
high regard of a wide acquaintance and |)0ssesses 
a host of old-time friends. 



"Sj GUN M. FLOOK, a prosi)i 



il agr 



J I culturist and successful stock-raiser, from 
I his earliest youth intimately associated with 
' tlie history and upward growth of Kansas, 
lias long been a resident of his fine homestead, 
pleasantly located on section 36, township 19, 
range 21, Liberty Township, Linn County. Ar- 
riving within the borders of tlie state wlien only a 
little lad seven years of age, l\Ir. Flook has been 
an eye-witness of the struggles and vicissitudes of 
Kansas, and comparatively yet a young man, has 
for many years shared in tlic successes which have 
later blessed the dwellers in tiiis part of our 
great country. Our subject is a native of Indiana 
and was born in Wabash County, February 8, 
1852. His fatiier, William Flook, was the son of 
old and well known residents of Ohio, and was 
born in the Buckeye State, in adult age making 
his home in Indiana. The mo.tiier, Catlierine 
(Ecklebarger) Flook, was descended from a Penn- 
sylvania family, and is a native of the Quaker 
State. Brought togetiier by changes of residence, 
tiie parents were united in marriage in Indiana, 
and settled down to housekeeping in Wabash 
County, where the father tilled a farm. In 1859 
the father and mother emigrated from Wabash 
County to the state of Kansas, making the journey 
■ with teams. Arriving at their destination, Will- 



iam Flook purchased a claim in the eastern part of 
Liberty Township and with energy entered into 
tlie improvement of his homestead. 

Prospering, the father in time became possessed 
of a section of land and extensively engaged in 
stock-raising. He died September 30, 1890, aged 
sixty-eight years. The mother yet survives. Of 
the family of seven children v/ho gathered about 
the fireside of the old home six are now living. 
Jesse resides upon part of the old homestead; 
John M. was the second in order of birth; Thomas 
is a citizen of Harvey County, Oregon; George is 
a prominent agriculturist of McPherson, Kan.; 
Frank lives on the old farm; William also remains 
upon the homestead. Trained to agricultural 
duties from his earliest youth, our subject grew up 
to adult age a thoroughly practical farmer, well 
versed in the tilfing of tiie soil and the haivdling 
of live-stock, horses, cattle and hogs. He received a 
good common education in the district schools of 
his neighborhood, and self-reliantly assisting u|)on 
the old farm, remained with his parents until iiis 
marriage. 

On the 12tli of November, 1874, were united 
in the bonds of wedlock John M. Flook and Miss 
Abbie Woodford, daugiiter of Marcus and Almira 
(Blaine) Woodford. The estimable wife of our 
subject is a native of Ohio, and was born in Ful- 
ton County, April 11, 1859. Mr. and Mrs. Wood- 
ford were both born near Utica, N. Y. They re- 
moved to Ohio, and in 1865 made their home in 
Kansas City, Mo., from which place they emigrated 
to Linn County, Kan., in 1869. They resided for 
sometime in S( dtl 'I'dwr.-hiii, Imt in 1885 located 
in Miami Coinily. Their lud children are both 
married. America is the wife of J. N. Lemen, of 
Scott Township; Abbie is the wife of our subject. 

Mr. and Mrs. Flook remained in Scott Township 
for a number of years subsequent to their mar- 
riage, and our subject there cultivated ninety 
acres of land wliich lie owned. In 1882 he pur- 
chased his present farm of two hundied acres, then 
almost entirely unimproved. The acreage has 
since been brought up to a high state of cultiva- 
tion, and a handsome residence and other excellent' 
buildings have been constructed. While every year 
reaping an abundant harvest, yielded by the fer- 



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tile soil, Mr. Flook mainly devotes his time to 
stock-raising-, feeding and shipping. The comfor- 
table and commodious home has been blessed by 
the liirth of three children: Harry, born September 
1, 1875; Warren, March 26, 1879; and Fred, Octo- 
ber 11, 1881. The three sons, worthily lilting 
themselves for any position in life to which they 
may be called, arc enjoying the advantage of 
thorough instruction and receiving the benefit of 
a good education. Politically our subject is now 
a Poi)ulist, but in former years he was a strong 
Doinocrat. lie is a man of the times, progressive 
in tlionght and action, and commands the esteem 
of nianv friends. 



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H/rON A. ftUTClIELL possesses those 
qualities of industry and energy so char- 
acteristic of the native Ohioan, and is 
one of the progressive and substantial 
farmers residing in Walker Township, Ander- 
son County. He was born in Lake County, 
Oliio, on the li>th of December, 1829, but his 
parents, William and Naomi (.lanes) Mitchell, 
were natives of the Green Mountain State. Soon 
after their marriage, which occurred in their na- 
tive stale, this worthy couple removed to Ohio, 
and were among the pioneers of Lake County. 
There they resided the remainder of tlieir da3S, 
wilii tiie exception of one year spent in Wiscon- 
sin. The father was seventy-eight years of age at 
tiie time of his death. 

In the parental family were eleven children, 
all of whom grew to mature years. Zipporah 
married Asa Jenkins, and resides in Ohio; Obed 
died in Michigan; AVilliam died in Henry Coun- 
ty, Mo.; Lucretia married William Ford, and 
resides near Great Bend, Kan.; .Miner died in 
Henry County, Mo.; Milton is our subject; Jo- 



seph died in Sheboygan County, Wis.; Oliver 
was killed by a falling tree in Arkansas; Mary 
married Samuel Lesey, and resides in Sheboygan 
County, Wis.; (ieorgo died in Chicago, 111.; and 
Henry died in Wiseonsin, while serving in the 
Civil War. The paternal grandfather of tliese 
children, Joseph Mitchell, was a Methodisl minis- 
ter and a prominent man. 

When large enough, our siiliji'ct w;is iniliated 
into the duties of farm life, and remained in his 
native state until 1849, when he emigrated to 
Wisconsin. After residing there for a short time, 
he returned to the Buckeye Slate, and in 18,')2 went 
to California via the Isthmus, and remained on 
the Pacific Coast until 1858, engaged in niining 
and lumbering. Returning home by the same 
route, in the spring of 1858 lie came to Kansas 
and purchased the one hundred and sixty acres of 
land on wliieli he now resides. In llie year 1859 
he went to Colorado and there remained until 
18(>l,when he returned to his native state. In 
September of that year he enlisted in Comjiany 
G, First Ohio Light Artillery, as a private. This 
regiment was assigned to the Army of the Cum- 
berland. Soon after entering the service, Mr. 
Mitchell became a non-commissioned oflicer, and 
in 1861 was commissioned Second Lieutenant, 
with which rank he was mustered out of service 
three years after entering. 

Mr. Mitchell was in the battles of Stone River, 
Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Nashville, Franklin, 
and numerous skirmishes. At the battle of Frank- 
lin he received a gunshot wound in the right 
shoulder, which disabled him for two months, but 
he remained with his company nearly all the 
time. Returning to Kansas after the war, he set- 
tled on the land he had previously purchased, and 
is now the owner of one hundred and seventy- 
five acres, lie has a good residence, substantial 
outbuildings, and all his farming operations are 
conducted in a manner rellecting credit upon his 
management. He selected his companion in life 
in the person of Miss Nancy Cook, a native of 
Nashua, N. XL, and their marriage w.as solemnized in 
the year 1865. Her father was James Cook. To 
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell have been born three chil- 
dren: Fmily, wife of Walter Latimer (see sketch); 



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Kate, clerk in the Bank of Garnctt; and William, 
a locomotive fireman. Formerly a Republican in 
politics, he is now a Populist. He was Township 
Trustee for some time and has held other local po- 
sitions. Socially, he is a member of the Grand 
Army of the Reiiulilic. 



jr_^ ON. CHARLES E. HARBAUGH is the ge- 
iTjll nial and well known editor and proprietor 
/^^^ of the Republican Record of Erie, and with 
(^ pleasure we present to our readers this 
record of his life. He was born in Maxwell, Perry 
County, Oliio, July 31, 18C3, and is a son of Maj. 
Henry L. Harbaugli, who was also a native of 
Perry County. In tlie Buckeye State the father 
was reared, and as a me.ans of livelihood followed 
merchandising. During the late war he enlisted 
as a member of the Seventeenth Ohio Infantry, and 
became a Lieutenant. Subsequently, he became 
Captain of a company of the Sixty-second Ohio 
Regiment. At the Battle of Winchester he was 
wounded, and on account of disability returned" 
home, but later he joined the One Hundred and 
Sixty-sixth Regiment of Ohio Volunteers and be- 
came its Major. 

After the war was over, Major Ilaibaugh re- 
turned to Ohio, and engaged in merchandising in 
Gore until 1868, when on the 13th of Octo\)er he 
arrived in Kansas. On tlie 7tii of April following 
he came to Neosho County, locating on section 
1 1, Centreville Township, where he made his home 
until October, 1886. Since that time he has lived 
a retired life in Erie, but he still owns his valuable 
farm of two hundred acres, where he carried on 
agricultural pursuits and stock-raising. In poli- 
tics, he is a supporter of Republican principles. 
He married Rebecca J. Ferguson, and unto them 
were born three sons and four daughters, all of 
whom are still living. 

Charles E. Harbaugh, the eldest of the family, 
w*8 a lad of five sumpjer? wheji he came with his 



parents to this countj'. Here he was reared to 
manhood, and after completing his literary educa- 
tion he was graduated from the law department 
of the State University, in the Class of '88. He 
then engaged in legal practice in Kansas City un- 
til the 1st of January, 1890, when he assumed 
control of the Republican Record, which he has 
since edited. 

On the 23d of November, 1892, Mr. Har- 
baugh was married to Miss Belle La Bar, daughter 
of John W. La Bar, a stock-raiser of Neosho 
County. Our subject is a stalwart Republican, 
and in 1892 served as a delegate to the State 
Convention. He is a member of the Executive 
Committee of the Kansas Republican League. His 
wife is a member of the Ladies' Aid Society of the 
Sons of Veterans, and in August, 1893, was hon- 
ored with an election as National Vice-President 
of that order. He belongs to the Masonic frater- 
nity, the Odd Fellows, and is past Chancellor of 
the Knights of Pythias. He also belongs to the 
Uniformed Rank of tiic Knights of Pythias and tlie 
Order of Select Friends. Mr. Harbaugh was unani- 
mously elected to the office of Maj-or of the 
city in 1892. The Republican Record which he 
publishes is a bright newsy sheet, ably conducted, 
and he has brought it up to a high standard of ex- 
cellence. 

In the discharge of his public duties, Mr. Har- 
baugh has ever been jirompt and faithful. He is 
a young man of more than average ability, pos- 
sesses many excellencies of character and is a 
popular gentleman, who wins friends wherever he 
goes. 



JL. AVAKl). In July, 1883, the McCune 
City Bank was establislied with a capital of 
§15,000, and from that date until the pres- 
_ ent (1894) the institution has been wholly 
under the control of Mr. Ward, whose energetic 
efforts have placed it upon a solid financial basis, 



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He was boiu in Oneida County, N. Y., February 
4, 1833, and is a sou of Stephen R. and Adelia 
(Owen) Ward, the former of whom was a native 
of New Yorii City, and the latter of Orange 
County, N. Y. The grandparents were Josiah L. 
and Phicbe (Davis) Ward, of New York, the 
former having a been soldier in the AVar of 1812. 
The maternal grandfather was John Owen. 

In 1814 the Ward family removed to Ohio and 
settled in Licking County. Stephen R. enlisted 
in the Black Hawk War and served as First Lieu- 
tenant. In 1865, with his wife, he moved to Kan- 
sas City, Mo., and there they remained until death. 
They had a family of eight children, of whom six 
are now living. Four sons served in the Civil 
AVar. J. L. was reared in P'ranklin County, Ohio, 
and was educated in the academic department of 
Central College. Leaving home at the age of 
fourteen he commenced to work on a farm by the 
month. When sixteen he began to learn the trade 
of a carpenter, which he followed until the fall of 
1857. He then removed to Ilinois, and settling 
in Kankakee County, engaged in general farmnig. 

March 11, 1858, Mr. Ward married Miss Eliza- 
beth Pool, a daughter of Joseph and Elizabetii 
Pool, natives of New Jersey, and for many years 
residents of Delaware County, Ohio. In religious 
belief they were members of the New Light 
Church. In their family were ten children, live 
of whom are now living. The father died in 
1849, and the mother, coming to this county in 
187G, died here in 1881. Mrs. Ward was born in 
Delaware County, Ohio, June 16, 1837, and was 
there reared to womanhood. Three children were 
born to their marriage, namely: Lewis V., who 
died at the age of two and one-half years; Emma 
Victoria, who passed awa}' at the age of seven; 
and Ida Elnora, whose death occurred at the age 
of seventeen. 

In February, 1866, Mr. Ward caine to this 
county and settled on one hundred and sixty 
acres of unimproved land in Osage Township, to 
which he afterward added until he is now the 
owner of six hundred and forty acres. In Decem- 
ber, 1881, he removed to McCune and embarked 
in the mercantile and grain business, in which 
he engaged until March, 1883, Then disposing 



of the business he spent the ensuing three or four 
months in travel through the west and espeeiall}' 
in the Rocky Mountains. In July, 1883, he 
opened the bank, which he has since conducted 
with success. 

Mr. and Mrs. AVard are members of the Meth- 
odist Episcopal Church and are active in Sunday- 
school work, he having been a teacher and she 
serving for three years as Superintendent. So- 
cially, he is identified with Temple Lodge No. 237, 
of McCune, and has been its Master. Ho is also 
identified with the Royal Arch Chapter No. 39, of 
Parsons. Couer De Leon Commandery No. 17 at 
Parsons, and Abdallah Shrine, of Leavenworth. 
He and his wife are connected with the Order of 
the Eastern Star. In politics he is a Republican 
and has frequently been a delegate to its conven- 
tions. 



|l[ ENRY CARBON, a prominent agriculturist, 

i[]|! located on section 4, Paris Township, Linn 
i£)^' Countv, Kan., has for thirty-five j'ears been 
^p intimately identified with the struggles, 
upward progress and later prosperity of his adopted 
state, to « hich he emigrated from New York in 
March, 1857. His father, George Carbon, was a 
native of Montgomery County, N. Y., and, reared 
and educated in his birthplace, there met and mar- 
ried Henrietta Treabox, who was born in Germany. 
The parents settled in Montgomery County, where 
the father died in 1845, and the mother, remain- 
ing in the Empire State, passed away in Oneida 
County in 1891. George and Henrietta Carbon 
weretlie parents of three children: Henry, Julia and 
John. In the old Montgomery County home was 
born, upon July 11, 1838, our subject, who, early 
trained to the duties of agriculture upon the farm 
of his father, remained in the home locality until 
he was nineteen years ef age, when he resolved to 
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Takinjr up a claim, lie entered with energy into the 
cultivation of the soil. He was married in Paris 
Township to his first wife, Miss Sophronia Sharp, 
a native of Ohio. This estimable lady became the 
mother of two children, Charles A. and Lillie H. 
Charles married Lassey Whinery; Lillie is the wife 
of Charles Gould. 

Mr. Carbon participated in the early troubles of 
eastern Kansas, and enlisted on the 10th of March 
1862, in Company D, Fifth Kansas Cavalry, and 
with fidelity served three years, one month and 
eight days. While in Arkansas he was taken 
prisoner, and for ten months experienced trials 
and sufferings in a rebel fort in Texas. At the 
close of his patriotic service, lionorabl3' mustered 
out, he returned again to his Kansas home, where 
he now owns tliree hundred and fort3' acres of fer- 
tile land, much of it now under a high state of 
cultivation and well improved with excellent 
buildings. Beginning life with little or no-capital 
except his stout hands and heart, our subject has 
won his wa}' upward to a comfortable competence, 
has held official positions of trust and enjoys the 
confidence of his friends. June 13, 1880, Mr. Car- 
bon a second time entered the bonds of matrimony, 
and was united in wedlock with Miss Katie Kane, 
a native of Boston, Mass., who was born November 
22, 1852. The union was blessed with three cliildren, 
George H., Julia M. and Katie M. The worthy 
wife and mother died February 2, 1890, regretted 
by all who knew her true nature and lovely char- 
acter. 

Our subject, taking an active part in local poli- 
tics, held for one term tiie official position of 
Treasurer of Paris Township, and discharged the 
duties to the great satisfaction of the community 
by whom he is surrounded. He is a strong Re- 
publican and an ardent advocate of the party of 
reform. Fraternally, Mr. Carbon is connected 
with Magnolia Lodge No. 20, I. O. O. F., and also 
belongs to James P. Way Camp, a high order 
of the Odd Fellows. Many years have passed 
since upon the field he gave his services in behalf 
of national existence, and to-day, as then, our sub- 
ject is a public-spirited man, ever ready to extend 
aid in all matters tending toward promotion and 
advancement. An eye-witness of and important 



factor in the wonderful development of Kansas, 
our subject may with pleasure review the record 
of his useful j'ears as a neighbor, friend and 
citizen. 



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y-ILLIAM ALLEN TRIGG is the editor and 
proprietor of the Garnett Eagle, a breezy 
'^^ sheet, which enjoys a good circulation 
and is published in the interests of the com- 
munity, especial attention being paid to local 
affairs, making it a history of the events th.-it 
transpire in this locality. ^ Moreover, it reviews 
most intelligently the public issues of the day, 
and its advertising columns are well filled and 
show that the merchants of Garnett appreciate 
it as a medium for making themselves known 
to the people at large. The intelligent and able 
editor of this journal was born in Harrison 
County, Ky., April 30, 1840, and is the son of 
Thomas E. and Nancy E. (Goghagen) Trigg, the 
motlier being a daughter of Michael Goghagen, a 
celebrated Baptist minister. 

Thomas E. Trigg was a native of the giand old 
state of Virginia, but at an early date went to 
Bourbon Count}', Ky. He was married in Hani- 
son County, that state, and his wife died in 1845, 
leaving three sons: John T., a lesidentof Centre- 
ville, Iowa; Samuel S., who dud iu 1853 in Iowa; 
and our subject. The father's second marriage oc- 
curred in 1847, and the year following he moved 
to Van Buren County, Iowa, settling on a farm 
near Bentonsport. In 1870 he came to the Sim- 
flower State and made his home in Linn County, 
where his death occurred January 7, 1892. To 
the second union five children were born: Israel F., 
George E., Charles H., Susie E. and Jessie. 

The boyhood and youth of our subject were spent 
on his father's farm in Iowa, and he secured a good 
education in the academy at Bentonsport and in 
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of the prominent men of the country, he began his 
ciireer as a school teaclier, and followed the pro- 
fession for eighteen years in the state of Iowa. In 
1878 he came to Kansas, taught two years, and iu 
1880 was elected Probate Judge of Linn Count}^ 
filling tiiat position very efficiently for two terms. 
In 1884 lie purchased the Linn County Clarion, 
which lie published until 1887, when he came to 
(Jarnett and purchased the Eagle. In all these 
positions Mr. Trigg has distinguished himself as 
an educator and disciplinarian, and as a newspaper 
man he is alive to tlie current issues of the day, 
and handles his subjects with an ease, grace and 
finish that could not fail to attract attention. 

Our subject selected for his wife Miss Mary 
E. Ware, a native of Van Buren County, Iowa, and 
the daughter of Rev. T. C. Ware, and their nup- 
tials were celebrated August 19, 18G1. Six chil- 
dren have been the fruits of this union, four of 
wliom reached mature years: T. Ellsworth, Clar- 
ence J. (see sketch), Fred C. and Anna S. In 
politics Mr. Trigg is a Republican, and besides 
holding the office of Probate Judge lie has held 
numerous local offices, discharging tlie duties of 
all in a manner reflecting credit upon himself and 
his constituents. He has found time to cultivate 
the social graces to some extent, and is a member 
of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In his 
religious views he is a Methodist. 



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1^ DWARD H. KLOCK. One of the promi- 
ifel ncnt and successful enterprises of Pitts- 
/*' — ^ burgh is the establishment of which Mr. 
Klock is the proprietor and manager. From the 
inception of this establishment until the present 
time it has enjoyed an uninterrupted growth and 
is now one of the most flourishing industries of 
the county. Here maj' be found a complete as- 
gortmeut of groceries, provisions, queensware, 



cigars and tobacco, and, in fact, everything to be 
found in a model city store. By the uniform re- 
liability of his dealings and his courtesy of man- 
ners, Mr. Klock has built up a large trade among 
the people of Pittsburgh and the farmers of the 
surrounding country. 

Born in Oneida County, N. Y., on the 4lh of 
October, 1843, the subject of this sketch is the son 
of Charles Klock, who was born on the Mohawk 
River, near the city of Albanj', N. Y. He was 
there reared, and there he married Miss Julia Bull, 
whose father was a prominent lawyer of Oneida 
County, N. Y. A cooper by trade, Charles Klock 
followed that occupation throughout much of his 
active life, though in later 3'ears he engaged in 
farming in Oneida County. In 1855 he removed 
to Wisconsin and engaged in farming iu Wauke- 
sha County, but in 1857 he went to Minnesota 
and located in Goodhue County, at Cannon Falls, 
where he conducted a farm until his death in 
1889. His wife died in 1886. 

At the age of eleven years the subject of this 
sketch accompanied his parents to Minnesota, 
where he was reared to manhood, receiving his 
education in the common schools of the home 
neighborhood. In 1867 he married Miss Ella, 
daughter of James Clark. Mrs. Klock was born 
in Massachusetts and was reared in Minnesota, 
where she removed after her father's death. After 
his marriage, Mr. Klock located in Jackson County, 
Minn., where he purchased one hundred and sixty 
acres, making his home upon that farm for seven 
years. He then disposed of the place and went to 
Texas, where he engaged in raising cotton for two 
years, and for one year conducted a grocery store 
at Lawrence. Upon disposing of that business he 
came toGirard,in 1879, and for one year engaged 
in pressing hay. 

Coming to Pittsburgh in 1880 Mr. Klock opened 
a meat market and conducted a fair business for 
two and one-half years, since which time he and 
his son have conducted a grocery business, the 
firm name being E. II. Klock & Son. Mr. and Mrs. 
Klock have one son, Robert H., and an adopted 
daughter, Rosa, who has made her home with them 
since she was three j'ears old. During the late 
war, our subject served for seven months as a 



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member of the Fourth Minnesota Infantry and he 
is now connected with the Grand Army of the 
Rei)iiblic. In his political belief he is a Repub- 
lican on national questions, but in local matters he 
is independent. For four j'ears lie has been a 
member of the City Council, for two years being 
its President. Socially he affiliates with the An- 
cient Order of United Workmen, the Royal Arch 
Masons and the Knights Templar. He is a stock- 
holder in the Manufacturers' Bank at this place. 
His residence property is located on the corner of 
Locust and Eleventh Streets in this city. 



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APT. NICHOLAS W. BARNETT, in 1890 
'II "^ elected Probate Judge of Linn County, is a 
citizen of fine attainments, broad intelli- 
gence and superior ability, and is well qualified to 
discharge the responsible duties of his position on 
the Bench. He was born in Jessamine County, Ky., 
February 6, 1835, and is a son of Robert M. and 
Elizabeth (Rees) Barnett, long-time and highly 
respected citizens of Kentucky. The father was a 
native of Ireland, and the mother was born in 
South Carolina. He participated in the War of 
1812, and was wounded at Horse Shoe Bend. In 
1825, the parents of our subject moved from Vir- 
ginia to Kentucky, and there the father passed 
away in 1842. The mother survived her husband 
nearly thirty years, passing away in 1870. Their 
family consisted of four manly sons, all of whom 
are now deceased with the exception of our sub- 
ject. One of the brothers was killed early in the 
war, at the battle of Iron Mountain, Mo. 

Captain Barnett was reared upon a farm and 
was trained to the round of agricultural labors, in 
childhood attending the nearest district school. 
Shortly after the death of the father the family 



removed to Spencer County, Ind., and when our 
subject was about twelve years of age he made 
his home in Warrick County, there remaining 
until he entered the army. He enlisted as a pri- 
vate July 9, 1861, in Company 1, Twenty-flfth 
Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and was mustered 
into the service at Evansville, Ind., August 19, 
1861. He was forwarded with the regiment to 
St. Louis, and thence to Lexington, Mo., to re- 
enforce Mulligan. After remaining in camp at 
Sedalia some time, our subject followed the rebel 
General Price to Springfield, Mo., and was at first 
under Fremont, later under Hunter at St. Louis, 
thence joining General Grant at Cairo, 111. 

When the troops left Cairo, they proceeded to 
Ft. Henry, and actively participated in the siege of 
Ft. Donelson, where Captain Barnett was wounded, 
being shot in the right knee. Suffering severely, 
he yet remained in camp and- accompanied his 
regiment to Pittsburg Landing, -wheie he engaged 
continuously for two days in the battle. While 
chai'ging on the " Hornet's Nest," the second day, 
he was shot in the left hand by a musket ball. He 
took part in the advance upon Corinth and in its 
subsequent evacuation. In the thick of the fight 
at Ilatchie Bridge, in October, 1862, Captain Bar- 
nett was wounded by a rifle ball in the left breast, 
the ball passing through a large pocketbook and 
thus saving his life. He was next engaged in 
numerous scouts and skirmishes until the battle 
of Davis' MillSj Miss., where he was wounded by 
a ball striking him upon the right side of his fore- 
head and cracking his skull. 

For ten montlis Cai)tain Barnett did provost 
duty at Memphis. IV'iin. The regiment was en- 
gaged in scouting, skirmishing and special duty, 
but was later attached to the Sixteenth Corps, 
under Gen. A. J. Smith. The regiment, now 
almost constantly under fire, took part in the 
decisive engagements of LaGrange, Tenn.j Mos- 
cow; Grand Junction, near Blemphis; Jackson, 
Miss.; Champion Hills, Raymond, Black River 
Bridge, Stockton, Miss.; Meridian, Canton; and 
then again served on detached duty, engaging in 
the fights of Decatur and Morton, Ala. 

August 7, 1864, the regiment joined General 
Sherman at Atlanta, and participated in the siege 



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of the city and the battle of Joaesboro. They then 
fought General Hood at Snake Creek Gap, and 
IMarietta, Ga.; Powder Springs, Ala.; Griswold, 
and Savannah, Ga., and passed from one field of 
con diet to another on their celebrated march to 
the sea. Thej^ entered into a fight at Pocataligo 
Station, S. C, and our subject, taking an active 
l)art at Salkaliatchie River, Bottom's Bridge and 
at River's Bridge, lost his left hand, which was 
shot to pieces by a shell. The arm was after- 
ward amputated just below the elbow. Terribly 
wounded February 3, 1865, Captain Barnett was 
sent to the hospital at Hilton Head,S. C, but was 
soon forwarded to David's Island, N. Y., and 
thence to Madison, Ind., where he was mustered 
out May 30, 186.5. 

During his faithful term of service, he gallantly 
engaged in tliirty regular battles, and in all was 
wounded five times. Entering the service as a 
private, he was promoted to duty as Sergeant just 
before the battle of Shiloh, and after the battle of 
Corinth became First Sergeant. October 15, 1864, 
promoted on the field. Captain Barnett then became 
First Lieutenant, receiving the reward for especial- 
ly meritorious action. February 1, 1865, he was 
again promoted, serving as Staff-Captain under 
General Mower. Each promotion of our subject, 
well deserved, was gained by heroic action and 
gallant bearing upon the field of war. His record 
of faithful service and brave endurance is unsur- 
passed and stands out brilliantly from the dark 
background of those troublous times, pregnant 
with sorrow and suffering borne with courage in 
behalf of national existence. Captain Barnett 
served from July 9, 1861, to May 30, 1865, and 
when his three years' term had expired, re-enlisted 
in camp in Mississippi, February 29, 1864. He has 
no liospital record except when wounded, and was 
never absent from duty at any other time. Imme- 
diately after his discharge from the army he re- 
turned to Warrick County, Ind. 

September 30, 1866, Nicholas W. Barnett and 
Mrs. Mary J. Tindell, who was a soldier's widow, 
were united in marriage. Mrs. Barnett, who is a 
native of Lidiana, was born in 1837. Six children, 
of whom one son and two daughters are now liv- 
ing, blessed tU? imion; Edgar J., the eldest-born; 



Anna and Effle. After his marriage, our subject 
taught school in Warrick County, Ind., until 
April, 1867, when he went to Princeton, Gibson 
County, and June 15 of that year was appointed 
City Marshal, serving with efficiency for five years. 
Captain Barnett was Deputy Sheriff for two years, 
and from then until March, 1879, was engaged in 
the duties of Pension Attorney. Locating in 
Pleasanton, Kan., in March, 1879, he was soon 
after elected Justice of the Peace, and with judi- 
cial ability performed the various duties of the 
office until September, 1888, when, on account of 
his health, he resigned. Since 1875, he has served 
as Pension Attorney, and in 1890 received his 
promotion to the Bench of Linn Count}^ where, 
to the great satisfaction of the public, he presides 
with dignity and honor. 

Our subject is a valued member and Elder of 
the Presbyterian Church, and his wife and daugh- 
ters are also members of the same denomination. 
The son belongs to the Methodist persuasion, and 
is by business i)rofession a pharmaceutist of Blue 
Mound, Kan. Fraternally, Captain Barnett is asso- 
ciated witii Jewell Post, No. 3, and having aided in 
organizing that post became its first Commander, 
and has also been Deputy Staff. He affiliates with 
the Ancient Order of United Workmen of Pleas- 
anton and was First ]\Laster Workman two terms. 
He likewise belongs to the Order of Select Friends 
and is a member of the Supreme Lodge. He li.as 
been a member of the Executive Committees of 
the last-named order, and carries an insurance of 
*2,000 in the Workmen and *3,000 in the Select 
Friends. 

Captain Barnett voted for Fremont in 1856, and 
wasastanch Republican until 1884; he then became 
an Independent, and was elected to his present 
office as the candidate of the Alliance party. He 
has recently refused the nomination unanimously 
tendered him by the same party, and has now re- 
tired from all business on account of poor health. 
Enterprising and possessed of superior business 
ability, he has passed through an eventful career, 
untarnished by a discreditable act and rich inthe 
well performed duties which have been allotted to 
him as a friend, neighbor, citizen, soldier and as 
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no monument to record the story of his life, 
which will descend to his children as a valuable 
bequest and dwell in the memor\- of a host of 
sincere friends. 



AVID H. JOHNSON, a practicing pli3-si- 
cian and surgeon of Paola, was born in 
Putnam County, near the city of Green- 
castle, Ind., March 8, 1828. He is of Vir- 
ginian parentage, his father liaving been born in 
the Old Dominion in 1777. He accompanied his 
parents to Ohio about 1784, and settled on the 
Muskingum River, the fanjily being among the 
earliest settlers of the Buckeye State. He was a 
lad of but eleven years when, with liis nine-j'ear- 
old brother, Thomas, he was captured by the In- 
dians, who still roamed at will through the other- 
wise uninhabited wastes of Ohio. The boys were 
taken into the forests which then abounded, furn- 
ishing a convenient retreat for the savage redmen. 

After one day's journey, at night while the In- 
dians were asleep, John (our subject's father), stole 
a tomahawk from one of them, and his brother at 
the same time secured a gun. When the signal 
was given by John, Tom fired at one Indian, and 
at the same time John struck the other with his 
tomahawk. They then made their way through 
the forest by signs made by the elder brother 
breaking twigs along the wa3' during the day, and 
when they arrived liome and told their story it 
was not credited, and the neiglibors collected and 
were lead by the brothers to the scene, where they 
found tiie Indian that was shot dead; but the 
other one had crawled away and hid in a hollow 
log; and was still alive. As may be imagined 
from this episode in the life of our subject's father, 
he was a man of dauntless courage, fitted by nature 
for the adventurous life of a pioneer. 

In the Buckeye State, John Johnson and Mary 
Van Buskirk were united in marriage. In 1804 



they removed as far west as southern Indiana, of 
which they were early settlers. Tliere Mr. John- 
son engaged in farming until 1824, when he re- 
moved to Putnam County, the same state, and en- 
tered a tract of Government land in the north- 
eastern part of the county. He cleared the land 
and improved a farm, 'upon which he made his 
home until his death in 1831. Being a man of 
excellent business qualifications, he acquired con- 
siderable land, and gained what was in those days 
considered wealth. His wife, who was born in 
Maryland, became an early settler of Ohio, and 
died in Indiana in 1880. 

In the parental family there were nine children, 
of whom three are now living: Sallie Ann, who 
married Jesse Kendall and lives in Putnam Coun- 
ty, Ind.; .Mrs. Elizabeth George, of the state of 
Washington; andour subject, the youngest member 
of the family. He was reared to manhood in Put- 
nam County, and received his education in the 
Greencastle schools and at De Pauw (then known 
as Asbury). University. Upon completing his col- 
legiate studies, he commenced the study of medi- 
cine under the gui<lance of Dr. J. B. Cross, of Car- 
pentersville, Ind. Later he entered the College of 
Physicians & Surgeonsat Indianapolis, graduating 
from that institution in 1854. 

Immediately after graduating from the medical 
college, the Doctor commenced the practice of bis 
profession at Carpentersville, Ind., where he re- 
mained for five j'ears. Meantime, in 1855, he 
married and established a home of his own. His 
wife, Leanna I)., is the dnugliter of Thomas Akers, 
a farmer residing in Putnam Cdinily, Ind. They 
are the parents of two children: Edgar E., who is 
a marble cutter by trade; and Minnie B., the wife 
of Everett J. Matthews, who lives twelve miles 
north of Paola. In the year 1859 the Doctor- re- 
moved to Kansas and located in Greeley, Anderson 
County. 

In August, 1862, Doctor Johnson enlisted as 
a member of Company V, Eleventh Kansas In- 
fantry. In January of the following year the 
company was changed to a cavalry regiment, and 
our subject continued to serve in that connection 
until August 19, 1865, when he was mustered out 
of the service at Platte Bridge, Mont., he being at 



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that time a non-cominisjioned officer. During 
the first j-ear of his scivice lie was in Missouri; the 
second j-ear was spent along the Kansas borders' 
and the third in Montana, lighting the Indians, 
under the command of Colonel Plumb. Upon re- 
tiring from the army, he came to Paola, where he 
has eng.aged in the practice of his profession ever 
since. 

Politically- a Whig in former j'cars, Doctor ,lohn- 
son is now an ardent Republican, lie has olli- 
ciated in a number of important positions, the 
most important of which was his election to and 
service in the State Legislature in 187 L For 
twelve .years he has been a member of the Board 
of Education; for six years he has been Health 
Officer, and also served as a member of the Coun- 
cil for six years. He is the present Commander of 
the McC.aslin Post No. 117, G. A. R., in which he 
has been very prominent. For three years or more 
he has filled the [losition of Secretary of the Board 
of United States Examining Surgeons at Paola. He 
and his wife are identified with the Methodist 
Episcopal Cluuch, and he aids in the support of 
the same. 



Vf/ M. MANNEN, an enterprising general 
agriculturist, successfully- handling a high 
^:^ ■: grade of cattle and horses upon his fine 
*^^ farm located on section 18, Stanton Town- 
ship, Miami County, is a native of McLean 
County, 111., and was born June 1, 1848. His 
father, W. R. Mannen, a Kcntuckian by nativity, 
was born in 1810, and was the son of Harden Man- 
nen, a pioneer of the Blue Grass State. Tiie mother, 
Maria M. (Hall) Mannen, likewise a native of 
Kentucky, and born in Warren County in 1812, 
was the daughter of Neal Hall, a man of ability, 
widely known and highly respected. A paternal 
uncle of our subject, Gen. John Mannen, of Ken- 



tucky, was a Justice of the Peace for forty years, 
and was usually Chairman of the Public Board. 
The fatlier and mother, united in marriage in 1833, 
removed during the same year to Illinois, locating 
in McLean County, where they invested in a two 
hundred .acre farm. In 1859 they emigrated to 
Kansas, and settled on tlie homestead now owned 
by our subject. The land when it first came into 
possession of the father was in a wild condition, 
but in a brief time yielded to cultivation. Wright 
Mannen took a very active part in the affairs of 
his new home. He was a member of the state 
militia, and thoroughly courageous and resolute, 
aided in all the struggles of the border warfare, 
sharing the privations and sacrifices of those 
troublous days. Two of his sons, Henry II. and 
Thomas M., served with gallantry in the Union 
army. The latter was in the Twelfth Kansas Vol- 
unteer Infantry; the former was a member of the 
Ninety- fourth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and 
died in the service of his country. A third son, 
A. J., now Sheriff of Wilson County, was likewise 
connected with the state militia. 

Thirteen children, seven of whom arc y>'l sur- 
viving, clustered in the old home. Elizabeth .V. 
Marcellus is the mother of six children; Thomas 
M., with a family of four, is a successful farmer; 
Ann K. Smitli li.as four children; A. J., a promi- 
nent resident of Wilson County, is the father of 
four children; our subject, J. M., is the fifth child; 
Edith Davis has four children, and Alice Pontious 
is the mother of two children. The parents were 
devoted members of the Cumberland Presbyterian 
Church, and for forty j'ears aided aclivel.v in the 
extension of religious work and Inllnence. The 
father was an Elder of the church, and wlicn he 
passed away, December 14, 1878, was mourned by 
all who knew him. His life companion, who had 
shared his joys .and sorrows for forty-live years, 
survived his death until September 15, 1880. 

Our subject, reared upon an Illinois farm until 
eleven years of age, then removed with his parents 
to Kansas, and in this state enjoyed excellent edu- 
cational advantages, first attending the district 
school of his home neighborhood, and later the 
public schools of Ottawa and Paola, and at sixteen 
years of age entering the college at Baldwin City. 



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Mr. Manner) remained with iiis father and mother 
until tlieir death, and tiien bought out tlie interest 
of the other heirs in tlie old iiome, wliere he has 
since continued his residence, devoting himself 
entirely to the pursuit of agriculture and stock- 
raising. The farm is well improved with substan- 
tial and commodious buildings, modern in design 
and finisii. 

Upon March 12, 1884, were united in marriage 
J. M. Mannen and Miss Helen Patten, a daughter 
of Robert and Catherine M. (Sibley) Patten. Mr. 
Patten was a native of Granville, N. Y., and was 
born April 13, 1820. Mrs. Patten is a native of 
Bennington, Vt, and was born January 5, 1826. 
Married at Bennington on March 4, 1846, they re- 
moved from the Green Mountain State to DeKalb 
Count}', 111., where they were located until 1870. 
They then made their home in Hillsdale, Kan., 
where the father died on the 1st of June, 1876. 
He was a harness-maker by occupation, and was 
a man of energetic industry, commanding the 
esteem of a wide acquaintance. He and his 
good wife were from earlj' years members of 
the Presbyterian Church, of which denomination 
he was a Ruling Elder. He was a Douglas Demo- 
crat, and activel}- participated in public matters 
of local welfare. Of the five children of Mr. and 
Mrs. Patten but one is living. The estimable wife of 
our subject was born December 29, 1849, in DeKalb 
County, 111. She was educated in the high school 
of Sandwich, III., and was a substitute teacher 
there for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Mannen are 
members of the Cumberland Presbi'terian Church, 
and our subject is Elder of Bethel Congregation. 
Both take a leading part and are very successful ' 
in Sunday-school work. Mrs. Mannen has been a 
Sunday-school teacher since she was fourteen years 
old, and, being a woman of business ability, has been 
Treasurer of the Ladies' Foreign Aid Society. She 
is exceedingly' popular with joung girls, and with 
their assistance has made and presented to the Old 
Ladies' Rest a large and handsome quilt. The 
home has not been blessed with sons and daugh- 
ters, but a bright young lad, Gilbert I. Protzraan, 
is one of the family'. 

Fraternally a member of the Ancient Free A 
Accepted Masons, Mr. Mannen was Deacon for 



four years in Stanton. Politically he is a stalwart 
Republican, and prominent in local affairs, has for 
twent3--four years been a delegate to conventions, 
discharging tlie trusts reposed in him with effi- 
ciency. He was a candidate for County Clerk, 
but the Democratic ticket won the race. A man 
of integrity, our subject is a Prohibitionist in 
principle and a firm believer in a united effort to 
uplift fallen humanity. Financiall}' prospered, 
his one hundred and thirty-four acreage, annually 
yielding an abundant harvest, is one of the finest 
farms in the UycaUty, and as a landmark of the 
early days is known far and wide. 






IU.ON. WILLIAM SPRIGGS, a prominent 
Ijj, citizen of Anderson County, and one of 
/4^^ the most influential residents of Lincoln 
(!^ Township, was born in Floyd County, Ky., 
October 11, 1825. He was a child of two years 
when, in 1827, he was taken by his father, John 
Spriggs, to Jennings County, Ind. There he 
grew to manhood upon his father's farm, remain- 
ing with his p.-irents until he reached hiis majority. 
In 1846 Mr. Spriggs embdiked in farming pur- 
suits and continued thus engaged for two j'cars. 
He then entered the law office of the late D. C. 
Rich, at Vernon, Ind., and under tlie preceptorship 
of that gentleman pursued his legal studies for 
one year. Later, purchasing a small farm in Jen- 
nings County, he located upon the place iind en- 
tered upon the task of improving and cultivating 
the land. After having spent two yeai-s in that 
way, he abandoned the occupation of a farmer and 
embarked in the practice of law at Vernon, re- 
maining at that place until the spring of 18.57. 

At that time Mr. Spriggs, accompanied by his 
family, came to Anderson County and bought 



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land near the town of Scipio. While he followed 
agricultiife, he at the same time gained a lucrative 
practice in law in the neighboring town. Six 
years later he traded his farm for a section of 
land in Monroe Township, to the cultivation of 
which he devoted his attention exclusively for 
fifteen years. In the spring of 1858 he Was elected 
to the State Constitutional Convention, and after- 
ward was elected to the Territorial Legislature, 
where he served for one term. In the fall of 1859 
he was chosen State Senator and served in that 
capacity during two sessions of the Senate. 

It was felt by his fellow-citizens that a merited 
honor had been conferred upon Mr. Spriggswhen, 
in the fall of 1862, he was elected State Treasurer. 
His services in that office were so satisfactory to 
the people, and proved to so large a degree his 
wisdom and executive ability, that in the fall of 
186i he was re-elected for a second terra. Early 
in tiie spring of 1867, Gov. S. J. Crawford ap- 
pointed him District Judge and he served in that 
position for one year, at the expiration of which 
time he retired from public life and again fol- 
lowed the peaceful and profitable vocation of 
farming, also raising great numbers of stock. In 
1881 he was emplo^'ed by the Missouri Pacific 
Railroad Company as claim agent, and acted in 
that line for eleven years without the loss of a 
day until November 1, 1892. 

Since the date last mentioned Mi-. Si)riggs has 
continued farming and stock-raising on his fine 
place, which is situated on section 2, Lincoln 
Township. His landed possessions aggregate four 
hundred and ten broad acres, embellished by a 
complete line of farm buildings, including a com- 
modious barn, and the entire surroundings show 
the care and attention of the owner. Our subject 
was married to Miss Margaret Ray, of Jennings 
County, Ind., August 2, 1847, and the result of 
theii- union has been the birth of eight children, 
namely: Euphame, the wife of George Ridgeway; 
Newton, who married Mary Shaughnessey; Sarah, 
now Mrs. William Frankenbcrger; Mary, the wife 
of Robert Hogue; John, who married Mel in da 
Lewis; Carrie, the wife of W. T. Hopkins; Nathan- 
iel, and Clay. 

The Judge has been a prominent man as well as 



a valuable citizen of Anderson County, and he is 
well informed on all tlie leading questions of the 
day. He takes an active part in educational affairs, 
is hberal in his religious views and has always 
aimed to lead a strictl}' moral life. 



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JAMES M. MULLINS, a prominent citizen, 
representative general agriculturist and 
prosperous stock-raiser of Osage Township, 
Miami County, Kan., has been intimately 
associated with the changing fortunes and pro- 
gressive interests of the state for the past thirty- 
seven years. Born in Linn County, Mo., Novem- 
ber 19, 1842, our subject is the son of Hiram Mul- 
lins, a native of Mercer County, Ky., who was born 
in 1806. The father, leaving his native state when 
a young and ambitious man, journeyed to ]\Iis- 
souri, and locating for a time in Howard County, 
was there wedded to Miss Susanna Thompson, a na- 
tive of Virginia. The parents remained for a time 
in Howard County, but later removed to Linn 
County; they were numbered among the pioneer 
settlers of their localitj', and continued to make 
their home in that part of Missouri until June, 1855, 
when the^v emigrated to the farther vvest and set- 
tled in Stanton Township. With the exception of 
two years spent in Oregon, the father and mother 
remained continuously in Stanton Township until 
1871; at that time they removed to Osage Town- 
ship, from that time their permanent home until 
within about a twelvemonth of their death. The 
father, surviving to reach his eighty-seventh jcar, 
entered into rest in Osawatomie Township. The 
beloved mother, outliving her life companion but 
one week, died aged eighty j'ears. United in life, 
through which they had happily walked together 
more than half a century, the venerable hus- 
band and wife were not long divided by death. 

The father, always a hard-working, industrious 
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life, and from his youth a practical farmer, had 
allowed himself but little rest until declining years 
caused him to retire from daily cares. Ten children 
gathered in the old home. The sons and daughters 
were in the order of their birth: William, deceased; 
Margaret, the wife of John T. Billings, a prosper- 
ous citizen of Osawatomie Township; Lucy A., 
tlic wife of S. C. Willard, of "Louisburgh, Kan.; 
Thomas P. and Hiram, both deceased; John T., 
Nathaniel and Robert. One daughter passed away 
in childhood. Our subject spent the early years 
of boyhood in Linn County, Mo., and remaining 
there until about thirteen years of age, attended 
the district schools of his home neighborhood. 
After accompanying his parents to Kansas in 1855, 
he enjoyed the educational opportunities of his 
new home, although tiie schools were then only in 
a primitive condition. Until 1871 Mr. MuUins 
made his home with his parents, whom he assisted 
in the care of the homestead. In the month of 
August, 1861, our subject enlisted in the Missouri 
Home Guards and remained with his company 
about one year. He later enlisted in Company C, 
Kansas Cavalry, and served faithfully about two 
years. Prior to his last enlistment Mr. Mullins 
drove an ox-team for the Government to Mexico, 
making two long trips. He left the army with bad!}' 
impaired health, and it was some time before he 
recuperated. 

November 19, 1871, were united in marriage 
James M. Mullins and Miss Flora A. Roberts; the 
latter was born in Wisconsin, and is a daughter of 
Judge Roberts, a man of high abilit3'and scholarly 
attainments. Immediately subsequent to his mar- 
riage, our subject settled upon the farm where he 
now resides, and which — one of the best in the 
township — is highlj' cultivated and finely im- 
proved with good and substantial buildings. Mr. 
Mullins, beginning life for himself with limited 
means, has with excellent results devoted himself 
to the tilling of the soil and stock-raising. The 
children who gathered in his home were seven in 
number, but two died in infancy. The five sur- 
viving are: William, Thomas, James, Lorin and 
Alice. Politically a Republican and a strong be- 
liever in the principles of the party, our subject 
is, however, not an ottice-seeker, but a public- 



spirited citizen, intelligently desiring the best 
good. He is ever ready to lend a helping hand in 
matters of mutual welfare, and earnest, straight- 
forward and possessed of sterling integrity of 
character, is numbered among the loyal and sub- 
stantial citizens of the state. 



JAMES REDDIN, deceased, an honored pio- 
neer settler of Kansas, and for many years 
a prosperous general agriculturist lesiding 
' on a fine farm located on section 22, Osage 

Township, Miami County, Kan., was a man who 
by his sterling integrity of character, excellent 
business attainments and kindly nature gained tiie 
esteem of the entire community who surrounded 
him, and by whom he was mourned as a public . 
loss when, on the 6th of June, 1887, he entered into 
rest. Our subject, a native of Ireland, was born 
in County Donegal, and was the descendant of a 
long line of industrious and useful ancestors. Re- 
ceiving his schooling in his native land, he emi- 
grated at an early age to the United States and 
located in the sunny south, where, having attained 
to a self-reliant manhood, lie was united in marriage 
with a most estimable and accomplished lady. She 
was a native of North Carolina, and was born in 
Guilford in May, 1818. Our subject married his 
wife in North Caroiifia, but remained there only a 
short time afterward. Ambitious and enterprising, 
Mr. and Mrs. Reddin determined to try their fort- 
unes in the broader west, and journeyed to In- 
diana during the very early d.ays in the history of 
the state. After one year spent amid the frontier 
scenes, during which he aided in the cultivation 
of the fertile soil of Indiana, our subject with his 
wife and family removed to Missouri. 

Tlic Reddins remained but comparatively a 
short time in Missouri when they decided to 



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join the tide of emigration then taking its way 
to Kansas, and the family again sought a new 
home amid strange and untried scenes. They set- 
tled in Osage Township, whose people gladly wel- 
comed them into their midst. Mr.Reddin devoted 
himself untiringly to the cultivation of the soil, 
and at the time of bis death owned one of the 
best farms in bis location. 

Our subject's farm of four hundred acres, 
improved with comfortable buildings, annually 
3'iclded an abundant harvest and presented a 
scene of thrift and plenty, which plainly evi- 
denced the financial success of the owner. Be- 
sides carrying on general farming, our subject 
handled some of the best stock in the county, 
and was numbered among the progressive and 
thoroughly practical agriculturists of the state. 
Appreciated by his neighbors and fellow-citizens, 
Mr. Reddin held with ability local ofBces, and gave 
to each public duty the conscientious attention and 
fidelity which distinguished him in all his work 
of life. His wife, a helpmate indeed, and a woman 
of a high order of ability, taught in an early 
day in the subscription schools, and later was a 
teacher in the public schools. She continued in this 
vocation for about forty years, and has been thus 
engaged with unvarying success the greater part 
of her life. Mrs. Reddin was a very benevolent 
woman, and during the days of slavery assisted the 
colored people, ever being a friend to the poor, op- 
pressed and needy. 

The widow of our subject, surviving him three 
years, passed away mourned by all who knew her 
August 22, 1890. The two children who blessed 
the home were James E., who died in infancy, and 
Swannie A. After the death of Mr. Reddin, the 
only daughter. Miss Swannie, eared for her mother 
devotedly and took full charge of the estate left 
by the father. Miss Reddin taught school eight 
years in Missouri. She is a lady of superior busi- 
ness ability', handling her extensive interests with 
skill and clear judgment. She is the owner of 
four hundred and sixty-three acres of valuable 
land, eighty of which she purchased since the 
death of her parents. Aside from the manage- 
ment of her landed property. Miss Reddin is a 
half-owner in a flourishing mercantile business in 



Baxter Springs. She is one of the busiest citizens 
of Osage Township, and divides her time between 
the superintendence of her extensive farm and the 
establishment in Baxter Springs. Possessing a 
wide acquaintance throughout Miami County, 
the daughter of our subject enjoys the sincere re- 
gard of many friends, and a lady of energetic en- 
teiprise, is worthy of the Y>rosperity now attend- 
ing her earnest efforts. 



■jf? EE WILLIAMS, M. D., a practicing phy- 
il (?S) sician and surgeon of Oswego, was born at 
/'L-^\ Ple.asaiit Hill, Miami County, Ohio, .Tune 
23, 1850. His father, Isaac, was also a native of 
Miami County, whither Grandfather John Will- 
iams came in an early day and entered a tract of 
land from the Government. Isaac Williams was 
a farmer by occupation, and for about twenty- 
one years served as a Justice of the Peace. He 
married Sarah Waymire, and they became the par- 
ents of twelve children, live of whom are still 
living. 

Orphaned by his father's death when he was a 
mere child, our subject developed habits of self- 
reliance and determination, and was obliged to 
earn his own support from boyhood d.ays. He 
was reared on the old homestead in Miami Coun- 
ty, and received his education at Pleasant Hill. He 
commenced the study of medicine with Dr. S. W. 
Keister, now a a resident of Troy, Ohio, and later 
prosecuted his studies in the Louisville Medical 
College. In 1877 he was graduated from the Ken- 
tucky School of Medicine, and locating in Tippe- 
canoe Cit}', Ohio, commenced the practice of his 
profession, remaining in that i)lace about eight 
months. 

In April, 1878, the Doctor came to Oswego, and 
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also superintends the management of a valuable 
farm, consisting of two hundred and thirty acres, 
located one mile from tlie city, and from the 
rental of the land derives a fair income. He is 
one of the Directors of the Oswego State Bank. 
Politically, he Is a Republican, and socially is 
identified with the Masonic fraternity and the 
Modern Woodmen of America. In 1870 he mar- 
ried Miss Lucy Davenport, a native of Montgom- 
ery County, Ohio, and they are the parents -of 
two cliildren: Carrie (deceased) and Cora. 



ElDWARD STEIN. The business opportu- 
nities in this country are great, and are 
_ d open to all, whether native or foreign born, 
and all a young man needs to do is to determine 
what his natural gifts, taste and capacity will en- 
able him to successfully grasp and prepare himself 
for, and when this is determined, to industriously 
persevere in his vocation, observing honorable 
methods in all relations. If this is done, suc- 
cess, the aim and object of all, will be the reward. 
Such a narrative of success is afforded in the life 
of Edward Stein, and is a lesson from which others 
can profit. In Lehigh County, of the Keystone 
State, was born April 29, 1842, a boy who grew 
up to sturdy manhood ambitious to excel in the 
pursuit of his choice. His father, John Stein, 
died about the year 1846, and his mother, who 
was known in her maidenhood as Mary Klinga- 
mon, died in 1851. Earl^' in life p]dward was 
thrown on his own resources, and as his parents 
had moved to Pickaway County, Ohio, when he 
was but three years old, he had been reared to 
llie life of a farmer, consequently receiving very 
little schooling. After his parents botli died, he 
farmed until he was twenty years of age. At that 



time the Civil War broke out, and, with a patriotic 
desire to serve his country, he enlisted in Com- 
pany F, Forty-third Ohio Infantry, in 1861. Dur- 
ing his three years of service he was a drummer, 
and was in the battles of Island No. 10, Corinth 
and luka, and was also with General Sherman in 
his Atlanta Campaign. ' He was mustered' out of 
service in 1864, at Savannah, Ga. 

After his war experiences,^ Mr. Stein returned 
home to Pickaway County, and again engaged in 
farming for two years, and then removed to An- 
derson County in the fall of 1868. He settled in 
Lincoln Township, on the section where he now 
resides,and at once began clearing and cultivating 
the land. Since that time he has so skillfully 
managed as to increase his estate both in dimen- 
sions and value, and is now the possessor of a 
quarter-siection of fine farming land. Gentle and 
unobtrusive, Mr. Stein accords; to every man the 
light to his opinions, and his dealings with his 
fellow-citizens have always been of. an honest and 
upright character. 

Our subject's marriage united him with Miss 
Kate F. Morgan, who is a native of Pickaway 
County, where she was born July 31, 1844. Their 
marriage occurred in that county, October 12, 
1865, and has resulted in the birth of seven 
living children, as follows: George E., who mar- 
ried Miss Maud Ridgeway; Harley, Edmund S., 
Rosa M., Charles M., Ray A. and Ilattie B. Will- 
iam is deceased. Mrs. Stein's parents, Samuel D. 
and Electa (Sabine) Morgan, came to Anderson 
County in the latter part of the '70s, where the 
former died Novcmlur 1 18'J0, and the latter 
passed to her liiial rc^t A|iril 8, 1888. Both were 
highly respected in the neigliTjorhood in which 
they resided, and wOre sadly missed when death 
called them from this life to the one beyond. 

Mr. Stein has always taken an active interest in 
the public issues of the day, and he has held some 
township offices, having been elected Trustee for 
two terms, and at one time was a candidate for 
County Treasurer, but was defeated by seventeen 
votes. Politically he is a Democrat. He is a 
member of Kilpatrick Post No. 180, and is highly 
connected with the Grand Army of the Republic 
and the Knights of Pythias. Mr. Stein is a public- 



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spirited man, and is ever readj' to do all that lies 
within his power toward the advancement of his 
community. 



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,^^EORGE W. MITCHELL is one of the pio- 
neers and self-made men of Kansas, his 
residence here dating from 1859. He is to- 
day one of the best-known and most higlily re- 
spected citizens of Linn County, and is residing 
upon his fine homestead on section 21, town- 
ship 22, range 23, Mound City Township. Born 
in Preble County, Ohio, on the 29th of April, 
1836, our subject is tlie son of Robert and 
Cynthia (Brotherton) Mitchell, natives of Vir- 
ginia. The paternal grandfather, Nathaniel 
Mitchell, who was of Irish ancestry, was a man of 
sterling cliaracter, and ati early resident of the 
(Jld Dominion. Removing from Virginia to Ohio, 
lie was numbered among the pioneers of Preble 
County and passed the remainder of his life in 
the Buckeye Slate. The parents were married in 
Ohio and remained there until about 1838, when 
they removed to Huntington County, Ind., where 
the father engaged in the occupation of farming, 
and the mother soon after died. She left three chil- 
dren: Clements Ferguson, who died in Springfield, 
III., unmarried; Milton, who went to California 
many j-ears ago, his present whereabouts being 
unknown; and our subject, George W., the young- 
est. The father had by a former marriage two chil- 
dren: John, who accompanied Milton to Cali- 
fornia and has not been heard from for many 
years, and one who died in early childhood. The 
father, for the third time entering the bonds of 
matrimony, reared by his last wife four children. 
Nathaniel resides in indiana; Delilah married Mr. 
McElwaine, and died in Indiana; James was a 
courageous and faithful soldier serving in the 
Union army in the Civil War; he was captured 



and endured such terrible suffering in Libby 
Prison that he afterward died in Jefferson Barr.acks, 
St. Louis, Mo.; William lives in Mound City. The 
father of our subject died in Indiana at a good 
old age. 

George W., reared upon a farm, assisted in the 
daily round of agricultural duties and attended 
the school of the home d'istrict. When eighteen 
years of age he learned brick-making and brick- 
laying, and in 1858 journeyed to the west to 
seek his fortune. He located in Cooper, Mo., for 
a brief time, and the following year, with a capital 
of $50, started on horseback for Kansas. Arriving 
safe and sound, he without delay took up a claim 
on the Indian Reservation near LaCygne, but 
afterward relinquished this land and entered a 
homestead on section 20, near where he now re- 
sides. During the troublous period of the war 
Mr. Mitchell was a member of the Sixth Kans.as 
Militia and ably aided in the defense against the 
ruffians of the border, being a number of times 
called out to repress violence and deeds of blood. 
Our subject finally proved up on his homestead, 
which he yet owns. He is possessed of real estate 
aggregating five hundred acres, and has already 
given his childicn over two hundred and r(irt3' 
acres of land. 

The valuable home farm is under a high state of 
cultivation and well improved with a handsome 
residence, substantial barns and other buildings. 
This i)leasant home is shared by his estimable wife, 
Mrs. Martha S. (Wayne) Mitchell, to whom he 
was married December 25, 1861. Mrs. Mitchell 
is a daughter of Temple Wayne, one of the 
honored pioneer settlers of Linn County. Six 
children have clustered about the hearth of Mr. 
and Mrs. Mitchell, of whom the eldest, Milton 
F., married Miss Lillie Ilawn. George William 
married Miss Eitie Tyhurst and resides in El Dor- 
ado, Cal. Retta E. is the wife of Wiley Brock; 
Settle is the wife of Felix Butcher; Delia and 
Stella are twins. 

From 1884 to 1886 Mr. Mitchell was en- 
gaged in the livery business and in brick-making in 
Mound City and resided there for the time being- 
He manufactured the brick used in the county jail 
and Baptist Church and was prospered in his var- 



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ious lines of business. He also for some years 
owned and operated threshing-machines and was 
uniformly successful in his enterprises, and in com- 
pany with his brother owned and ran sawmills. 
He yet owns valuable property in Mound City, but 
now devotes his time exclusively to stock-raising. 
Our subject has reason to rejoice and be proud of 
his prosperity, to which he has attained solely 
through his own self-reliant efforts and the co- 
o))eration of his faithful helpmate. When our 
subject and his good wife began house-keeping 
tliey had two borrowed chairs, and Rlr. Mitchell 
himself manufactured the bedstead and other arti- 
cles of furniture. Their stock of bedding consisted 
of a few quilts and a straw bed. For six months 
tliey only used fifty cents' worth of sugar, about 
four pounds, their daily life being sweetened 
mostly by hope and courage. There was no stove 
in the humble home, their cooking being done at 
the fireplace. They reared a family of sturdy 
sons and daughters, who now occupy positions of 
influence. Politically at one time a Republican, 
Mr. Mitchell is now a Populist and is an earnest 
citizen, fearless for the right and possessing the 
universal esteem of the community. 



^^BRAHAM KOllRER, a highly esteemed 
^/ i citizen, general agriculturist and stock- 
Ij (1 raiser desirably located upon section 8, 
^ Ten Mile Township, Mlami_ Count}', Kan., 
is a man of ability and enterprise. He is widely 
known throughout the countj', where he has re- 
sided for so many years, and during this time has 
been intimately associated with tlie growth and 
progress of its vital interests. Born November 3, 
1840, in Holmes County, Ohio, our subject is the 
fourth child of Martin Rohrer, a brother of J. M. 
Rohrer, of Richland. Abraham Rohrer was edu- 
cated in the common schools of the Buckeye State, 



and, iearly trained to the daily round of agricult- 
ural duties, became a thoroughly practical farmer, 
and has continued in tlie vocation of a tiller of 
the soil from his youth. At fifteen years of age 
beginning life for himself, he worked out by the 
month upon neighboring farms and remained five 
years in one place, three years being spent in vari- 
ous localities. After a t'ime he removed to Illinois, 
and later, in the spring of 1861, left McLean 
County, where he had been living, and returned to 
Ohio. The even tenor of the peaceful work of our 
subject was finally disturbed by the struggles of 
the countr3^ 

In the month of August, 1862, Mr. Rohrer en- 
listed in Company A, One Hundred and Second 
Ohio Infantry, and was promoted from a private 
to a Corporal not long afterward. After spending 
some time' in camp at Mansfield, Ohio, our subject 
was forwarded to Covington^ Ky., armed and 
equipped, and then went on to Louisville, and 
marched to Clarksville, Tenn., being on the way 
twent3'-two days in succession. At the expiration 
of six months Mr. Rohrer reached Nashville and 
spent six months in Tennessee. He engaged in 
the battle of Murfreesboro,was present at the bat- 
tles of Stevenson, Ala., Decatur, and many other 
fights and skirmishes. When General Hood at- 
tacked General Thomas, our subject took part in 
the three days' battle. He was afterward sent to 
Stevenson on patrol duty, and was with the Union 
army when they recaptured Decatur. Mr. Rohrer 
was engaged througli Alaljama in building bridges 
and a blockhouse. Mustered out and discharged 
at Nashville, aftci I line y(:'r.s' service, he turned 
over his arms tn llic (niMinment in Columbus, 
Ohio, July 4, 18Gr». Although constantly sur- 
sounded by danger upon the field, our subject es- 
caped capture and wounds, returned home and 
immediately went to work in Ohio. At the expi- 
ration of two months, in the fall of 1865,, he made 
liis home in McLean County, 111. In the spring 
he rented a farm, and for nine years he and his 
brother, Jacob M., farmed in partnership. They 
began with a debt of $500, and during the chang- 
ing seasons there never was the slightest disagree- 
ment between the two brothers. 

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Ahraliara Rolirer and Miss Anna Downs, a native 
of Holmes County, Ohio, vvlio was born in April, 
1843. The estimable wife of our subject was the 
daughter of Henry Downs, also of Holmes Coun- 
ty, Ohio. Immediatelj' after the dissolution of his 
business partnership, our subject came to Kansas 
and settled upon the land where he now resides. 
To the eighty unimproved acres which he then 
had, Mr. Rohrer has since added, and at one time 
owned considerably more than the two hundred 
and sevent^'-cight acres of his present highly cul- 
tivated homestead. His residence, built at various 
times, cost $1,000. His large barn, erected in 1882, 
at a cost of $1,900, is 44x50 feet, and, well finished 
inside and out, is one of the best barns in the coun- 
ty. In 1875 Mr. Rohrer built a barn costing $250. 
It is 24x44 feet, and well arranged, and is used for 
his fine hoises and hogs and as a corn crib. The 
farm, which annually yields an abundant harvest 
of grain and shelters numbers of horses, cattle and 
hogs, has also a small orchard of two acres. Our 
subject deals in draft and stable horses and has one 
very valuable horse, an English-Shire, which was 
imported. He recently sold a fine pair of geld- 
ings, shipping them to Pittsburgh, Pa. He makes a 
specialty of handsome coach horses, and also 
handles a high grade of Durham cattle extensivelj^. 

Our worthy subject and his estimable wife have 
no children, but have reared a niece. Miss Delia 
Snyder. Mr. and Mrs. Rohrer were formerly mem- 
bers of the Methodist Episcopal Church, but now 
attiliate with the Cumberland Presbyterian, our 
subject being especially active in church work. He 
gave $500 to aid in building the church in Wag- 
staff, and is an Elder in the same, and both he and 
his good wife are teachers in the Sunday-school. 

Mr. Rohrer is fraternally a member of Mc- 
Caslin Post, G. A. R., in Paola, and much enjoys 
the re-unions of the oider. Politically a Re- 
publican, he is frequently an honored delegate to 
state and count}' conventions, and as a member 
of the School Board has aided in the promotion 
of educational matters. During the last adminis- 
tration of Cleveland Mr. Rohrer was appointed 
Postmaster at the solicitation of prominent citizens, 
and discharged the duties of the position with 
ability for two years, A self-made man, winning his 



upward way unaided, he gives the following excel- 
lent advice to his young friends: "Be honest, up- 
right and industrious, and look well after and be 
careful of your profits." Ever ready to assist in 
all matters of public welfare, an excellent neigh- 
bor, true friend and lo3al citizen, our subject en- 
joys the regard of a wide acquaintance and is 
numbered among the substantial and influential 
men of the county. 



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ETER McGOUGII was born in Perry Coun- 
I t}', Ohio, and is a son of John and Hanora 
(Grace) McGougli, the former of whom 
was born in Mar3'land in 1803, and the 
latter in Ireland in 1802. They were married in 
Ohio, of wliiuh stale they were early settlers, and 
wlience they removed to Illinois, settling in La 
Salle County in 1852, and remaining there until 
their death. She passed away in 1890, and he fol- 
lowed her to his final rest two years afterward. 
Their five cliildron are all living. 

The subject of this sketcli was reared upon a 
farm, and remained with his parents until he was 
twenty-two. In 1854 he married Miss Sarah J. 
Boman, who was born in Allen County, Oliio, Oc- 
tober 10, 1835. Her parents, Wesley and Nancy 
(Johnson) Boman, natives of Ohio, removed to 
Illinois in 1840, and settled in Putnam County. 
His death occurred in 1842. The wife and mother 
is still (1893) living, and is now eighty-eight 
years old. They were the parents of four chil- 
dren, of whom Mrs, McGough is the only sur- 
vivor. 

After his marriage Mr. McGougli resided in La 
Salle County, 111., until 1869, when he came to 
Kansas and settled upon his present farm. He is 
one of the oldest surviving settlers of this local- 
ity, and his original farm, which consisted of one 



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hundred and sixty acres, hiis been increased by 
subsequent purchase until it now comprises five 
hundred and twenty acres. Here Mr. McGough en- 
gages in general farming and stock-raising, mak- 
ing a specialty of Poland-China hogs, full-blooded 
Durham cattle and Perciieron stallions. His re- 
sidence, erected in 1886, cost $2,100. 

Unto Mr. and Mrs. McGough tliere have been 
born nine children, as follows: Henry; Nora, wife 
of M. T. McCarthy, of Labette County, and Hie 
mother of six children; .John, who married Katie 
Kane and lives in Labette County; Maggie, whose 
union with George Digney has resulted in the 
birth of four children; Hugh, a resident of Par- 
sons, who married Katie Kennedy and has tliree 
children; Philip; Loretla, who married James 
Jolinston, of Indian Territory, and has two cliil- 
dren, twins; Katie and Beatrice. 

The religious home of the family is in the Cath- 
olic Church at Parsons. In politics Mr. McGough 
affiliates with the People's part3-. For two years 
he served as Trustee of tlie township and, with 
the exception of three years, has been a Director 
of School District No. 37 since the date of its or- 
ganization. While a resident of Illinois, he was 
a member of the School Board for nine j-ears. 



yALLACE WOLCOTT, a farmer residing 
on section 28, North Township, Labette 
„ „ County, is a native of the Buckeye State 
and was born in Washington County, Ohio, No- 
vember 10, 1834. His father, Alanson Wolcott, 
was born January 20, 1803, and died P'ebruary 18, 
1871, and was reared on the same farm as was 
our subject. He comes from an old New England 
family. The great-grandfather was Joseph Wol- 
cott, and the grandfather bore the name of Eiias 
Wolcott. The latter, a native of Hartford, Conn,, 



was born in 1777 and took part in the War of 
1812. In 1797 lie removed to Washington County, 
Ohio, becoming one of its pioneer settlers, and 
there cleared and opened up a farm, on which he 
reared his children. The property is still in tlic pos- 
session of the family. Tlie mother of our subject 
bore the maiden name of Caroline McCiure. She 
was born November l'6, 1812, and died April 17, 
1891. She, too, was a native of Washington 
County, but was reared in Lawrence County, her 
parents being James and Abigail (Stacy) Mc- 
Ciure. 

Wallace AVoIcott was one of thirteen children, 
twelve of whom arc still living. Tiiree of the sons 
served in the late war as defenders of the Union. 
Wallace acquired a liberal education in Marietta, 
being a student in the Western Liberal Instit\ite. 
In 1856 lie chose as acomiianion and helpmate ^on 
life's journey Miss Sarah T., daughter of Joseph 
and Sarah (Yocom) Wynu, both of whom were 
natives of Harrisburg, Pa. They removed to 
Washington County, Ohio, in 1856, and there both 
died. They left a family of eleven children, but 
only two now survive. Three sons of that family 
also served in the Civil War, and one was confined 
in Libby Prison for eleven months. Lewis Wol- 
cott, brother of our subject, was a Sergeant, of 
Company F, Thirty-sixth Ohio Infantry, and died 
in the hospital at Summerville, W. Va. 

Unto our subject and his wife have been born 
four sons and. four daughters: Adelaide M., wife 
of A. H. Huling, of Indian Tei-ritory; Addison J.; 
Elmer E., Carrie A., Lewis D., Olive M., William 
H. and Minnie 1). The frmily resided in Wash- 
ington County, Ohio, until 1881, which year wit- 
nessed their arrival in Labette County, Kan. 
Here Mr. Wolcott purchased a farm of eighty 
acres southeast of Parsons, which he still owns 
and operates. Wliile in the Buckeye State he was 
a lumber merchant, but since coming tothe west 
has been connected with A. F. Edwards in "railroad 
contracting. They have done a good business, 
being constantly employed. 

Mr. Wolcott entered the service of his country 
in May, 1864, joining the boys in blue of Com- 
pan3' K, One Hundred and Forty-eighth Ohio In- 
fantry. He was comraissioned First Lieutenant 



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and was sent to Harper's Ferry, thence to Burn- 
sides, Va., where he saw his last service. He was 
mustered out at Marietta, Ohio, in October, 1864. 
Socially, he is connected with the Masonic frater- 
nity and with the Ancient Order of United Work- 
men. Since the organization of the Republican 
party lie has been one of its stanch supporters, and 
has served as Trustee of North Township ever 
since his arrival here. The cause of education 
finds in him a warm friend and he has provided 
his children with good advantages. Addison and 
Carrie are successful teachers in this county. Mr. 
and Mrs. Wolcott both engaged in teaching in 
Ohio. Although practically a new man in south- 
eastern Kansas, Mr. Wolcott is recognized as one 
of its representative business men and public- 
spirited citizens. 



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(^^HOMAS SLATP:R. The biographies of those 
(/(^^ who from an humble position have risen 
%&i{' through their own unaided exertions to 
places of influence and honor are useful as incen- 
tives Ui those just entering upon' their active ca- 
reers, and are equally stimulating to those in the 
meridian of life. Few hampeied by poverty and 
adverse circumstances have so nobly conquered 
and risen above opposing difficulties as has the 
subject of our sketch, a prosperous farmer of Lib- 
erty Townsliip, Linn County. He resides on sec- 
tion 26, township 20, range 22, and is the owner 
of nine hundred and eighty acres of valuable 
Land. 

The present prosperity of Mr. Slater is especially 
deserving of mention, inasmuch as when he came 
to the United States he had only $1,000, and what 
was far more unfortunate, he was in very poor 
health and w.is considered a victim of consump- 
tion. The mild, invigorating climate of the Sun- 
flower State soon restored his health, while his 
own keen business qualities secured for him his 



valuable landed possessions. He is a native of 
Yorkshire, England, and was born P^ebruary 7, 
1838. At the age of five 3ears he was orphaned 
by the death of his father, .John Slater, a black- 
smith, whose entire life was passed in Yorkshire, 
where he died at the age of thirty-eiglit. His 
wife, the mother of our subject, bore the maiden 
name of Mary Thompson* and attained to the ad- 
vanced age of four-Score years. 

In the parental family there were four children, 
of whom our subject was the eldest. The others 
are: John, a gardener in England; Theophilus, a 
milk dealer of Liverpool; and Hannah, who re- 
sides in Yorkshire. Thomas was reared to man- 
hood in England, and at an early age he was 
obliged to aid in the maintenance of the family, 
who had a hard struggle for many years. His ex- 
perience, while it was severe, nevertheless aided 
greatly in the formation of his character, instilling 
in his mind the qualities of industry, frugality 
and perseverance, which have greatly contributed 
to his success. For a time he engaged as a dealer 
in corn in Liverpool. 

In December, 1862, Mr. Slater was united in 
marriage with Miss Sarah Hanson, who was born 
in Yorkshire, England, March 17, 1838. Her fa- 
ther, Charles Hanson, was a farmer in England, 
where he died. Her mother, Mary, is still living 
in that country. Mrs. Slater is one of two daugh- 
ters, the other, Mary Ann, being a resident of 
England. In November of 1867 our subject, ac- 
companied by his family, emigrated to the United 
States, and for a time sojourned among strangers 
in Caldwell County, Mo. There he purchased 
eight}- acres of unimproved land from the Manni- 
l)al & St. .Josepii Railroad Company', incurring an 
indebtedness on the property. 

Disposing of the Missouri property in 1870, Mr. 
Slater came to Kansas, and in Linn County pur- 
chased eighty acres of raw prairie land. He 
brought a team with him from his former home, 
and at once commenced the work of ploughing 
and planting. As the years went by, he added to 
his possessions, until he now is the owner of nine 
hundred and eighty acres of well improved land. 
For some years he engaged in raising and selling 
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years ago he erected the residence and barn now 
adorning his place, and which are among the best 
in the township. In 1888 he retired from tlie farm, 
and located in Parker, wliere he occupied a pleasant 
house. In 1891 he andliis wife returned to Eng- 
land, and spent three months with his mother 
and other relatives there, returning to the United 
States, however, with the firm conviction that this 
is earth's fairest land In 1893 lie returned to his 
farm, whicli had been rented during his five years' 
absence and had in consequence deteriorated. 

To bless the union of Mr. and Mrs. Slater, one 
child, a daughter, Mary, was born. She is the wife 
of CuUam Burnett, and resides in Linn County; 
she is the mother of five children: Artemissa, 
Sarah F., Harrison , John S. and Mary E. In his 
political belief, Mr. Slater was formerly a Repub- 
lican, and is now an adherent of Populist princi- 
ples. While he is actively interested in public 
matters, he lias never consented to hold office, pre- 
ferririg the quiet pleasures of domestic life. In 
England he and his wife were members of the Bap- 
tist Church; he is not identified with any denom- 
ination in this country, but is a believer in the 
principles of the Christian religion. 



<| SALTER LATIMER, Cashier of the Bank 
\jj// of Garnett, located in this city in 1882. 
^f/^ The bank, which was established a year 
later with a paid-up capital of $.'')0,000, now has 
a surplus of $6,000. Our subject was born in 
Faribault County, Minn., April 24, 1859, and is 
the son of James S. and Sarah A. (Beard) Latimer, 
natives, respectively, of Abingdon, 111., and Nash- 
ville, Tenn. 

Grandfather Alexander Latimer was one of the 

first settlers of Knox County, 111., where he owned 

the Cedar Farm, and was extensively engaged in 

breeding Short-horn cattle and road horses. He 

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was very successful in this branch of agriculture, 
and also owned one thousand acres of land. He 
was very prominent in all matters pertaining to 
his section of the country, and was a Director in 
the bank at Abingdon. He died February 17, 
1893. He was a Republican in politics, and for 
many years served as Township Supervisor. 

The parental family of our subject included five 
children: Ida, now Mrs. W. B.'Dunlap, of Knox 
County, 111.; William A., Cashier of the First Na- 
tional Bank of Hannibal, Mo.; Orian, who holds a 
like position in the First National Bank of Abing- 
don, 111.; and Washington D., who is associated 
with the law firm of Cratty Brothers, of Chicago. 

The early life of our subject was passed on his 
father's farm, and he was a lad of eight years when 
his father returned to Knox County. Walter com- 
pleted his education in Hedding College, at Abing- 
don, 111., and when eighteen years of age, desiring 
to see something of the western country, he took a 
trip through the states and territories! Returning 
to Illinois, he engaged in the stock business under 
the name oif J. S. Latimer & Son; and during the 
few years of its existence, the firm shipped nearly 
one thousand head of cattle out west. Upon aban- 
doning the stock business in Illinois, Mr. Latimer 
came to Kansas and purchased a ranch which con- 
tained nine hundred and sixty acres, and began 
breeding Short-horn cattle. He still has an inter- 
est in that farm, but on the establishment of the 
Bank of Garnett he became its Vice-President. He 
did not, however, give up the supervision of his 
stock farm until 1888, when he became Assistant 
Cashier of the bank. Two years later he sold his 
interest in the business, and going to Galveston, 
Tex., there spent a twelvemonth. Returning at 
the expiration of that lime, he purchased the inter- 
est of J. A. Gilmore in the bank, of which he was 
elected Cashier. 

June 13, 1882, Mr. Latimer and Miss Jessie E. 
Brook were united in marriage. Mrs. Latimer 
departed this life December 25, 1886, leaving one 
child, a son, Jesse Lloyd. August 1, 1889, our 
subject was married to Miss Emma L., daughter 
of Capt. M. A. Mitchell, of Greeley. 

In his political affiliations Mr. Latimer is a 
stanch Republican, and, although he has often 



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been solicited to do so, has never accepted public 
office, preferring to devote his attention exclu- 
sively to private affairs. lie is a working member 
of the United Presbyterian Church and is deeply 
interested in the success of the Young Men's Chris- 
tian Association of Garnett. 



if^ LARENCE J. TRIGG, editor of the Linn 
(|( _ County Clarion, and formerly Postmaster at 
^^i^ Mound City, is the son of William A. Trigg, 
the prominent editor of the Garnett Ecu/le. The 
mother of our suliject was known as Miss Mary 
E. Ware prior to her marriage. Mr. Trigg was 
born on the 7th of January, 1865, in Bentonsport, 
Iowa, where he attended the common schools; and 
later he prosecuted his studies at Lane University, 
at Lecompton, Kan. In 1884 he came to Mound 
City and entered the postoffice, having been ap- 
pointed Deputy Postmaster. The same year, in 
company with his father, Mr. Trigg purchased the 
Clarion, of which he was local editor until 1887, 
and since that time he h.as been its editor and 
publisher. 

The Clarion was established in 1876 by John C. 
Cannon, T. B. Van Buskirk and Dr. S. M. Brice, 
the latter of whom was editor. A few years later 
Doctor Brice purchased the interest of Mr. Cannon, 
and in 1879 R. B. Bryan became proprietor of the 
entire plant. In 1882, however, he sold out to 
Howard T. Smith and Hugh B. Campbell, wlio 
published the paper until 1884, when Mr. Trigg 
took charge of affairs. The sheet is Republican 
in politics and has the largest circulation of any 
paper in Linn County. 

November 15, 1887, Clarence J. Trigg and Miss 
Laura E., daughter of James Potter, were united 
in marriage. The lady was born in May, 1865, in 
Jasper County, Iowa. By her union with our sub- 



ject she has become the mother of two children. 
Otto Blaine and Gladys A. 

Mr. Trigg is an exemplary Christian. He and 
his wife are devout members of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church. He takes an active part in 
church work, is Secretary of the Quarterly Confer- 
ence, and holds a similar position on the Board of 
Trustees. Mrs. Trigg, who is an active worker in 
the Sunday-school, is also Treasurer of the Ladies' 
Aid Society, and has been the means of winning 
many persons to a higiier life. 

March 1, 1890, our subject was appointed Post- 
master at Mound Cit}^, and is perhaps the 3'oungest 
man in the United States that ever held that posi- 
tion. In politics he is a strong Republican, and 
he is deeply interested in all matters pertaining to 
local and national welfare. Socially he a Master 
Mason, and has been the Junior Warden of his 
lodge. 



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BRA LEY, who makes his home on section 
Crawford Township, Crawford County, 
'here he owns a large farm, is a native of 
>^^^ the Empire State. Ilis birth occurred in 
Orleans County, where he grew to manhood and 
received such educational advantages as were 
afforded by the common schools. He is one of a 
familj' of ten children, of whom only five are now 
living: W. S., a resident of Livingston Count}', 
Mich.; John, who is an extensive farmer and lives 
near our subject; Cynthia C, wife of William C. 
Packard, of Macedon Centre, Wayne County, 
N. Y.; Byron B., who lives on the old homestead 
in Orleans County, N. Y.; and J. D., of this sketch. 
The parents, Nathaniel Braley and his wife, were 
natives of Massachusetts and New York respect- 
ively. The paternal grandfather was an old sea 
captain and was held a prisoner in England for a 



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time during tlie Revolution. He died in the Em- 
pire State. 

When J. D. Braley and his brother came to Kan- 
sas in the fall of 1867 they brought a large flock 
of sheep. They engaged iu sheep-growing for 
several years and then dissolved partnership, but 
our subject continued in this line of business until 
1884, when he sold out. He is now practically 
living a retired life. His business career has been 
a very successful and prosperous one, and by his 
well directed efforts he has achieved a handsome 
competence. He now owns six houses and lots in 
Pittsburgh, Kan., and over one thousand acres of 
valuable land, the greater part of which has been 
improved under his special management. 

In his political affiliations, Mr. Braley is a stal- 
wart Republican, has taken an active part in the 
political affairs of his county and has frequently 
served as a delegate to the county conventions, 
yet he has never sought political preferment for 
himself, desiring rather to devote his entire time 
and attention to his business interests. He may 
truly he called a self-made man, for his handsome 
fortune has been acquired entirely through his 
own labors. He has met with some difficulties and 
reverses, but these he has overcome b}' a strong 
determination to succeed, and he now ranks 
among the wealthy citizens of his adopted county. 



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OSEPH W. PAYNE. Lying on section 30, 
Scott Township, Linn County, is a finely 



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^^f/ enty-four acres. This is the property of 
Mr. Payne, Commissioner of Linn County and 
Treasurer of Scott Township, and one of the most 
energetic and capable .agriculturists in the commu- 
nity. Through patient perseverance and untiring 
industry he has acquired large aijd valuable lauded 



3, and ranks with the moneyed men of 
the township. He has built for his family a com- 
modious residence, elegant in its exterior appear- 
ance, and furnished within in a manner betoken- 
ing the refined tastes of the inmates. In addition 
to the residence, there are also a number of neat 
and substantial outbuildings. 

The father of our subject, Harrison Payne, fol- 
lowed farming. He married Miss Abigail Luce, 
who was born in New York, and the young cou- 
ple commenced housekeeping in Cattaraugus Coun- 
ty, N. Y., where they remained until death. They 
had a family of ten children, our subject being 
the sixth in respect to age. He was born in Al- 
bion, 'Cattaraugus County, N. Y^, May 28, 1838, 
and spent his boyhood j-ears in his father's home. 
At the age of seventeen, he came west to Wal- 
worth County, Wis., where he was employed on a 
farm for about two years. After visiting a num- 
ber of places with a view to locating, he went to 
Carroll County, Mo., where he engaged in farm- 
ing for a few months. 

In the spring of 1858, Mr. Payne came to Linn 
County and pre-empted a claim to the tract of 
land he now owns. Here he built a small house, 
twelve feet square, and after completing this prim.- 
itive structure he commenced the arduous task of 
clearing the land. He had been here but a short 
time when the border troubles of 1858 interrupted 
his peaceful labors and obliged him to stop farm- 
ing temporarily. Aside from that, however, he 
worked uninterruptedly on his claim until the out- 
break of the Civil War, and then, enlisting in the 
cause of the Union, aeeonipanied his regiment 
through its long marches, which were principally 
west of the Missouri. For a time he was in the 
Missouri Home Guards, but later was transferred 
to the Ninth Kansas Infantry. 

After his discharge from the army, Mr. Pa3'ne 
returned to his home in Kansas, and has since con- 
ducted general farming and stock-raising here. In 
the fall of 1891 he was elected County Commis- 
sioner, and he has also served as Township Treas- 
urer for several years. He takes an active part in 
local political affairs, and supports the principles 
of the Populist party. With his wife he holds 
membership in the Patrons of Husbandry, and is 



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one of the prominent members of that organiza- 
tion. While he believes in churches and contrib- 
utes to their support, he is liberal in his religious 
views, and is not identified with any denomina- 
tion. 

In Miami County, Kan., August 17, 1862, Mr. 
Payne was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth 
E. IIuls, who was born in Clinton County, Ohio, 
December 28, 1841. Her parents were John and 
Elizabeth (Cashman) Huls, natives of Kentucky 
and Virginia, respectivelj'. They removed from 
Clinton County, Ohio, to Tazewell County, 111., 
where they resided until 1858, and then removed 
to Miami County, Kan., where Mr. IIuls died. His 
widow still survives. They had a family of five 
childi-en, Mrs. Payne being the third. The union 
of Mr. and Mrs. Payne was blessed by the birth of 
five children, as follows: Elvie Z., who is the wife 
of M. O. Flcharty; William L., who married Miss 
Ella Dusett; Lana, Mrs. William Watkins; Carroll 
E. and Roy M. 



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\I7 EWIS R. JEWELL, who is a noted represen- 
I ^ tative citizen and one of the old and hon- 
jJ^V, ored pioneers of Crawford, is a son of 
Lewis R. Jewell, Sr., a native of Massachusetts, 
where also his father, Lewis Jewell, was born. 
The mother of our subject, whose maiden name 
was Susan Hutchinson, was born in Ohio; she was 
a daughter of John and Nancy (Warren) Hutch- 
inson, an old Massachusetts family. 

The father of our subject removed to Ohio in 
an early day, and locating in Washington County, 
was there married. Although engaged in manu- 
facturing during his early life, he later followed 
the river, and on his removal to St. Louis, Mo., was 
a Captain and owner of boats plying the Missis- 
sippi and Ohio Rivers. In the winter of 1859 he 
came to Kansas and located on the neutral strip near 



Arcadia, and began farming and stock-raising. In 
that early day in the history of Kansas, the Chero- 
kee Indians attempted on more than one occasion 
to drive the settlers away, but when they reached 
the section where Mr. Jewell was living they 
failed in their purpose and in turn were put to 
flight. A delegation was.sent to Washington, D. C, 
in behalf of the settlers, one of whom was Colonel 
Jewell, the father of our subject. A large colon- 
ization scheme, by which eastern people were to 
settle in the state, was frustrated by the outbreak 
of the late war. 

In early life the father of our subject was a Dem- 
ocrat, and was called by many a pro-slavery man. 
In 1861 he became a Union soldier, and with his 
company formed a part of the Sixth Kansas Cav- 
alry. He was appointed Captain, and on the re- 
organization of the regiment was made Lieuten- 
ant-Colonel. He participated in all the hard-fought 
battles in which his company engaged, and at 
Cane Hill, Ark., in November, 1863, he was wound- 
ed several times, his horse being shot under him. 
He then commanded his regiment on foot, and was 
leading the charge when he received a minie-ball 
in the groin, and after laying unconscious for al- 
most two days, died. After he fell Gen. Joe 
Shelbj" came to Mr. Jewell and asked him if he 
could do anything for him, as a man who had 
fought so bravely and so well should receive due 
honor. The Colonel asked to be sent back into 
the Union lines, which was accomplished under a 
flag of truce. After his death his body was 
brought home by members of his company and 
was buried at Ft. Scott, Kan. The mother of our 
subject, who reared a family of two children, still 
survives and is living in California. She is a 
member of the Presbyterian Church. 

Lewis R. Jewell, Sr., was offered the agency of 
the Cherokee Nation, but refused to accept it. On 
the outbreak of the war he was offered a commis- 
sion in the Confederate army, but replied that he 
was not fighting on that side. During Price's 
first raid in Kansas, Colonel Jewell was stationed 
at Ft. Scott, with instructions to burn the fort 
rather than let it fall into rebel hands, but refused 
to be a party in any such work. Jewell County, 
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also the Sons of Veterans' post at Girard and the 
Grand Army i)ost located at Pleasanton. At his 
death a pocra was written by James Weldon, and 
it is witii pleasure that we insert it in this connec- 
tion. 

The Death of Lieut.-Col. Jewell. 



1. E, SIXTH KAN. vol.. CAV. 



Repeat 



Men of Kansas, tell me truly, 
As you have the hearts of men, 

Will you not revenge brave Jewell, 
Whom the rebel knaves have slain? 

When rebellion and dark treason 

Desolated half our land. 
Then we see the noble Jewell 

Leading on liis gallant band. 



Just think of Clear Creek, where he led you, 
AVhei'e he fought that summer's day, 

And at Newtonia, with six hundred, 
Held the rebel host at baj-. 

Then at Maysville, in Arkansas, 

Where our hero fought so brave, 
Where the Sixth and Second Kansas 

Gave so many rebels graves. 

But Boston Mountain tells the story. 
Where brave Jewell fought so well; 

There the rebels him surrounded— 
Pierced with balls our hero fell. 

The rebels bade him to surrender. 

But our hero would not yield; 
On he charged and loudly thundered, 

"Sooner die than leave the field." 

Now see his heart's blood freely flowing. 

Life is ebbing with the tide; 
With his friends he did ex|)ire. 

By the mountain's rugged side. 

Now his remains we send to Kansas, 

To his friends and family; 
And may the hero e'er be honored 

In the land he died to free. 

Lewis R. Jewell of this sketch was born August 
14, 1847, at Gallipolis, Ohio, and received his ed- 
ucation after removing to this state. He worked 
on his father's farm and completed his studies in 
Baker University, at Baldwin City. In 1864 he 
enlisted in Company L, Sixth Kansas Cavalry, 
his. father's old regiment, of which he was made 



Clerk. He served until June, 1865, and after 
being mustered out established the first post- 
ottice south of Ft. Scott, which he kept, car- 
ring mail to diflferent points for $12 per year. 
After a twelvemonth thus employed, Mr. Jewell 
sold out his route and began farming in wiiat is 
now Lincoln Township. Soon afterward, how- 
ever, he came to Arcadia, of wliicli he was one of 
the organizers, and in addition to carrying on a 
merchantile business he established the only paper 
in the place. He was also agent for the Kansas 
City, Ft. Scott <fe Gulf Railroad Coinpanj^ and 
when disposing of his store as a merchant he be- 
gan dealing in real estate. 

In 1866, Miss Sophia, the daughter of Philip 
W. Hathaway, and our subject were united in 
marriage. Mrs. Jewell was born in Harrisburg, 
Pa., in 1846, and oh accompanying her parents at 
the time of their removal to Kansas, in 18.57, lo- 
cated with them near Arcadia. The ten children 
born to our subject and his estira.able wife were 
Frank A., Fred L. (deceased), Lewis R., Susan E., 
William W., Jessie M., Lena M., Joseph C, Sophia 
M. and Harriet. 

Socially, Mr. Jewell is .i Master Mason and a 
member of the Ancient Order of United Work- 
men. He is likewise connected with Arcadia Post 
of the Grand Army, of which he lias been Com- 
mander. In politics he is a Republican and al- 
ways takes an active interest in the affairs of his 
neighborhood. 



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OSEPH I. TAYLOR, who carries on general 
farming on section 21, Lincoln Township, 
^^J| Crawford County, claims Kentuekj' .as the 
^^J state of his nativit3^ He was born in War- 
ren Count}', in Febi'uary, 1842, and is a son of 
Joseph and Polly Ann (Hudnall) Taylor, the form- 
er a native of North Carolina, and the latter 



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of Vii-ojinia. Both families originally came from 
Virginia. Tiie paternal grandfather came from 
England to America and settled in the Old Do- 
minion. He served as a soldier in. the Revolution, 
after which he went to Kentucky, in 1803. The 
parents of our subject spent the greater part of 
their lives in Kentucky, and died on the okl Tay- 
lor homestead. They had a family of twelve chil- 
dren, but only six are now living. 

Joseph Taylor, of this sketch, attended school 
for only about fifteen months, but the father 
taught the children at home, and our subject thus 
became quite well informed. In the fall of 1861, 
he enlisted in the Union army as a member of 
Company G, Pileventh Kentucky Infantry, under 
Col. P. B. Hawkins, and was sent to Ft. Donelson. 
lie served under Grant at the battle of Shiloh; 
with Buell marched to Corinth, Miss.; and after 
the battle at that place followed General Bragg 
through Kentucky. He then returned to Nash- 
ville, and with his regiment took prisoners to St. 
Louis, after which he returned to Bowling Green. 

The regiment was mounted at Mt. Sterling, and 
under Burnside engaged in service in Kentucky 
and East Tennessee. Mr. Taylor was then under 
General Sherman until after the fall of Atlanta. 
He was never wounded or captured, and after 
more than three years of faithful service was mus- 
tered out, December 17, 1864. He had two broth- 
ers who also wore the blue, Thomas B., who was in 
the Twelfth Kentucky Cavalry, and died from an 
accidental gunshot; and James W., who was Or- 
derly Sergeant in the Eleventh Keif^cky Infan- 
try. He was captured in Tennessee, and for six- 
teen months was confined in Libhy and Anderson- 
ville Prisons. 

After the war, Mr. Taylor engaged in farming 
in Kentucky for five years. In 1865, he wedded 
Miss Mary S. Miller, daughter of Dolphin Miller, 
and this union resulted in the birth of three chil- 
dren: Sallie, wife of II. E. Singer; Vernie, wife of 
W. H. Sprecher, an attorney-at-law; and J. Luther, 
who has been a student of Baker University, at 
Baldwin, Kan., for the past six years, and will 
graduate at the age of twenty-two, in June, 1895. 

In the fall of 1870, Mr. Taylor came with his 
family to Kansas, and located on the farm where 



he now resides. He owns six hundred and forty 
acres of valuable land, under a high state of culti- 
vation and well improved, where he carries on 
general farming and stock-raising. He is a good 
business man, and his industrious life and fair 
and upright dealings have won him a well merited 
success. In politics, he is a Republican, and does 
all in his power to promote the growth and insure 
the success of his party. For three years he ac- 
ceptably served as County Commissioner. He be- 
longs to the Masonic fraternity, and is a member 
of the Methodist E[)iscopal Cliurcli. 



(lU^ON. HUGH STEVENSON, Probate Judge 
iTjl) of Miami County, has been a resident of 
i^^ Kansas since 1869, and of the above coun- 
v^j) ^y since 1879. He was born in Vermilion 
County, 111., April 12, 1855. and is a son of Henry 
and Martha (Newell) Stevenson. His parents 
emigrated to Kansas in 1869, and located on a 
farm near Neosho when it was raw prairie land, 
and there they continued to reside until the de- 
cease of the father, which occurred in 1876, when 
in his sixty-eighth year. The mother of our sub- 
ject had departed this life many years previouslj-, 
when Hugh, of this sketch, was only two years of 
age. After the death of his first wife, the father of 
our subject was married to Mary Harris, and by 
this union they became the parents of five children: 
Mattie, Ralph (deceased), Bessie, Harry and Mor- 
ton. 

Hugh Stevenson, of this sketch, was reared on 
the home farm and received his early training in 
the district schools. In 1879 he came to this 
state, and after being graduated from the Kansas 
Normal College taught school at intervals and at 
the same time read law in the office of Carroll & 
Sheldon. Mr. Stevenson was admitted to practice 
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year was appointed Principal of the schools at 
Hillsdale, this state. He was a stanch Republican 
in politics, and in the fall of 1892 was elected 
Probate Judge of Miami County. 

In May, 1887, our subject and Miss Maria, 
daughter of Fletcher and Elizabeth A. Hand, were 
united in marriage. Tlicir union lias been blessed 
by tlie birth of a son and daughter: Harry H. and 
Rutli. The Presbyterian Churcli finds in our sub- 
ject an active worker and consistent member. Li 
social affairs he is a Knight of Pythias and a Un- 
ited Workman. 

The father of our subject was a native of Scot- 
land, and was a lad of fourteen years when he ac- 
companied his family on their emigration to Can- 
ada. They made their home in the Dominion un- 
til 1838, at which time they came to the United 
States and made their home in Vermilion County, 
111. There he resided until coming to Kansas. 
He was an official member of the Presbyterian 
Church and was very popular wherever known. 



^jC^EWEL G. ROWLEY, a public-spirited cit- 
I jjj izen and representative agriculturist resid- 
lii^ ing upon section 32, Mound City Town- 
ship, Linn County, Kan., settled in his present 
locality in the spring of 1872. His parents, Seth 
and Sarah (Hodgson) Rowley, for many years 
made their home in Fabius, Onondaga County, 
N. Y., where our subject was born March 2, 1833. 
The father was also a native of the Empire 
State. The paternal grandfather, Daniel Rowley, 
who was blind from his twelfth year, died iu 
Onondaga County. The mother was of English 
parentage. The parents remained in New York 
until 1844, when they journeyed to Illinois, re- 
maining in Winnebago County for seven or eight 
years. At the expiration of tliat length of time. 



they settled in Waushara County, Wis., and lived 
there until 18G8. They finally made tiieir iiome 
in Stanton Township, Linn County, Kan., where, 
after many years of usefulness, they both died. 
The moliier passed to her rest January 3, 188fj. 
The father survived until April 26, 1888. The 
ten children who had clustered about the family 
hearth were Charles S.,' Charlotte J., Ephraim IL, 
Newel G., Andrew J., Caroline, Seth, John, Emma 
and Frank. Until twenty-two years of age our 
subject remained with his parents, then engaging 
in the livery business in Wantoma, Waushara 
County, Wis. 

Six or seven 3'ears later, Mr. Rowley sold out 
and emigrated to Idaho, where he successfully 
mined from June, 1861, until November, 1863, 
and soon after returning to Wautoma, Wis., en- 
listed in Company I, Thirtj'-seventh Wisconsin 
Infantry, and served with braver/ until the close 
of the war. Our subject was wounded by a stray 
shot while in camp and one of his ey€S was ser- 
iously injured. Serving on detached duty he was 
first wagon master and the Commissary-Sergeant of 
his regiment until promoted to be First Lieutenant, 
in which position he then' served until mustered 
out at the close of the war. Lieutenant Rowley 
actively participated in numerous leading engage- 
ments and was in the fight at Petersburgh, Va., be- 
ing present at the surrender of General Lee. The 
war ended, our subject returned to Wisconsin, 
where he remained until 1866. His failing health 
caused him to seek the climate of Alabama, in 
which state he spent eight months and pai^ially 
recuperated his health, which was impaired by ex- 
posures incidental to army life. Journeying to 
Scott, Kan., Mr. Rowley then entered into the 
manufacture of wagons and blacksmitliing, con- 
tinuing thus engaged until 1872, the date of his 
arrival in Linn County, whereupon a magnificent 
homestead he has since constantly resided. 

The well known Rowlej- farm comprises four 
hundred and eighty acres of valuable land, much 
of it under a high state of cultivation and finely 
improved with a commodious and attractive resi- 
dence, substantial barns and outbuildings. April 
26, 1869, Newel G. Rowley and Miss Mary E. 
Goss were united in marriage in Trading Post. 



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The estimable wife of our subject, a true helpmate, 
is a native of Gosport, Owen County, Ind., and 
was born November 22, 1844. The pleasant home 
of Mr. and Mrs. Rowley has been blessed by the 
birth of seven children, six sons and one daugh- 
ter: Charles G., Fred G., Jay G., Newel G., Seth 
G. Gordon G. and Mary E. Our subject is a man 
of liberal spirit, a believer in the principles of 
Chrislianit}-, and lends his hearty support to all 
good work and benevolent enterprises. 

Active in local politics and a highly esteemed 
citizen, Mr. Rowley has held with faithful ability 
various township offices, and together with his 
wife, enjoys the confidence of many friends. 



O- 



AMES T. HAMILTON. Foremost among 
the farmers of southeastern Kansas stands 
the name of this successful agriculturist, 
'/ whose home on section 14 is one of the 
most beautiful of Ceutreville Township. The 
family residence is picturesquely located upon a 
high elevation and commands a fine view of the 
country for many miles around. The other build- 
ings are also of a substantial kind, and are con- 
veniently arranged and adapted to their varied 
uses. Modern machinery of the latest and most 
approved manufacture may also be found upon 
the place, as well as every embellishment of a first- 
class farm, the entire effect being most pleasing to 
the e3'e, and proving to the passer-by that the pro- 
prietor is a man of thrift and enterprise. 

The biographer has gleaned for the benefit of 
tlie reader the events of interest in the life of Mr. 
Hamilton, and these he herewith submits: The 
Hamilton family is of Scotch origin, and its first 
representatives in America settled in New En- 
gland. The father of our subject, Rufus Hamil- 
ton, was born in Oxford County, Me., in 1801, 



and was reared to maturity in the state of bis na- 
tivity. There he was united in marriage with 
Miss Mary Orne, who was born in Maine in 1799, 
and was the daughter of David Orne, the family 
being of English descent. 

After his marriage, Rufus Hamilton settled in 
Aroostock County, Me., whence in 1848 he re- 
moved to Illinois and located in Grand Detour, 
Ogle County. His wife died there in 1857, and 
he subsequently returned to Maine, where he died 
in Saco in the year 1867. His union resulted in the 
birth of four sons, Benjamin F., Royal G., William 
W. and James T. The last-named son, who is the 
subject of this notice, was born in Iloulton, Aroos- 
took County, Me., on the 25th of November, 1836, 
and passed the early years of his life in the village 
of his birth. In 1848 he accompanied the other 
members of the family to Ogle County, 111., where 
he grew to manhood amid the surrounding prime- 
val scenes, receiving a business education and de- 
voting his attention principally to merchandising. 

His educational advantages were fair, and 
through self-culture our subject became well in- 
formed, and gained a broad knowledge in that 
best of all schools — the school of experience. For 
eight years he filled the position of book-keeper 
for the Grand Detour Plow Company, in whose 
employ he remained from 1856 until 1864. Later 
he was employed as Superintendent of the same 
works, and also as salesman on the road, working 
in these capacities until 1875. He then entered 
the employ of the John Deere Plow Company as 
a traveling salesman, in which connection lie was 
employed for nearly fifteen yeai's. As a represen- 
tative of that firm on the road he was more than 
ordinarily successful, his genial manners winning 
for him the friendship of all his customcre. 

Mr. Hamilton made his home in Council Bluffs, 
Iowa, from 1880 until September, 1890, and at 
the time last named he came to Linn County, 
Kan., and embarked in agricultural pursuits. He 
has since given his attention to farming, with what 
success has already been noted. He is the owner 
of four hundred and eighty acres of valuable farm- 
ing laud in Linn and Anderson Counties, Kan., 
and through prudent management and keen judg- 
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is a member of the Masonic order, and takes con- 
siderable interest in the active work of that fra- 
ternity'. 

July 30, 1863, occurred the marriage of Mr. 
Hamilton to Miss Eliza E. Washburn, the. cere- 
mony which united their destinies being solem- 
nized in Belvidere, Boone County, 111. Mrs. Ham- 
ilton is the daughter of Luther Washburn, who 
was born in Hebron, Me., April 19, 1800, and was 
the cousin of the late Hon. Elihu B. Washburn. 
He married Miss Abigail Dunn, who was born in 
Gray, Me., August 2, 1802, and after that impor- 
tant event the young couple began housekeeping 
in Paris, Oxford County, Me. In 1857 they came 
to Belvidere, Boone County, 111., where they re- 
mained until called hence by death. Mr. Wash- 
burn was engaged in the mercantile business in 
Maine. He and his wife were the parents of 
tlie following children, four of whom died in in- 
fancy: Elijah, Jonas, Emily, Julia, Lucindaj Annie, 
Harriet, Emily (2d), and Eliza E. 

Mrs. Hamilton was born in North Pans, Me., 
August 27, 1842, and received excellent educa- 
tional advantages in her girlhood, and is now an 
accomi)lished lady, hospitable and kind, occupy- 
ing a position of prominence in social circles. 
One son has come to bless her marriage, Gail W., 
who was born in Winterset, Iowa, April 28, 1866. 
While gaining financial prosperity, Mr. Hamilton 
has also gained that which is better, the esteem of 
all his associates, and he has the reputation of be- 
ing an honorable, upright man. 



^mi LEXANDER A. McINTYRE, a popular cit- 
^1 \ '^^° °^ Linn County, and one of the most 
m 14 capable and successful farmers of Scott 
<^ Township, conducts general farming pur- 

suits on section 7, where he owns one hundred 
and sixty acres. He was born in the North of Ire- 



land, April 15, 1837, being the son of James and 
Hannah (Anderson) Mclntyre, the former a native 
of Scotland, and the latter of the Emerald Isle. 
Mr. Mclntyre, Sr., engaged in the manufacture of 
linen in the North of Ireland, where he died at 
the age of forty-two years. His wife also died at 
the old home place. 

The eldest in a family of five children, the sub- 
ject of this sketch remained bfneath the parental 
roof until he was twenty years of age. His op- 
portunities for obtaining an education were lim- 
ited, and his time was devoted to the cultivation 
of his father's farm, as well as working in tiie em- 
ploy of others. He continued to reside in Ireland 
until 1856, when he emigrated to the United 
States, and proceeding directly to Indiana, en- 
gaged in farming in La Porte County. For a 
time he remained in the employ of others, after 
which he operated as a renter, making his home in 
the county until 1866. He then returned to his 
native land, where he spent six delightful montiis 
visiting the friends of former years. 

In the spring of 1866 Mr. Mclntyre came to 
Linn County, and purchased one hundred and 
sixty acres in Scott Township, of which he has 
since been a resident. He disposed of the prop- 
erty which he first purchased, and in 1870 settled 
on the farm where he now lives. Here he has 
gradually introduced many improvements and 
embellished the land with all necessary' buildings, 
thus adding to its value and placing it in the front 
rank among the first-class estates of the county. 
He is a man of considerable prominence in his 
community and has held a number of the town- 
ship offices. In politics he is independent, voting 
for the best man irrespective of political, allilia- 
tions. In iiis religious views he is liberal, but al- 
though not identified with any denomination, he 
is generous in his contributions to religious and 
benevolent projects. Socially, he and hjs wife 
are identified witli the Patrons of Husbandry. 

A very important event in the life of Mr. Mc- 
lntyre was his marriage, which took place in Scott 
Township, Linn County, December 2, 1869, at 
which time he was united with Miss Anna Pul- 
hamus, who was born in Stark County, 111., April 
13, 1848. Mrs. Mclntyre is the daughter of Theo- 



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dore and Elizabeth (Hodgson) Pulhamus, natives 
respectively of New Jersey and Ohio. They came 
to Linn County in November, 1864, and settled 
in Scott Township, where the^' have since resided. 
They are the parents of seven children, of whom 
Mrs. Mclntyre is the second in respect to age. 
Her parents were married in Stark County, 111., 
where they resided until they removed to the 
Sunflower State. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Mc- 
lntyre has been blessed by the birth of five chil- 
dren, whose names are Theodore, John R., Robert 
E., Mabel L. and Hannah M. 



JAMESM. HARGRAVP:. A glance at the 
interesting genealogy of the Hargrave fam- 
ily shows that James M. Hargrave comes of 
very prominent people, who have become 
noted in the annals of Anderson County history, 
and who have, by their upright, straightforward 
course through life, kept their names unspotted 
and honored in the sight of God and man. Mr. 
Hargrave is at present Treasurer of Anderson 
County and one of the most prominent citizens 
and business men of the place. He has been a 
resident of Kansas since February, 18G6, and of 
Anderson County since October of that year. 

The Hargrave family was first represented in 
this country by three brothers, who, some time 
in the eighteenth century, emigrated to America 
and settled, one near Richmond, Va.,and the others 
in the Carolinas. The former, John Hargrave, 
was the great-grandfather of the subject of this 
sketch. In the Old Dominion, William Hargrave, 
our subject's grandfather, was born and reared to 
manhood. He followed the occupation of an 
overseer, and his two sons, Cornelius T. and John, 
were reare(l upon a plantation. The latter be- 



came a Presbyterian minister and resided in Slicp- 
herdstown for some time, where he died. 

A native Virginian, Cornelius T. Hargrave w.as 
born near Richmond in 1804 and in early life mi- 
grated to Ohio, the family having removed from 
Virginia on account of slavery. In 1829 he lo- 
cated in Fairfield County, and there followed the 
occupation of a farmer. •After coming to Ohio, 
he married -Miss Elizabeth A. Gephart, a native of 
Virginia, and for some time after their union they 
continued to reside in the Buckeye State. In 
1842, they left Ohio with the intention of going 
to Springfield, Til., but having a sick child they 
deemed it advisable to stop in Indiana instead of 
proceeding further westward. There they passed 
the remainder of their days, the mother d3'ing in 
1878, and the f.ither in April, 1886. 

In the parental family there were six sons and 
two daughters, all of whom are now living. Will- 
iam H., a carpenter by trade, resides in Rockville, 
Parke County, Ind., and is engaged in the furni- 
ture and undertaking business; James is the subject 
of this sketch ; John W., a carpenter by trade, resides 
in York, Neb.; Benjamin F. is a gardener at King- 
man, Kan.; George W., a carpenter, resides in 
Kansas City, Kan.; Henry C. is a furniture dealer 
of Russellville, Putnam County, Ind.; Sarah E. 
married Thomas Sutherland, of Russellville, Ind.; 
Ann M., now Mrs. D. H. Grimes, also lives in Rus- 
sellville, Ind. 

The original of this notice was born near Lan- 
caster, Ohio, May 30, 1836. He was six years of 
age when the family settled in Indiana, and tliere 
grew to manhood. In 1858 he made a trip to 
Kansas, pre-empted one hundred and sixty acres 
of land in Franklin County and engaged in 
agricultural pursuits. During the Civil War he 
was a member of the state militia. Previous to this, 
in 1859, he married Miss Elizabeth A., a daughter 
of David Bowers, and a native of Putnam County, 
Ind. For some time after his marriage he rented 
land, but in 1866 he came to Kansas, and in October 
purchased eighty acres of land in Putnam Town- 
ship, Anderson County, where he resided until 
September, 1890, when he became the owner of 
two hundred and forty acres. He then engaged 
in stock-raising in connection with farming, and 



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489 



has made man 3' and vast improvements on his place. 
Mr. Hargrave passed tlirough pioneer privations 
and never accepted a dollar in aid during hard 
times. In 1889 he was elected Treasurer of Ander- 
son County, and in 1890 he removed to Ga(rnett 
to enter upon the duties of the olfice. He was re- 
elected by an increased m.-ijority in 1891, and is 
now serving his second term. In politics he has 
always supported the Republican party, and has 
held the office of Justice of the Peace as well as 
other minor positions of trust and honor, dis- 
charging the duties of all in a very credible man- 
ner. He still owns his farm and property near 
Garnett. A Presbyterian in his religious views, he 
is an Elder in the church at Garnett, and has been 
a member of that church since 1854. To his 
marriage were born two children: John A. and 
Lillie A. 



^^1 J- GEORGIA, senior member of the real- 
^ 1 ^^^^^^ ^"'^ ^^ Georgia & Wood, at Pitts- 
I 111 burg, was born in Tompkins County, N. Y., 
^ August 23, 1835. He is the son of Elijah 

B., and the grandson of Elijah Georgia, a soldier 
in the War of 1812. The former was born in 
Connecticut and remained there until he was nine 
years old, when, with his father's family, he re- 
moved to New York, settling in Tompkins County 
in 1817 and becoming an early settler of that part 
of the state. At that time there were only twelve 
persons in the entire count3-. No improvements 
had been made and even the land was in its pri- 
meval condition,not a furrow having been turned 
in the soil. 

Settling in the heart of the woods. Grandfather 
Georgia purchased four square miles of land in 
what afterward became the town of Newfield. 
Up.on that tract he engaged in general farming, 



and in addition to his duties as a farmer, also offi- 
ciated as a preacher in the Baptist Church for forty 
years. The father of our subject was reared to 
manhood on the home farm, and in Newberry 
Township, Tompkins County, was married. In 
1850 he and his family rerhoved to Penns3'lvania, 
but soon returned to New York, and for a short 
time sojourned in Waverly. 

In the fall of 1854 the family left New York 
with the intention of at once settling in Kans.as, 
but while en route to this state they stopped in 
Michigan and located in Kalamazoo County, 
where they remained until the fall of 1860. They 
then again started to Kansas, but on arriving at 
Joliet, 111., decided to locate in Iowa, and accord- 
ingly made settlement upon a farm in Johnson 
County, near Iowa City. There the senior Mr. 
Georgia resided until his death, which occurredin 
1862. In 1866 the widowed Smother, with her 
children, came to Kansas and settled upon what is 
known as the Joy land, north of Pittsburgh. 

Upon arriving in Kansas, the subject of this 
sketch purchased land from the K. C, St. L. & M. 
Railway Company, and became one of the first 
settlers of the section now embraced in Crawford 
and Cherokee Counties. He was one of eleven 
children, seven of whom came to Kansas. At 
Colon, Mich., in 1860, Mr. Georgia was united in 
marriage with Miss Edith Bennett, the daughter 
of William S. Bennett, of Calhoun County, Mich. 
Mrs. Georgia was born in Branch County, Mich., 
and by her union has become the mother of four 
children, only one of whom is living, Edith M., 
Mrs. N. E. Wood. She is |)raniinent in the organ- 
ization of the Woman's Relief Corps of the state 
of Kansas, and is now olliciating as Senior Vice- 
President for the statp'. 

In his youth, Mr. Georgia was a student in the 
common schools of New York and Pennsylvania, 
and also attended the academy at Athens, J*a., for 
one year. He studied law for some time, but was 
never admitted to the Bar. He was seventeen 
years of age when he removed to Michigan, and 
for twenty years he spent the winter seasons in the 
school-room, gaining an enviable reputation as a 
successful and thorough instructor. On the 14th 
of August, 1862, he enlisted as a member of Cora- 



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pany E, Twenty-eighth Iowa Infantry, and served 
for nine months and fourteen days, retiring with 
the ranli of Corporal. On account of wounds 
which incapacitated him for active service, he was 
honorably discharged. 

Upon coming to Kansas Mr. Georgia purchased 
one hundred and sixt}^ acres of the Joy purchase, 
wheie for eight years he conducted agricultural 
operations. He then removed to Girard and re- 
sided in that city during his two-years period of 
service as Superintendent of Public Instruction. 
At the expiration of his term of office he removed 
to Pittsburgh and Iiuilt a residence on the present 
site of the postoffice. A little village had been 
platted iiere in 1876, and he received the appoint- 
ment of Postmaster, being the first incumbent of 
that office, excepting a man who had filled the 
position for four months. He also taught the first 
school in Pittsburgh, and continued thus engaged 
for one year. Later he became Postmaster, and 
also embarked in the grocery business, in which he 
was engaged for nine years. In 1884 he engaged 
in the real-estate business, forming a partnership 
with N. E. Wood, which continues to date. 

Politically, Mr. Georgia is a Republican and a 
strong advocate of protection. He favors the 
adoption of gold, silver and paper as currency, 
and thinks thej' ought to be of equal value and 
that there should be a legal tender made for all 
debts, private and public. He attended the first 
Republican state convention in the United States, 
which was held at Jackson, Mich., and has been a 
Republican ever since the organization of the 
party. He has served as delegate to the Kansas 
state conventions frequently, and is influential in 
the local councils of the party. 

Socially, Mr. Georgia in identilied with the 
Grand Army of the Republic, and has served for 
three terms as Commander of General Russell Post 
No. 65. He is also identified with the Masonic 
fraternity, being connected with the chapter. In 
his religious connections he is a member of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church, and is one of the 
Trustees of that denomination at Pittsburgh. His 
brother enjoys the distinction of being the oldest 
survivimg settler of Pittsburgh, and our subject 
was probably the next settler here. He has wit- 



the growth of the city and has contributed 
materially to its advancement, being recognized 
as one of its most progressive and public-spirited 
citizens. 



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1 



S. A J. JEREMIAH B. REMINGTON, Presi- 
dent of the Osawatomie Bank, is a promi- 
nent farmer and stock-raiser and a sub- 
stantial business man. He is a native of 
the Empire State, and was born near Rochester, 
on the '23d of November, 1838. 

His parents, Benjamin and Sarah Ann (Burger) 
Remington, were natives of Massachusetts and 
New York, respectively, and their nuptials were 
celebrated in the latter state. There they passed 
the closing scenes of their lives, and died, honored 
and respected by all. From the time he reached 
that period of life when his ph^'sicial strength 
was sufficient to enable him to wield the imple- 
ments of husbandry and guide the plow, our sub- 
ject began to contribute to the earning of his own 
bread. He attended the common schools, and 
when sixteen j'ears of age went to New Jersey, 
where he taught school for about eighteen months. 
Later, he entered Union College of New York, 
and was graduated at that institution with the 
Class of '6L The Civil War was now in progress, 
and young Remington, fresh from college, of- 
fered his services in defense of the Stars and 
Stripes. He enlisted September 4, 1861, and was 
soon mustered into service as a private in Com- 
pany D, Eighty-ninth New York Infantry. With- 
in thirty days of enlistment he received a com- 
mission as First Lieutenant. The Eighty-ninth 
Regiment was first placed in the Army of the Po- 
tomac, and in 1862 it was sent into the Carolinas 
under command of General Burnside. Later it re- 
turned and took part in the second battle of Bull 
Run and the following eng.igeraents, among which 



PORTRAIT AND BIOGRArHICAL IffiCORD. 



were South Mountain, Autictam and Fredericks- 
burg. 

In the spring of 1863 the regiment was de- 
tached and sent south under General Peck, and 
Ma^' 3 took part in the battle of Suffolk, and later 
in the capture of Pig Point Battery. After the 
repulse of General Longstreet at Suffolk, the regi- 
ment was sent to Morris Island, S. C, and assisted 
in the reduction and capture of Ft. Wagner and 
Ft. Gregg. Lieutenant Remington had been pro- 
moted to the rank of Captain in the meantime. 
In 1864 the regiment, under Gen. B. F. Butler, par- 
ticipated iu the Ijattles at Weldon Road and Ft. 
Darling, and next under Gen. U. S. Grant look 
part in the battle at Cold Harbor. After the 
seven days' fighting there the command marched to 
White House, and then went by boat to Point of 
Rocks, Va. From there it marched to Peters- 
burg, took part in the battle June 14, and again 
June 17, Captain Remington receiving arille-ball 
wound. The regiment was next at the mine ex- 
plosion, and on the 6th of September Captain 
Remington was wounded in the shoulder by a 
minie-ball while ou picket line. On recovery he 
was detailed to aid on the staff of General Heck- 
man, and was promoted to the rank of Major. 
Later he served on thp staff of Generals Wetzel and 
Terry, until June, 1866, when he was mustered out 
of service. 

Returning to New York after the war, he made 
his iiome there until January, 1867, when he took 
Greeley's advice and came west. For two years 
he ran a sawmill in Wyandotte County, Kan., and 
then settled where he now lives. He at first pur- 
chased one hundred and eighty acres of land, but 
now owns over eleven hundred acres. His fine 
farm adjoins the city of Osawatomie on the west 



and is one of the finest tracts in that section. 
Major Remjngton has been an extensive raiser 
and dealer in live-stock and has met with marked 
success. He has a pleasant home and has been 
more or less interested in every local enterprise, 
and has done much towsrrd the building up of his 
home town, Osawatomie. He was one of the or- 
ganizers of the Osawatomie Bank, and has been its 
only President. Tiie bank is organized under the 
state law, with an authorized capital of |!50,000. 
It is the oldest bank in the citj' and is a sound fi- 
nancial institution. Major Remington is also a 
partner in the firm of Stanly Dickison & Co., lum- 
ber merchants. He has made all his money in the 
Sunflower State, where he is held in high esteem. 
On the 18th of May, 1870, Major Remington 
was united iu marriage with Miss Emma E. Adair, 
a native of Michigan, and fouv children ha've 
been the result of this union: Flora, Ada, Bertha 
and Jessie. In politics the Major affiliates with 
the Republican party and has ever taken an active 
part in local politics. He was frequently a delegate 
to count3', district and stale conventions and was 
an advisor in tiie councils of his party. He was 
never a candidate for office until 1890, when he 
was elected a member of the State Legislature and 
re-elected in 1892, being chosen Chairman of the 
Committee on Ways and Means, which important 
position he filled with satisfaction to the people 
and honor to himself. The Major is a member of 
Osawatomie Post No. 322, G. A. R., of which 
he was the First Commander. He was a delegate 
to the National Encampment held at Washington, 
D. C, and is a member of the staff of General 
Weisert, the present Grand Commander. He is 
also a member of the Loyal Legion. 



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The Missouri Pacific Railway Company, St. 
Louis, Iron Mouutaiu & Southern Kail- 
way Company, and Leased, Oper- 
ated and Independent Lines. 

(i^^^IIIS great trunk line, which now threads its 
(jfl^^ way through several states west of the 
^^^ Mississippi River, has been a potential fac- 
tor in the development of Missouri and Kansas, 
and. with its accustomed enterprise, a few years 
ago penetrated with its lines into the rich agri- 
cultural districts of Nebraska, to compete in this 
growing state with its rapidly accumulating busi- 
ness. It was also among the pioneer roads in 
Kansas, and its many branches now traverse in 
different directions the most thickly settled por- 
tions of that state. It has contributed in a large 
measure, by its liberal and aggressive polic3', to- 
ward the rapid development of the great resources 
of Kansas. It is interesting to note briefly its his- 
tory, as it was the first road built west fro,ra St. 
Louis as early as 1850-51. 

The preliminary steps to build the road were 
taken, and it has gradually extended its lines, 
like the arteries and veins of the human system, 
until it has compassed in its range the best por- 
tions of Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska, and has 
even reached out and tapped the large commercial 
centres of Colorado and Texas. Its splendid and 
far-reaching management extends to its patrons, 
both in freight and passenger traffic, the best fa- 
cilities for reaching the seaboard and the great 
eastern marts of trade. The growth and devel- 
opment of the great Missouri Pacific system has 
been rapid and fully abreast of the times. Its 



local business is enormous and rapidly increasing. 
In respect to its through business, no other 
road or system in the west or southwest is better 
equipped than this. Its steel-rail tracks, well bal- 
lasted road-beds and superior passenger coaches, 
constitute it one of the greatest railroad systems 
of the country. Its superb fast train between St. 
Louis and Denver, via Kansas City. and Pueblo, 
is unquestionabl}' the most elegant and best- 
equipped train of any road which enters the peer- 
less city of the plains. It runs more passenger 
trains and finer coaches between St. Louis and 
Kansas City than any other road, all trains being 
run with free reclining chair-cars and parlor 
coaches. It has contributed in a wonderful degree 
toward the building up of the various cities along 
its numerous lines. Kansas City has felt its influ- 
ence as much as that of any other road centering 
in that metropolis, as its lines enter into the heart 
of the coal, iron and lead fields of Missouri. A large 
impetus to the development of the mineral wealth 
of Missouri and Colorado is due to the energetic 
efforts of the road in pushing out its lines in all 
directions, thereby aiding tlie growth of the new 
industries. It is thus enabled to lay down at the 
doors of the growing towns of the west those' two 
essential factors in the building up of a new coun- 
try more quickly and cheaply than alino"st any 
other road can do. It gives its numerous and 
rapidly increasing patronage in Nebraska and 
Kansas unsurpassed facilities for reaching the 
great health resorts of Arkansas and Texas. Over 
its lines from Omaha to St. Louis, about five hun- 
dred miles in extent, it runs the finest trains be- 
tween these two cities, passing through Weeping 



494 



TRANSPORTATION. 



Water, Nebraska City and Falls City, Neb., and 
St. Joseph, Atchison and Leavenworth before 
reaching Kansas City. The length of its main 
line and branches in Nebraska is upwards of three 
hundred and twenty-five miles, its northern ter- 
minus being Omaha, where connections are made 
with all the other roads centering in that growing 
city. The line from Omaha to Falls City is one 
hundred and fifteen miles; the Crete Branch, fifty- 
eight miles; Lincoln to Auburn, seventy-six miles; 
Warwick to Prosser, seventy-three miles. Vari- 
ous extensions and additions are constantly be- 
ing made in Nebraska, making tributary to St. 
Louis the growing commerce of Omaha, Lincoln, 
and other important and growing cities in the 
state. The Missouri Pacific, in connection with 
the Iron Mountain Road, has an immense traflic 
centering in St. Louis, and places that great man- 
ufacturing and commercial centre in direct touch 
with the cotton fields of Arkansas, Louisiana and 
Texas, as well as the constantly growing stock and 
grain productions of those stales and the Indian 
Territory. The Iron Mountain Road has also ex- 
erted a strong influence in developing the vast 
lumber interests of Arkansas. By a wise exten- 
sion ot the system it does the bulk of the freight 
and passenger traffic of Arkansas, and brings into 
direct communication with St. Louis the cities of 
New Orleans, Texarkana, Arkansas Cit}', Helena, 
Memphis, Hot Springs, Ft. Smith and Little Rock. 
The following table will cxliil)it the extensive 
mileage of this system: 

Miles. 

Missouri Pacific Railway 1,5G2 

Missouri Pacific Railway, Independent 

Branch Lines 1,651 

St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Rail- 
way 1,580 

I^ouston, Central Arkansas & Northern Line 191 

Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad 388 

Sedalia, Warsaw & Southwestern Railway. . 43 
Kansas City, Wyandotte & Northwestern 

Railroad 147 

5,562 

On account of its extensive mileage and the 
ramification of the system, it is destined to pro- 
mote in a lai-ge degree the development of the 



material interests of the country through which it 



Chicago, Rock Islaud & Pacific. 

(^^-^HIS is one of the most important roads of 
(([(^^ the west, having its eastern terminus at 
*V^^ Chicago, whei'e its facilities and trackage are 
uncqualed, with its handsome and commodious 
passenger depot on Van Buren Street, in the heart 
of the business centre of tlie city. 1 1 is tlius en- 
abled to handle expeditiously its large and increas- 
ing passenger traflic, and by its prompt and liljeral 
treatment of its patrons has built up an immense 
suburban business. The fine depot building is also 
the home of its general offices, which are large 
and commodious. Its management has ever been 
broad, liberal and energetic, always to the fore, 
and ready to take advantage of every improve- 
ment in equipment, thereby' offering to its patrons 
the very finest, best and safest facilities for travel. 
By the splendid management and foresight of 
its officers they have built u[) a vast system, ex- 
tending into twelve states and territories, even 
into the heart of the Rocky Mountains, south to 
the cotton fields of Texas, and northwest to the 
vast wheat fields of the Dakotas and Minnesota, 
thus laying at the feet of the great commercial 
and manufacturing city of Chicago the best pro- 
ductions of the extensive region through which 
the road passes. From Chicago to Omaha it is 
piactically an air-line, being the most straight 
and direct road between the two cities. It passes 
through a large number of important towns in 
Illinois, including Joliet, with its great steel works 
and other manufacturing interests. At Bureau, a 
branch extends to Peoria, the second city in size 
in Illinois, with which city it has built up a large 
and growing traffic. From Peoria a line extends 
northwest to Rock Island, at which place it in- 
tersects the main line. At Rock Island, Moline 



TRANSPORTATION. 



495 



and Davenport, it has a large traffic with the ex- 
tensive manufacturing industries of those cities. 
Here it crosses the Mississippi River over a hand- 
some steel bridge. From Davenport the road 
crosses Iowa, running in a westerly direction 
through a rich and po)nilous section, passing 
through Des Moines, the flourishing capital of the 
state, and on the west to Council Bluffs, on the 
east bank of the Missouri River; here it passes over 
a fine bridge to Omaha, the metropolis of Ne- 
braska. At this latter place it comes into compe- 
tition with several lines of the Burlington system, 
the Union Pacific, Missouri Pacific and several 
other roads. From Omaha its lines extend in a 
southwesterly direction. Passing through a beau- 
tiful prairie countrj^, it reaches the beautiful citj- 
of Lincoln, the capital of Nebraska; then on to 
Beatrice, Fairbury and Nelson, in the same state. 
At Fairbury, the road branches and runs to 
Belleville, Kan., where junction is made with the 
trunk line extending from Chicago and Kansas 
City to Denver, via Topcka, the capital cit3^ of 
Kansas. From Belleville the road isalmost an air- 
line across the great plains of Kansas and Colorado. 
At Linion, in Colorado, the road branches, one 
line extending to Denver, the other to Colorado 
Springs and Pueblo. The Rock Island is admir- 
ably located with reference to the great ore-pro- 
ducing canons of Colorado. Coal, iron, silver, 
gold, lead, copper, building stone, everything, 
in fact, which is produced in the great mining 
state of Colorado rolls naturally down hill to 
Pueblo and Denver. To the west are many thriv- 
ing cities founded on mining and agriculture; 
here are also the lovely towns of Colorado 
Springs and Manitou, nestling at the foot of Pike's 
Peak. Manitou is at the mouth of a deep canon 
and is one of the most lovely summer resorts in 
America. Near here is the famous "Garden of the 
Gods," whose wondrous beauty and grandeur 
are unsurpassed. Six miles above this place is 
Cascade Canon, where, through the enterprise of 
this road, has been erected the splendid Hotel Ra- 
mona. The enterprising management of the Rock 
Island Road has built at Manitou a railroad ex- 
tending from that city to the top of Pike's Peak. 
Now the tourist no longer has to trudge up the 



trail, but is transported in a palace car to the top of 
the Peak, amid the most wonderful and beautiful 
scenery on the continent. The line terminates at 
Denver, a magnificently built cit}^ of nearly a 
hundred and fifty thousand people. It is probable 
that no American city has so many features of 
unique beauty as Denver. Its splendid public 
buildings and its broad avenues, lined with beau- 
tiful residences, cozily located at. the foot of the 
snow-capped mountains of the Rocky range, render 
it unlike any otlier city of its size in the world. 
The ride from Pueblo to Denver along the foot of 
the mountains is one never to be missed. The 
snow-covered peaks, the many combinations of 
sun and cloud and rain and snow, the marvelous 
atmosphere, all combine to surprise and charm the 
beholder. 

The Rock Island Route furnishes ^unsurpassed • 
facilities for tiic emigrant or home-seeker, the 
sportsman or tiie tourist. It taps tiie heart of the 
new Territory of Oklahoma and southern Kansas, 
a region teeming with large crops, with fertile 
fields and salubrious climate. In its extended 
ramifications, no other road reaches so many im- 
portant and thriving cities. It must be apparent 
to the reader that the line is admirably situated, 
and that in many respects it occupies a strategic 
position superior to that of other trans-Mississippi 
and Missouri railroads. These advantages have 
been utilized in the past, as they will be in the 
future, in developing the localities through which 
the various branches extend, and in building up 
the permanent prosperity of the property whose 
history IS so closely interwo\LM with the settle- 
ment, development and iiinspeiity of the west. 
To this purely local traffic must be added thecon- 
tributions of its several termini, all large cities and 
prominent trade centres. With the growth and 
steady development of the manufacturing and 
other industries of Chicago, Peoria, Minneagolis, 
Omaha, Kansas City, St. Joseph, Atchison, Leav- 
enworth, Topeka, Pueblo and Denver, the Rock 
Island must materially make corresponding strides. 
In brief, its commanding geographical position, 
coupled with its direct eastern alliance for through 
business, must render this one of the most remun- 
erative in the west, 



TRANSPORTATION. 




Atchison, Topcka & Santa Fe Railway, 

Ol'ULAULY known as thcSunte Fe Koiitc. 
l) Tlie initial linesof this great system were 
1^ first built from Atchison to Topeka in 
18G9, and for many years the former city 
was the eastern terminus of the road. Tlio man- 
agement of tiic Santa Fe, with great energy, 
pushed out its lines in every direction into the 
young and growing state of Kansas, in the ma- 
jority of instances preceding settlement and civil- 
ization. This road w.as the first to penetrate 
across the southern i)art of Colorado, via I'ueblo 
and Trinidad into New Mexico, until its lines en- 
tered the old adobe town of Santa Fe — whose citi- 
zens were half Spanish .and half Mexican. As its 
course penetrated the wilderness, it sometimes fol- 
lowed the old Santa Fe trail, which had been made 
famous years before by trappers and also by the 
Government freighters. The marvelous growth 
and development of the state of Kansas is in a 
great measure due to the enterprise and public 
spirit of the managers of the Santa Fe system. 
Not only did they devote their energy to the up- 
building of the road, but at great expense they 
maintained emigration and colonial agents in the 
various countries of Europe, as well as in the east- 
ern, middle and southern states, thereby advertis- 
ing the state of Kansas as no other state has here- 
tofore been advertised. The Santa Fe owns and 
operates more miles of road in Kansas than any 
other line, with its vast system east and west, 
north and south lines reaching every important 
town in the state, and penetrating sixt^'-threc 



counties in Kansas. The magnitude of its busi- 
ness is immense. 

The general ollices of this road are at Topeka, 
with general branch ollices at Chicago. The Santa 
Fe is an extensive system, extending by its own 
and leased lines from (Uiicago to Galveston on the 
Gulf,toGuaymason the Gulf of California in Old 
Mexico, and to San Francisco on the Pacific — 
reaching also the important inland cities of Den- 
ver, Pueblo, Kansas City, St. Joseph, St. Louis and 
Peoria, as well as the leading towns in Texas. 
During the fall and winter season it has an exten- 
sive passenger trallic lo the Pacific Coast, as well .as 
to the genial climes of Mexico and Texas. The 
management is enterprising in building up a large 
and increasing freight tralllc, and it is recognized 
as one of the important trunk lines. 



l-i-H- 



Other Koad.s. 

^^^1 MONG the other important lines through 
' @A-JI | liiis part of the state is the St. Louis & 
I 111 San Francisco, having its eastern terminus 
^1 at St. Louis. The Kansas City & Gulf 
Road has a large north and south traffic, and the 
same may be said of the Southern Kansas Road. 
Another road with a growing business is the St. 
Louis, Ft. Scott cfe Wichita. The various small 
lines of this section are valuable tributaries to the 
main trunk systems of southeastern Kansas. 




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Gardner, D. P.... 
Gardner, William 
Garfield, James A 

Gentle, E. M 

Georgia, A. J 

Glick, G. W 

Ooble.G. W 

Gotr, William 

Goodrich, J. S 

Gowdy.T. P 

Grant, Ulysses S.. 
Green, Nehemiah 



314 



218 



Haller, Charles 191 

Hamilton, B. F 395 

Hamilton, J. T 48G 

Hampshire, Emanuel 393 

Harbaugh, Hon. C. E 461 

Hargrave,J. M 488 

Harrison, Benjamin 107 

Harrison, Col. J. F 453 

Harrison, William Henry 51 

Harvey, J. M 127 

Hatch, Hon. Levi 224 

Hayes, Rutherford B 91 

Henderson, William 233 

Henning, J. A., M. D 195 

Hentzen.H. F 433 

Herlocker, L. D 368 

Herriman, J. M 394 

Herriman.S. A 353 

Hill, A. J 449 

Hill, J. H 291 

Holt, J. W 170 

Hopkins, William 387 

Howard, J. R 329 

Humphrey, L. U 151 

Hutchison, W. C 309 



Ingersoll, A. H 256 



Jackson, Andrew. 
Jellerson. Thomas 

Jewell, L.R 

Johnson, Albert. . . 
Johnson, Andrew. 
Johnson, C. F. 



Johnson, D. H.. 
Johnson, J. S... 
Johnston, J. F.. 

Jones, T. H 

Juchems, O. D. , 



Kauffman , Capt, 

Keller, G. W 

Kellerman, W. K. . 

Kelling, B. H 

Kerr,C.C 

Kimball, W.S 

King, Henry 

King, J. M 

Kinsella, T. A 

Kirk, Hon. L. K 

Kirkpatrick, T., M. 
Kleiser, J. M.,M.D 

Kline, William 

Klock, E. H 



m;i 



Lance, Hon. C. G 

Landers, Robert. . . .• 

Latimer, Walter 

Lee, A. R 

Lemon, Ale.xander 

Lenox, Richard 

Leonard, J. T 

Lewis, Hon. C. H 

Lincoln, Abraham 

Lindsay, Thomas, M. D. 

Lomax, Junius 

Lowe, Alexander 

Lusk,H.H 



Lytle, R. P 



Madison, James 

Mahr, Hon. J. M 

Mann.J.A 

Mannen, J. M 

Martin, D. M 

Martin, J. A 

Mason, F. M 

Masters, G. J 

Mathews, Fred 

McClure, C. W 

McCollam, Samuel.. . 

McDonald, G. H 

McEwen, J. H 

McGee, Thomas 

McGough, Peter 

McGrew, Rev. S. B... 

McHenry, John 

Melntyre, A. A 

Meudenhall, R. G., M 
Metoalf, Hon. E.T. .. 

Meyer, A. V 

Michael, Rob.ii 

Miller, Hon. J. W.... 

Miller, W.M 

Millsaps,G. A 

Mitchell, A. B 

Mitchell, B.H 

Mitchell, G. W , 

Mitchell, M. A 

Monroe, James 

Moore, R. H 

Morrell, James 

Morrison, J. H , 

Mullins,J.M 

Munchmeyer, E. E. . 

Mundell.G.J 

Murray, W.H 

Myrick.F.D 



Oharah, John 

Osborn , T. A 

Outman.S. S 

Overley, G. W 



Paddock, P. S 

Paginton, William.. 
Palmer, Hon. M. L.. 

Park,E.B 

Payne, J. W 

Payne, N. F 

Peirsol, E. W 

Peterson, Loss 

Phebus, Milton 

Pierce, Franklin 

Pilkington, Dr. G. >N 

Polk, James K 

Poole, Amos 

Porter, 8. M 

Potter, H.T 



Nantz, Washington 336 



Ramsey, J. A 

Ranney, A. J 

Ranney, Hon. J. P. 

Reddin, James 

Reddin, MissS. A... 
Redlon,B. C 



INDEX. 



Reed.D.V 

Reiner, G. E 

Remington, Maj. J. B... 

Reppert, Capt. H. C 

Reynolds, T. W 

Roberts, Hon. Tliomas.. 

Robinson, Cliarles 

Robinson, T. B 

Rolirer, Abraham 

Rohrer, J. IVI 

Rookstool, George 

Rose, J. M 

Round, N. G 

Rowley, N.O 

Ryan, Hon. W. H 



Scholfleld, James 333 

Scott, H.B 385 

Scott, J. W 281 

Scott, W. B 292 

Seaman , Hon. A. G 332 

Shackelton, Isaac 43G 

Sh.Tf^r, Rnmnol 307 

Sli.-lli.l,!, A..1 303 

Sli.Tiil-. i;.v, K. II 212 

Slii.'k. It. v. P. W te? 

Shinkle, Frank 346 

Shipman, Daniel 437 

Shumaker, S. S 377 

Simpson, Joseph 360 



Singleton, C.W. 
Slater, Thomas. . 

Smith, J. A 

Smith, Levi 

Smith, Capt. Rei 

Smith, Rufus 

Smith, T. E 

Sowerby, A. D.... 

Spicer, J. W 

Springs, Hon. Wi 

Staloy.H. H 

Stein, Edward... . 
Stemberger, Ira. 
Stephens, Josepli 
Stevens, John.. . 
Stevenson, lion. 
Stewart, R. G. . . . 
St. John, J. P.... 
Sturdivan, J. B.. 



Taylor, J. I 

Taylor, Rev. N. V 
Taylor, Zachary. 
Thompson, M. C'. 
Throndson, Andr 
Thurston, D.C... 
Tinder, J. T.,M.] 

Trigg, C.J 

Trigg, W. A 



Turkington, John. 
Tyler, John 



Ungeheuer, Jacob 273 



Van Buren, Martin .. 
Van Buskirk, George. 

Velthoen, Aart 

Verdan, Father F. M. 



ilker, Thomas. 



Wampler, J. W 418 

Ward, Rev. John 5 419 

Ward, J. L 4G1 

Warren, D. A 381 

Washington, George 19 

Watkins, P. H 43.') 

Watson, O. P 2.'j3 

Waymire, Joseph 39.^ 

Wayne, J.H 187 

Weatherman, W. H 177 

Webb, Hon. H.G 167 

Wells, E.H 413 

Wells, J. A 403 

Wells, J. B.,Sr 312 

Whisler, J.V 3.50 

White, W.S 414 

Whitehead, William 176 

Willhoite, Hon. W. H 44:1 

Williams, Capt. L. F 404 

Williams, Lee, M. D 472 

Wilson, J. J 27.'i 

Wilson, W. VV 168 

Wolcott, Wallace 477 

Wolf.J.E 370 

Wright, R. W., M.D 267 



,227 Zorn, Gottlob. 



ZPOK.TI^JLITS. 



Adams John 


22 


■Glick,G.W 

'Grant, U.S 

■Green, Nehemiali 


....142 
12J 


Koller.G.W 

Lrw.lling, Hon. L. D.. 


200 

154 

78 


Roberts, Hon. Thomas ' 

Robinson, Charles 

Smith T E 


Adams, John Q 

Anthony, Q.T 

Arthur. Chester A 


38 

134 

280 

74 

114 


Han-ison, Benjamin 

'Harrison, VV.H 

•Harvey, J. M 

'Hayes, Rutherford B... 

Humphrey, L.U 

Jackson, Andrew 

JeU'erson, Thomas 

^Johnson, Andrew 


....Kii; 

.... 50 
. . . .120 
.... 90 
....150 
.... 42 
.... 26 
.... 82 


Madison, Jiimes 

Martin, J. A 


30 

146 


St. John, J. P 1 








Murray, W.H 

Osborn.T. A 

Pierce, Fr.anklin 

Polk, J. K , 


240 

130 

70 


'Van Buren, Martin 

• Verdan, Father F. M ■. 


Cleveland, S. Grover. . 
Crawford, S.J 


102 

118 

06 


Fillmore Millard 




Garfield. James A 


94 





"VIE^WS. 



Erase, H.W 

Dingus, H.J 


249 

24!) 


ftLomax.Jn 

/\Mann,J. iV 
^ McClure, C 


W.K...:.. 


..:.... 297 






AStaley.H. H 

v^tephen?, Joseph 


•Mitchell, B. H 

/.Rookstool, George.... 


269 

209 


VV 


34a 

22 


Haller, Charles 


189 







LE0':3 



